Archive for the 'Personal Finance' Category

Obopay adds monthly fee

Friday, November 2nd, 2007

I first read about Obopay from Jonathan’s MyMoneyBlog. I went for it, applied and got some free cash out of it. However, I could not really find much use for the account. Yesterday, I received a letter in the mail saying that they are adding a $4.95 monthly maintenance fee to the account starting from [...]

Flexible spending account : which income earner should contribute?

Monday, October 29th, 2007

It’s that time of the year again to select the enrollment and elections for various employment benefits for the next year 2008. One of the many decisions to make is whether to contribute to the flexible spending account (FSA) and the related dependent care FSA. For many people, it usually makes sense to contribute to [...]

$10 Ebates signup bonus is on again

Tuesday, August 21st, 2007

Update 2/24/08: The following link is valid until 3/31/08: http://www.ebates.com/refer-a-friend/bonusoffer/index.htm?id=29080946 Update 12/2/07: The new promotional link, which expires on 12/31/07, is shown below: https://www.ebates.com/refer-a-friend/signup/holidaybonus/index.htm?id=29080946 Update 10/31/07: I just realized that there is another promotion. This one lasts until Nov 15, 2007. The link remains the same. I last wrote about the Ebates promotion in Feb [...]