Sprint Palm Pre Hot Deal

June 29, 2009 · Filed Under Hot Deals · 2 Comments 

Those of you who been wanting to get the Palm Pre can expect to pay a premium price for signing up. Sprint will only let you get the Palm Pre with an Everything Plan. The cheapest is the 450 Everything Data Plan for $69.99 and the Palm Pre will be $199 with a 2 year contract.

Follow the directions below to get 25% off for life on your Sprint bill and get $50 off on your Palm Pre. After all discounts, you monthly bill can be for around $50.

  1. Join Alliant Credit Union to get 25% off your sprint bill.
  2. In order to be an Alliant credit union member, you must pick local PTA or join a national PTA for $25.
  3. Make sure to open their Savings account with $5 deposit with paperless statements so you won’t pay any fees.
  4. Once you are an Alliant Credit Union member, email or call Sprint with the code NAACU_ZZZ to get 25% off your monthly phone bill.
  5. You will then get a confirmation email from Sprint verifying your 25% off.

Since you can only get the Palm Pre in a Sprint store, walk in and sign up for the plan. Once you activated your phone, dial *2 and tell them you wanted to add a corporate discount to your account. Make sure to ask to get the $36 credit toward activation and also $50 back for the equipment purchase because that was part of the promotion. Tell them you are an Alliant Credit Union member with the corporate code NAACU_ZZZ both the $36 and $50 credit along with the 25% off my monthly bill.

$100 AmEx Preferred Rewards Gold Card

American Express Preferred Rewards Gold Card gives you 10,000 bonus points when you spend $500 within the first three months. The 10,000 points can be exchanged for $100 in gift card to stores such as Gap, Home Depot, Barnes & Noble, etc.

This is a good card for frequent travelers since the membership rewards program allows you to earn unlimited points that do not expire.

There is no fee for the first year. If you do not find the card worth keeping, make sure to cancel the card before the first year anniversary.

Here are some more details about the card:

  • First year fee-free – $125 Thereafter
  • Get 10,000 Membership Rewards® points redeemable for Rewards right away
  • No Pre-Set Spending Limit
  • The Membership Rewards® program – a fast, flexible rewards program that lets you
    redeem travel rewards on over 21 airlines.
  • Gold Card Events—exclusive access to tickets for select concerts, shows,
    major sporting events, and more in cities nationwide
  • Global Assist® Plus Hotline and many more benefits included.
  • Apply Now!

New $50 Bonus from ING Checking

June 28, 2009 · Filed Under Bank deals & offers · Comment 

Apparently, this new $50 ING Bonus is relatively easy. Simply open the account using offer code EM287 with 3 purchases using your new debit card to receive the $50. I recommend to deposit $250 since they always make some excuses to not give you the bonus.

The email was sent from ING:

Tired of paying fees on your checking account? With no minimums or monthly fees, Electric Orange checking lets your cash do more for you.
Earn a $50 bonus for card purchases.

Open your account by July 15, 2009 and use your Debit Card to make 3 signature transactions (you know, the ones you have to actually sign) within the first 45 days. On day 50, we’ll put $50 in your account.

Go to www.ingdirect.com/electric50 to learn more. Don’t forget to enter Reference Code EM287 to be eligible for the $50.

$200 Capital One Rewards Checking Bonus

June 28, 2009 · Filed Under Bank deals & offers · 1 Comment 

This Capital One $200 checking offer is only good for residents in Connecticut, Louisiana, New Jersey, New York, and Texas. Print out the page with the offer code RC2 to your local Capital One bank. Set up direct deposit to receive the $200 bonus. Few people reported ACH push from E*Trade to count as Direct Deposit.

Some of the features include:

* Get free checking: no monthly service fee and no minimum balance requirement.
* Get automatic rewards for everyday banking (debit card use, ATM withdrawal, online bill pay).
* Get cash, travel, merchandise rewards. You choose.