Free Money - A Week of Freebies, Bonuses, and Referrals

I am dedicating this week’s content to giving people access to freebies, bank bonuses, referrals, and other ways to make some free money or get something useful at virtually no cost for you. I only use the word “virtually” because some of the bonuses require you to do something on your end, such as depositing a minimum amount of money, or completing some other action.

But rest assured, each of the items I publish this week are things I use and stand by.

Check this site for military discounts.

Why? Because everyone loves free stuff!

I started off this week with the free eBook - Money Matters for All Ages. This is a conglomeration of personal finance articles for every stage of life. The eBook written by 16 different personal finance bloggers and is available for free download. We only ask that if you distribute it, you do so unmodified and free of charge!

Stay tuned the rest of the week for more freebies! And don’t worry, I will place a navigation tab at the top of the site so if you miss anything, you can always find it later.

Free Movies

Blockbuster and Netflix both offer free trial offers.

• Blockbuster Total Access - Free One Month Trial. Try Blockbuster Total Access for one month free of charge. Use this Blockbuster Total Access link for direct access to the deal, or read this article, free Blockbuster DVDs, for more information.
• Netflix - Free Trial. Try Netflix free of charge. Use this Netflix link for direct access to the deal, or read this article, free Netflix DVDs, for more information. You can also try using the Netflix coupon code.

Sign up bonuses:

• $50 TradeKing Bonus (expires November 30)
• $25 ING Bonus
• $25 Loanio new lender bonus (P2P lending)
• $10 Ebates Bonus (details)

Credit Card Sign Up Bonuses:

Please note, some of these cards have fees that are waived for the first year. Be sure to read the fine print before signing up! (Read more details on these credit card bonuses). By the way, anyone can sign up for a business credit card, just use your SSN as the Tax ID.

• $100 Cash - Discover Business Card. To receive the $100, you must make $1,000 in purchases in the first 3 months.
• $100 gift card - American Express Preferred Rewards Gold Card. Fee waived for the first year.
• $50 Cash - Discover More Card. No annual fee.
• $50 Gift Card - American Express Preferred Rewards Green Card. Fee waived for the first year.
• 12,000 Bonus Miles - Discover Card Miles. No travel restrictions, no annual fees.

Freebies

These are financial related items that have great information or are useful in some other manner.

• eBook - Money Matters for All Ages. The information in Money Matters for All Ages spans all stages of life - from the innocent little infant, to the older retiree, and everything in between. Whether you are in your 20’s or 30’s and just starting on your own financial path, teaching youngsters how to understand and handle money, or preparing for retirement — you can benefit from reading this book.

Travel Discounts

Try some of the following discounted travel outlets when making your next travel reservations:

• Expedia
• Hotels.com
• Kayak.com
• Priceline
• Travelocity

Expired Deals (Gotta move quickly!):

• $200 in free groceries (through July 31, 2008).
• $25 Prosper Bonus (details).

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