Free Money: Mortgage Mustard for that Costco Dog

SPONSORED POST: Even a Costco dilettante might know that few deals at the warehouse retailer are as rich as the $1.50 Hebrew National dog and soda combo. After all, the company sold over 69 million of them in 2007. But, Costco and LendingTree offer up an even better deal just for being a member.

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Costco members who apply for a mortgage, home loan or realtor through LendingTree can earn up to a $300 Costco cash card.

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Free Money: $25 Good Times for E*Trade’s Bad Times

In an old-fashioned run on the bank, depositors would actually run away from the bank. Yet, in this new-fangled world of online savings accounts, bailouts and fast money, depositors have reason to go back.

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Despite rate cuts, E-Trade has kept the rate on its Complete Savings Account at 4.10% and is handing out $25 bills. Fresh off a management change and a $2.5 billion private equity investment to stem losses from bad loans, E-Trade needs to drum up some new depositors and fast.

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Free Money: $50 and Looking Forward to Tuesday

SPONSORED POST: As days of the week go, Tuesday is rather uncelebrated. No football, no movie premieres and definitely no sleeping in. Pretty boring all around.

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At ShareBuilder, however, Tuesday is when all the magic happens. That’s when ShareBuilder flips the switch on thousands of automatic trades set by its customers. Through our exclusive offer, FiLife readers get $50 after opening a Sharebuilder account. Goodbye, Boring Tuesday!

Buy stocks for $4 at ShareBuilder.com. No minimum required to open an account. Start investing today!

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Free Money: Get Quicken 2008 for Less.

SPONSORED POST: “Sometimes I rhyme slow. Sometimes I rhyme quicken.”


We didn’t check if Intuit co-founder Scott Cook is a hip-hop fan, but his company’s accounting software products continue to help everyone groove along.

Quicken provides a Nice & Smooth way to monitor and manage your financial accounts. Tired of hopping around on the web from your bank to your broker to your credit card to your savings account to your 401k to your mortgage to your student loan?

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Free Money: Count Only Blue Cash from American Express

SPONSORED POST: Redeeming credit card airline miles has gotten much tougher. There are fewer seats available and redemption amounts keep rising. On top of that, you actually have to get up and go somewhere.

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It’s no wonder, then, that cash back credit cards have become favorites among the rewards junkies. And, according to many experts, the American Express Blue Cash card is among the best.

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Free Money: FastWeb and Scholarship Gold

SPONSORED POST: My beachcombing history is lackluster.

I’ve pocketed a rusted Matchbox VW Bug, a brass Spalding horseshoe, sea glass and some pretty shells. Collectively, these items sit on my mantle more for sentimental reasons than value on eBay.

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Treasure hunting online is much more exciting, especially when real money is at stake. For more than 10 years, FastWeb has offered access to thousands of college and advanced degree scholarships.

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