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Attacked By Vanguard

I’m writing this out of pure disbelief. Back in November I received a threatening e-mail from someone in Vanguard’s legal department. I would gladly post the e-mail in its entirely, but they will probably sue me if I do since it contains a confidentiality statement. Nevertheless, I will describe enough of the e-mail so that [...]

Grandfathered Sprint SERO Upgrade - Tips and Advice

The Sprint Employee Referral Offer (SERO) plan, much to many users’ dismay, is no longer available to the general public. Instead, Sprint hopes that people will eventually upgrade to the Everything Plus Program. While it lasted, SERO offered 500 anytime minutes, unlimited texting, unlimited data usage, and unlimited nights and weekends starting at 7 PM.

The [...]

Schwab Invest First Credit Card – Working Link

You’ve probably heard about the Schwab Invest First credit card already. You know, the one that offers 2% cashback on all purchases? It’s been available for roughly a year now, but Schwab has stopped actively promoting it. A working application link is difficult to find, but try this one below:

Application Link

In years past, my [...]

Restaurant.com Coupon – Save 80% (TREATS)

Need a frugal excuse to go out to dinner? Restaurant.com is currently offering $25 gift certificates for participating restaurants. The usual price is $10, but you can get them for $2 if you use the promo code TREATS.

Just go to Restaurant.com and type in your ZIP code to search for participating restaurants. You can then [...]

So I Went to the Movies Yesterday…

Yesterday, my wife and I went to the movies. Sounds like a typical Saturday, right? Wrong. Whereas I’m a pretty big frequenter of venues such as art galleries, theatrical productions, concert music, and even independent movie theatres, I very rarely go to the mainstream cinema. VERY rarely. In fact, the last movie I watched in [...]

Life Update - New Job, New Location, Old Lifestyle

Mr. B is back! In the last few months, a lot has happened. When last I posted, I was Mr. B – homeowner, starving artist, graduate student and teaching assistant at a major university in the Midwest, doing everything I could to keep the bills paid on an embarrassingly low TA salary. When I say [...]

Chase Sapphire Sign-up Bonus - $100 or $150

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 [...]