Chase is promoting their new Sapphire credit card by offering a sign-up bonus for it. The card comes in both a free version and an annual fee version, with a $100 and a $150 sign-up bonus respectively. Unfortunately, it doesn’t look like you can get both bonuses because the offer is only good for first-time [...]
Archive for July 2009
Chase Sapphire Sign-up Bonus – $100 or $150
Posted 25 July 2009 by Mr. BTagged As: | Categories: Credit cards | 6 Comments
Bill Moyers and Wendell Potter – Profits Before Patients
Posted 22 July 2009 by Mr. BTagged As: | Categories: Education | Comments Off
With all the talk about health care in the news lately, I thought it relevant for everyone to watch Bill Moyers’ interview with Wendell Potter, a health insurance insider and former executive for Cigna. Seriously, everyone should watch it. It’s eye-opening, to say the least. Now I’m not surprised at all why Aetna (my health/dental [...]
Savings Rate Wiki – Facelift
Posted 17 July 2009 by Mr. BTagged As: | Categories: Savings | Comments Off
In thinking of ways to make updating the Savings Rate APY Wiki a little easier, I decided to give it a full facelift. Take a look! It now has better integration with the rest of the site. Plus, it’s hosted by Google Docs, meaning that making updates is as simple as editing a spreadsheet (no [...]
VISA Black Credit Card – Exclusive or Egotistic?
Posted 3 July 2009 by Mr. BTagged As: | Categories: Credit cards, Humor | 16 Comments
To the best of my knowledge, I’m not a pretentious jerk-wad. Nor is my ego inflated by enticements of luxury and exclusivity. I’ve never owned a “Members-only” jacket, if that means anything at all. Imagine my surprise, then, when I received an invitation to apply for the exclusive Black Card from VISA, which (according to [...]
