Home Depot AMEX Offer $15 off $175 Remember this expires on 6/15. Go stock up on gas and Olive Garden gift cards! Brooks Brothers AMEX Offer Noah from Oren’s Money Saver wrote a great post about how to use the $50 off $200 AMEX offer for Brooks Brothers More self-inflicted problems Sure enough, when it […]
It dawned on me yesterday that I had forgotten to send in a $55 rebate for a Kaspersky software that I had bought last month on 5/8. Of course the rebate was supposed to be postmarked by 6/8, and now I can’t even find the rebate online anymore. This also means it’s past the 30 […]
I realize my blog is supposed to be about MS stories, miles&points, and reselling, but I feel like it’s slowly becoming more of a personal finance blog. I hope today’s post made you say, “Hmmm, I never thought about the Nissan Leaf or car leasing at all, but at least he’s a good writer and […]
Redcard scare Got this email on Wednesday with title “Important Information about your Redcard” Account. Quite possibly had a mini heart attack. This is synonymous with your significant other saying, “We need to talk.” I thought I was going to get the ax. Then I read the email: Dear Vinh, At American Express we are […]
Foreward This was written in May 2014 when I did the lease. I decided to post it here because I had read Philip’s great article about car leases recently. He led me down a rabbit hole, and made me realize that down payments are terrible. Anyway, here’s the original post (edits in green). Introduction I’ve never […]