South Florida on the Cheap » banking and finance http://southfloridaonthecheap.com Tips for living well on less Wed, 01 Sep 2010 05:47:46 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Take a ‘snow day’ to organize your life http://southfloridaonthecheap.com/2010/02/27/take-a-snow-day-and-organize-your-finances/ http://southfloridaonthecheap.com/2010/02/27/take-a-snow-day-and-organize-your-finances/#comments Sat, 27 Feb 2010 17:02:39 +0000 Teresa http://southfloridaonthecheap.com/?p=154 A few weeks ago I found time to make a special trip to CVS to get a tube of toothpaste for 24 cents using Extra Bucks and a coupon, but somehow I didn’t find time to call my insurance agent and find out why I hadn’t received the $501 refund I was due for an [...]]]> http://southfloridaonthecheap.com/2010/02/27/take-a-snow-day-and-organize-your-finances/feed/ 0 Banks want to give you money http://southfloridaonthecheap.com/2010/02/05/banks-want-to-give-you-money/ http://southfloridaonthecheap.com/2010/02/05/banks-want-to-give-you-money/#comments Fri, 05 Feb 2010 22:38:57 +0000 Teresa http://southfloridaonthecheap.com/?p=150 As you see the money drain from your bank account — an electric bill here, a mortgage payment there — don’t you wish the bank would put some back in?

Sometimes they will, if you jump through a few hoops first.

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