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Benjamin Franklin once said, “Money makes money. And the money that makes, makes money” really refers to compound interest and it being referred to as the 8th Wonder of the World. Helping Johnny Appleseed There is always an opportunity to grow your money tree or improve your financial situation. A close friend of mine, let’s … Read more

In a few simple steps, I was able to save 50% on gas with my American Express Blue Cash card. In my recent review of my credit card usage activity, I discovered this offer with BP/Amoco. This is another way to save on gas, in addition to my previous post on this topic. By using … Read more

Another year is coming to a close which provides another opportunity to save money at Target. Every year around the holiday season, Target offers a discount on gift card purchases. This year it is 10% off with a maximum of $500 purchase, equal to $50. With me, that isn’t good enough, I was able to … Read more

Free monthly gift cards for Verizon wireless subscribers. This post is a quick one because it took me less than 2 minutes to claim and collect the $3.00 Amazon gift card. What is Verizon Up? Verizon Up is a rewards program for current Verizon wireless account holders. You must be 18 years or older and … Read more

There is free money around everywhere. This latest free money opportunity is from American Express. AMEX is using the COVID 19 pandemic as an opportunity to increase their Apple Pay adoption. AMEX will give you a $10 credit when you use their card through the touchless Apple Pay feature on your phone after 3 charges. … Read more

It has been almost 18 months since I started Shake the Money Tree and I have made almost $3,000 in revenue. From the onset of this blog, my main goal was to test many of the various ways of making money, mainly through online and passive income approaches. It is working and I am even … Read more

Here is a quick post updating all my regular readers on the status of the CD Ladder for STMT. To remind you all here are some previous posts on how I got here: Post 1: How to build an effective CD Ladder Post 2: 1st Rung of the CD Ladder Post 3: CD Ladder update … Read more

Tis’ the season to stack rewards on your holiday purchases. It almost becomes too easy to be able to get savings off of your purchases these days. During the holiday season, if your inbox is like mine, there must be at least 5 coupon codes or savings opportunities on anything that you purchased in the … Read more

I recently helped a friend lease a new car and be the sounding board and balance in this big emotional decision. It is no surprise that if you don’t practice certain skills and techniques, you will get caught off guard by the dealerships that do this all day long. I am not saying that every … Read more

One of the critical skills for someone to save money is the ability to plan ahead. I have always found that last minute spending is usually not the best way to capture a great deal because it limits you negotiation options and you are not able to understand all of your options. This is one … Read more

This might seem a little off from my standard post topics, but I have come across an app/website recently that is a great resource for my quest to increase my net worth. Letgo is what I call a modern day and improved yard sale, even more so that the area that Craigslist tries to fill … Read more

So it really does work !!! After posting my last blog review write-up on Wallet Squirrel, I then went to the Ebates site and signed up. I needed to test this offer and site out to see what it was all about and was it legit. The initial offer of $10 off on your first … Read more

Did you know, that some people opt to pay for a monthly rental fee for their internet router? Not me… I just recently signed up for Internet service from Verizon Fios at my new place and when I was evaluating the options, I realized that there is some opportunity to save some $’s on a … Read more

Since I spend so much time on the road, I have a ton of time to think about how I can improve my net worth through earning more or spending my dollars more efficiently. And as I pass a gas station with the neon colored prices illuminating, I realized that I can use my car … Read more

While I was researching one of my previous posts on getting the most out of your awards programs, I came across some useful information that warranted its own post. With the Hilton Honors program, it provides the members the ability to convert their Hilton Honors points into an Amazon credit…just as good as cash in … Read more

So now that I am starting to get this blog setup with a few posts behind me and a design that I can live with, I am moving on to how to support this hobby of mine. I have read many posts out there that state you should try and setup your blog early on … Read more

If you are like me, you have about a dozen or so loyalty / reward programs that you belong to….because at the time of that purchase you wanted to make sure you earned every benefit you could with that purchase. And just like me, you are really only loyal to less than a handful of … Read more

Here is another idea for those readers who like free money with little effort. Do you often get junk mail in your mailbox? Well, don’t rush to put all those mail circulars right into your recycling bin…sometimes there are some valuable items in there, like coupons. I often look out for certain coupons that have … Read more