Almost all of us are shopping online these days, whether it's for electronics, clothing, grocery and other purchases at stores like Amazon.com, Best Buy, or Walmart.com or buying air tickets, renting car or booking hotels at stores like Orbitz.com. Good thing is that you can cut down your expenses by purchasing through various affiliate sites. Instead of going directly to sites like Amazon.com or BestBuy.com, you basically go through these affiliate sites and from there go to sites like Walmart.com, iTunes.com, Overstock.com, TigerDirect.com, and so forth.
Listed below are some of the sites that give you cash back on purchases made through affiliate links on these sites; each site requires you to open an account if you want cash back. You can go to these sites directly or use my referrals links below:
You need to be logged into your account at these site, and then click the appropriate merchant's link such as that of Walmart. Once you click, you will be directed to that merchant's site and for any purchases you make at that site during the session, you may qualify to get cash (or in some cases, coupons).
When making your purchase, be sure not to visit any other sites before completing your purchase.
It can take anywhere from days to few weeks for the credit to appear in your account.
Amazon.com Sweepstakes - Chance to win up to $15,000 in Amazon.com Gift Cards (Sweepstakes ends July 7, 2013)
As part of its Happy Birthday, America sweepstakes, Amazon.com is giving away up to $20,000 in Amazon.com gift cards.
By logging into your Amazon.com account, and liking Amazon.com on Facebook and filling out a simple form, the grand prize winner will get a $15,000 Amazon gift card, while the second and third place winners will get $4,000 and $1,000 in Amazon.com gift cards.
For complete details, see:
ING Direct Canada - 2.5% interest rate and upto $125 in account opening bonus; use Orange Key 40489747S1
As part of its ongoing promotion for opening an account with a minimum of $100, ING Direct Canada is offering $50 bonus - $25 for the person opening the account and $25 for the person referring (me). To get the bonus, use copy and paste the following Orange Key: 40489747S1.
I opened the account with $200 and got the $25 referral bonus after ING Direct received my deposit. Good thing is that the account has no minimum balance requirement to avoid monthly fees or service charges.
To get $25 bonus:
1. Open any ING Direct savings or chequing (checking) account: see: ING Direct CA: $25 Account Bonus
2. Open the account with a minimum of $100 deposit.
3. Use Orange Key 40489747S1 on the account opening form.
To get upto $125 bonus on THRiVE Chequing Account:
For a limited time, ING Direct CA is also offering $100 bonus on its THRiVE Chequing Account. This is in addition to $25 referral bonus for opening the account with Orange Key 40489747S1. The account has no minimum balance requirement, free online bill pay, free first 50 cheques, free debit purchases and in addition, it earns you interest!
To get the $100 bonus, you need to:
1. Open THRiVE Chequing Account with a minimum $100 deposit: ING Direct CA THRiVE Chequing Account: $100 bonus.
2. To get additional $25 bonus, on the account opening form, use Orange Key 40489747S1.
3. Make a payroll or pension deposit to your Account by September 20, 2013. ING Direct's Institution (Bank) Number is #614; our Transit (Branch) Number is #00152.
To get 2.5% interest rate on Savings account:
As part of another promotion, ING Direct is offering 2.5% interest rate for a limited time on new deposits to Canadian Dollar Investment Savings Account (ISA), a Tax-Free Investment Savings Account (TFSA), or an RSP Investment Savings Account (RSP ISA). Maximum deposit is $250,000. To get additional $25 bonus, on the account opening form, use Orange Key 40489747S1
YouGov, an excellent paid survey site, is currently accepting new applicants. I have been their panelist for past few years and I like it. They typically give you 500 points for each survey. You can choose to redeem your points for a variety of rewards, including cash, Amazon.com gift card, other exciting options. Surveys are typically short, generally taking any where from 10 to 20 min. Good thing about YouGov is that they have panelist sites available worldwide in different countries, including US, Canada, Germany, Sweden, China, Chile, Middle East and North Africa, England (UK), France, Finland, Denmark, and Normal.
For complete details or to join, see my referral link below:
Free Windows Media Player for Windows 8 Pro operating system
Till January 31, 2013, you can get Windows Media Center free for use with your Windows 8 laptop or desktop computer. Just go to the site listed below and fill out a short form asking for your email to get a free product key.
Ramit Sethi of IWillTeachYouToBeRich.com is giving away a chance to win $1,001. Entry into the contest is simple and the winner will need to let him know how he/she spent the money.
I just entered the contest; to enter you can use the following link (Note: using the referral link below will give me extra entries into the contest):
250 points from Priority Club Rewards for a brief survey
For a limited time, you can earn 250 points from Priority Club Rewards for taking a brief survey. The deadline to complete the survey is March 31, 2012.
Free $150 Restaurant.com gift card after first purchase on Discover Open Road cash back credit card
For a limited there, you can get a $150 Restaurant.com gift card when you apply for and get approved for Discover® Open Road credit card, and make the first purchase. The card carries no annual fee, and offers 2 cash back on gas station and restaurant purchase and 1% on all other purchases. Offer is valid for new accounts only.
For complete details and terms of conditions, see:
At TradePub.com, you can currently get a free 113 page eBook titled “Windows 7: Tips & Tricks”. This ebook contains several Windows 7-related tips and tricks, along with a bonus section for Windows 7 applications.
For a limited time, RewardsGold is offering a chance to get free subscription to the Wall Street Journal (26-weeks). Quantities may be limited and there's no guarantee you will get the free subscription but it may be worth a try.
I generally try do my taxes myself. In the years past, I used to it manually by hand but over the last few years, have been doing my taxes using a tax software. Since I got the offer to try out TurboTax online recently, I decided to write this post.
Overall, I found TurboTax to be similar to what most other tax software do - make the tax of filing taxes relatively easier and quicker. First a little bit about the product itself. TurboTax can be installed both locally on your desktop or you can fill out the taxes online at their Web site. If installing locally, you can download the product from their Web site (TurboTax.Intuit.com) or from stores like Best Buy and Amazon.com.
For both the online and desktop products, there are four different versions - Basic, Deluxe, Premier, and Home and Business, with Basic version being the cheapest. Starting prices for doing federal taxes online with these versions can range from $19.95 for TurboTax Basic to $74.95 for TurboTax Home and Business. However, actual prices for the online versions may be different as TurboTax site determines prices at the time of print or e-file. Prices for the desktop products are typically slightly higher. For prices and features of each version of online and desktop product, check out:
As with most other tax applications, TurboTax is relatively easy to use, and unless your tax situation is complex or you don't want to do your taxes yourself, you may be able to do away with your CPA in many cases. The application walks you through various data entry screens where you can enter the necessary information. The site interface is very nice and easy to navigate. There are various tabs with intuitive names such as Home, Personal Information, Federal Taxes, State Taxes, Wrap-Up, and Print & File. In addition, there is also a Flags tab that enables you to bookmark a screen for future visit. I also liked the very visible links for TurboTax Help Center and LiveCommunity. These links can come in handy if you need some help. Using the Ask a Tax Expert link, you can also ask specific questions but there's a charge of $29.95 for first 20 minutes.
Overall, I found TurboTax online to be very good and the site does its best to make the task of completing and filing taxes as much easy as possible. The site also makes it easy to try it out for free.
For more information about TurboTax as well as customer reviews on its site, check out:
Lastly, the sponsor of this post has been kind enough to offer codes for TurboTax Deluxe Online 2010. I am offering it to the first three people who:
1. Post a comment on this post AND 2. Send an email to me. You can find the email using the "Contact Me" button on the bottom, right of this blog site. Include your comment in the email as well as the email where the code should be sent.
Deadline to do both of the above tasks is Mar 6, 2011.
There's a limit of one comment and one email per person. I will chose the person to receive the code based on timestamp of the email displayed in my inbox. In the event of a dispute or issue of any kind, my decision will be final. I will send the code to the winner via the email. There's a limit of only one winner per household. You are responsible for paying any associated taxes and fees. Lost, misplaced, or stolen codes won't be replaced.
Note: For writing this review, I received a TurboTax Online Premier code for filing my taxes. In addition, I am also an affiliate of Amazon.com.
Best Western's Free 250 American Airlines Miles Offer
Best Western is offering an easy way to earn 250 free American Airlines miles. To earn these miles, you need to sign up for the Best Western Rewards program, set your earning preference to American Airlines miles, and register for the promotion using the link below. Deadline to specify the preference is April 11, 2011.
You can also earn additional miles for your first, second, and third stay if you register for their Spring promotion.
To register for the promotion and other details, see:
Earn 100 Continental Airlines Onepass frequent flyer miles
Continental Airlines is offering a chance to earn 100 Onepass frequent flier miles.
You can earn miles every month by paying monthly bills with your Continental credit card and also get 100 miles if you register for the offer by Feb 28, 2011.
Papa John's is offering a chance to get a free pizza if Super Bowl XLV goes into overtime. You need to enroll in the Papa Points, a free program, and register for this offer.
Free subscription to Barrons, Wall Street Journal, Maxim, Newsweek and other magazines
For a limited time, RewardsGold is offering a chance to get free subscriptions to various magazines, including Newsweek, AFAR, Wall Street Journal, Barrons, Jet, Ebony, and Maxim. Quantities may be limited and there's no guarantee you will get the free subscription.
"If you look at what you have in life, you will always have more. If you look at what you do not have in life, you will
never have enough".
- Author Unknown
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