This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Green Dot. All opinions are 100% mine. One day I was at a retail store picking up an online order. A young woman in front of me approached the counter. She pulled out $8 from her pocket, and she [...]
Leave Some Money On The Table
I said this a few times in my replies to comments on different posts. I'd like to put it in a separate topic for everyone. What I observed is a tendency among some people to over-optimize, in other words trying to wring out every last drop. It's [...]
Mango Prepaid Card: 6% APY Savings Account A Hidden Gem
[Updated on June 2, 2016. Readers reported not receiving interest for dubious reasons. I don't recommend this card anymore. I'm closing my account.] Today we are going to look at something off the beaten path in our pursuit to double the bond [...]
How To Get Money Off Rebate Debit Cards
I bought tires from a tire shop when it offered a $100 mail-in rebate for a set of 4 tires of certain brands. The mail-in rebate came in the form of a prepaid debit card instead of just a plain old check. Companies do that because their rebate [...]
Union Plus Prepaid Card: 5% Savings Account FDIC Insured
[Update in September 2015: Union Plus prepaid debit card closed. Existing customers will get a refund.] If you liked Mango Prepaid card with its 6% savings account (4.6% after taking into account idle cash) but you wished you could put in more [...]
American Express Prepaid Card Promotion: $25 Gift Card for Loading $200
Among the stack of mail the Post Office delivered to me after my long vacation were three $25 American Express Gift Cards. Back in February I ordered three American Express Prepaid Cards with a targeted promo code publicized on deal site [...]
