Just a few loose ends to tie up before the new year… Last day to get your $25 Small Business Credit! I’m loving this promotion! Between Tony and I, we’ve signed up 6 cards. The best part? It’s shifted my focus to local businesses and as a result, I found the cutest local hardware store [...]
Yearly Archive for 2010
Arizonans: Get Those 529 Contributions in by Dec 31st
Posted in Finance on Dec 29th, 2010
Tax Deadline: December 31, 2010 Don’t forget, the deadline for tax-deductible contributions for Arizonans is Dec. 31st! You might want to top off your 529 before the end of the year, if you itemize your taxes and you haven’t contributed the maximum deductible amount. For Arizonans, the 529 plan deduction is limited to $750 per [...]
If you have the Starwood Preferred Guest (SPG for short) American Express Card, you can earn 1,000 bonus Starpoints per additional cardmember (max 2 additional cardmembers). To earn the bonus, the additional cardmember must have a total eligible spend of $150 within the first 90 days of their cardmembership. SSN should not be required (there [...]
Shop by 12/31: Get $25 FREE on American Express Credit Card Statement
Posted in Deals on Dec 27th, 2010
Just a reminder — you still have time to get a $25 credit statement if you register HERE and shop at a small business before December 31st! I made my purchase on 11/27 using my Citi AAdvantage American Express, and the $25 showed up under “Registered Card Program New York” only 2 days later, on 11/29. You can [...]
Merry Wishes!
Posted in Life on Dec 25th, 2010
I Passed the FE!
Posted in Life on Dec 24th, 2010
Merry Christmas to me! I just got my NCEES results letter and I PASSED! Woohoo. Seems like forever ago now…
Don’t Throw Away That $5 From Cox
Posted in Deals on Dec 23rd, 2010
My girlfriend gave me the heads-up that she had received a $5 coupon off her next bill in her email. The subject says: Thank You From Cox. She says she got it last year too! I was sad, because I immediately went and searched my email and didn’t find anything from Cox. Dang, it must [...]
I know I’ve neglected the blog lately. Things have been just a wee bit nuts, between all the holiday hecticness and engagement excitement. Things are also extremely busy at work. Unfortunately, a factory doesn’t stop running over the holidays I’m the lucky one that gets to stay behind and cover for the other engineers while they fly to [...]



