The Chase Ink line of business credit cards is one of the most valuable business credit cards you can get, primarily because they earn Chase Ultimate Rewards Points (which is my favorite type of transferable rewards currency). In addition, because the Chase Ink credit cards are business credit cards, they don’t appear on your personal […]
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U.S. Bank Smartly Checking Account Signup Bonus – Step by Step Guide
Every once in a while, I run across a bank bonus that I think everyone should get in on if they can, especially because the requirements to earn the bonus are so easy. In this case, I stumbled on a bank bonus from U.S. Bank for their “Smartly” Checking Account. If you’re eligible and able […]
Combining An HDHP With A Regular Health Insurance Plan
I recently discovered something about my high-deductible health plan that I never realized. Despite only having a high-deductible health plan for myself, it turns out that all of the qualified medical expenses that my family incurs are eligible for reimbursement from my health savings account, even though none of my family members are on my […]
Getting Back Into The Bank Bonus Game
For many years, earning bank bonuses has acted as a sort of extra side hustle for me. For those who don’t know about bank bonuses, many banks will offer cash bonuses to new customers who open certain bank accounts and meet specific requirements. In most years, I’ve easily been able to earn over $5,000 from […]
March 2025 Side Hustle Report – $611.13
In today’s post, we’ll be taking a look at what I earned from side hustling and the gig economy in March 2025. Side Hustle Income for March 2025 Airbnb/Rental Income: $2,400 (not included in total) Rover: $0 DoorDash/Uber Eats/Grubhub: $470.58 Shipt/Instacart: $0 Wag: $0 Bird/Lime: $0 Selling Trash Finds/Flipping: $0 WeGoLook: $0 Roadie: $9.82 TaskRabbit: […]
How I Use The Credits I Get From My Credit Cards
I have a lot of different premium credit cards, many of which come with different credits that I need to use. Most cards don’t make using these credits all that easy, however. They do this typically by limiting how often you can use the credits, or by dividing the credits up into smaller amounts. Using […]
Can We Trust These Fintech Banking Apps?
I write about fintech and fintech banking apps a lot, so I sometimes get asked what I think about these companies and how safe they are, especially given some of the negative news that’s happened with some of them in the past year. As a bit of background, most of the fintech banks you see […]
February 2025 Side Hustle Report – $237.18
In this post, we’ll take a look at what I earned from side hustles and the gig economy in February 2025. Side Hustle Income for February 2025 Airbnb/Rental Income: $2,400 (not included in total) Rover: $153 DoorDash/Uber Eats/Grubhub: $19.82 Shipt/Instacart: $0 Wag: $14 Bird/Lime: $0 Selling Trash Finds/Flipping: $30 WeGoLook: $0 Roadie: $0 TaskRabbit: $0 […]
The Credit Cards I Keep Getting Over And Over
When you’ve been in the credit card game long enough, you start to notice that certain cards always seem to come back into your wallet. I’m not someone who focuses on spending categories too much – most of the time, I find my time is better served opening new cards to get signup bonuses. Since […]
A Few Reminders To Myself When Investing In Uncertain Times
Over the past several years, my portfolio has grown considerably through a combination of good returns plus regular savings and contributions. These days, I’m comfortably in the Coast FI stage of my financial independence journey, where my portfolio is large enough that it should grow enough to cover my expenses at traditional retirement age, even […]
