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Amazon Prime Day Deals that are Actually Good (Ends June 26)

G.E. Miller — Wed, 24 Jun 2026 15:36:59 +0000

Amazon’s “Prime Day” is back June 23rd through June 26th (end of day). I’m not a year-long Prime member, however, I do usually sign up for a free 30-Day Amazon Prime Trial around Prime Days and pay close attention to Prime Day deals in order to share the best deals that I see with readers. A lot of the “deals” that you’ll find on Prime Days aren’t spectacular, but there are usually a few that I deem to be worthy of sharing with readers. Below, you’ll find the best of what I’m seeing so far (I’ll update if I see

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Amazon Prime Visa: Get a $200 Amazon Gift Card, Cash Back Rewards, No Spend Required, No Annual Fee

G.E. Miller — Tue, 23 Jun 2026 13:56:04 +0000

I’ve long had an Amazon Visa Card in my stable of ever-expanding credit cards for the cash back that it offers cardmembers at Amazon and Whole Foods Market. Right now, for a limited time, the zero annual fee Prime Visa Card is also offering an instant (and elevated) $200 Amazon gift card to new cardmembers as a signup bonus for Amazon Prime members. In other words, there is no minimum spend requirement and no annual fee to get a generous signup bonus instantly. That’s nice. I’ll review the Prime Visa Card’s benefits and the signup bonus offer in detail below.

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New Costco Membership Deal: Up to $100 Off at Costco.com

G.E. Miller — Fri, 19 Jun 2026 14:17:19 +0000

Groupon is exclusively offering bonus promo codes that can be used with new annual “Gold Star” Costco memberships (which currently cost $65) or on “Executive” memberships (currently costs $130). The bonus promo codes are either $50 (for Gold Star) or $100 (for Executive) for use on a qualifying purchase (more info. below). This is a nice offer that should more than make up for the most recent Costco membership price increase. Full details and link below. These offers are available to those who have not yet had Costco membership or their membership expired 18+ months ago (not member renewals or

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How to Deal with the Sam’s Club Membership Price Increase

G.E. Miller — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 22:41:28 +0000

In May, Sam’s club increased membership prices for both membership levels for the first time since October of 2022. The new prices are in line with what other membership clubs like Costco and BJ’s Wholesale charge (Costco’s fees are still higher at $65 and $130 per year after their most recent price increase) – but it’s never a great time to get a recurring price increase. Read on for details on the latest Sam’s Club price increase and how to soften the blow with a discount. Sam’s Club Membership Price Increase Details Pre and post Sam’s Club membership fee price

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Maximum HSA Contributions for 2026 & 2027

G.E. Miller — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 21:40:27 +0000

This maximum HSA contribution overview has been updated with information for the 2026 and 2027 tax years. If you’ve been following this site, you know that I have long been a big fan of health savings accounts (HSAs) and have made the maximum annual HSA contribution when I was eligible to do so. There is good news on that front. The IRS has announced an inflation adjustment increase to the maximum HSA contribution amounts for 2027, and there will be increases over the maximum HSA contributions for 2026 that were announced previously. Both the individual and family HSA contribution maximum

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New Series I Bond Rate for May 2026 – November 2026: 4.26%

G.E. Miller — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 21:20:41 +0000

This article has been updated to reflect the current new Series I bond rates for May, 2026 to November, 2026 period. The new I bond rate has been set at a composite 4.26% (up slightly from 4.03% APR in the prior 6-month period). The inflation rate had been declining in recent years, and the current rate is below the rate at the time I wrote my initial I bond overview a few years ago when I made my first purchase. However, it has been creeping back up a bit in recent months. You can buy I Bonds online at the

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Rakuten Referral Bonus: Best Ever Spend $50, Get $50 (Live June, 2026)

G.E. Miller — Mon, 01 Jun 2026 13:48:13 +0000

Update: this offer was set to expire, but is still live as of June, 2026 (and looks to be extended to 6/30/26). Here’s an easy lucrative cash back offer for readers: the popular shopping portal site Rakuten (formerly “Ebates”), is currently offering a best ever $50 cash back referral welcome bonus for new users. New users must join via a Rakuten referral link from existing users (myself included) will this promotion is live, and then make $50+ in purchases by using the Rakuten site/app/extension to initiate a purchase at any of the 3,500+ sites that Rakuten partners with (e.g. Target,

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More Instacart Credits: $10 or $20/Monthly Credits with Mastercard

G.E. Miller — Sun, 22 Feb 2026 16:10:11 +0000

There is yet another monthly Instacart credit promo offer that comes with 3-months of free Instacart+ membership to take advantage of – this time for Mastercard cardholders. This offer follows in the footsteps of the $10 monthly Instacart/Costco Same Day credit for Costco Executive members and the lucrative monthly Chase card Instacart credits of $10/month for many co-branded cards or $20 per month for Ink business cards (both are still active). And, fortunately, this monthly credit appears to stack on top of the Chase credits for a potential maximum $30 credit on a single order each month. Full details on

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OBBBA Tip & Overtime Basics & Reporting: W-2, Box 14 Explained

G.E. Miller — Sun, 22 Feb 2026 16:09:45 +0000

If you recently received your 2025 Form W-2 and noticed unfamiliar entries in Box 14, you are not alone. As I was filling out our tax return this year, I noticed something odd in Box 14 of my wife’s W-2 that I had not seen before: “OBBBTT” (followed by a dollar amount). With zero clue as to what it meant, I started with some research, and it expanded into an overview of the new OBBBA qualified tip and overtime deduction reporting, which I’ll share below. This article will explain OBBBA qualified overtime and tips deductions basics, what Box 14 is

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Switch to TurboTax & File All Forms Free Promotion (+ 10% Off for Previous Users)

G.E. Miller — Mon, 09 Feb 2026 18:12:16 +0000

3/26 Update: the switch to TurboTax app offer below has ended – however the 10% discount offer below is still active. TurboTax, one of my picks for the best tax prep programs, has a unique promotion currently live for this tax season where you can switch to TurboTax and file all tax forms 100% free in the TurboTax app (versus the web interface). What makes this a unique and compelling offer is that it includes all forms and any tax situation (e.g. everything covered under the “Deluxe” and “Premium” TurboTax versions). This offer excludes TurboTax Experts versions that come with

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