The Best Card Card - Part 2

I still love my Starwood American Express, but there's a new card on the block that seems to be the best card out there.

Some exceptionally notable features:

1. 6% cashback on Super Market purchases (you can even buy Amazon.com gift cards from grocery stores and get 6% cashback).
2. 3% cashback on Gas and Departmental Store purchases
3. 1% on Everything else
4. Unlimited Cash back

You may also get 0% APR on purchases for an entire year

They do have a $75 annual fee that is not waived even in the first year, however, if you apply for the card using my unique link, you will get $150 in sign up bonus essentially nullifying the annual fee for almost two years.

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Suite of travel and shopping protections

With your Blue Cash Preferred Card, enjoy access to a suite of shopping and travel protections, like Purchase Protection³, Extended Warranty⁴, Global Assist® Hotline⁵, Travel Accident Insurance⁶, and more.

Special savings with the Blue Savings Program® ⁷
Blue Cash Preferred gives you access to the Blue Savings Program, which offers a wide range of offers and extras at hotels, car rental companies, restaurants, cruise lines, and more.

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Entertainment for Less

Having fun can be quiet expensive depending on what you like to do in your free time.

After all, who doesn't enjoy a great night out watching the Opera or cheer the Lakers take on Mavericks or watch Katy Perry live in Concert. You may end up paying any where from $100-$500 depending on how much you want to spend.

How about $1 or less? Yes, you can entertain yourself for more than an hour by renting a movie from RedBox. When was the last time you got such a great bargain? Use the unique link below to get your free 1 night rental and browse latest hits. Trust me, you just got the best value for your dollar!

1 night free rental from RedBox

If you already watch movies using RedBox and think they are a great company, then think about investing in the company by being a Shareholder of its parent Company CoinStar. You can get Coinstar shares for cheap and with future deals for Video Streaming with Verizon, they may be the next thing NetFlix shoudl worry about.

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Fix up your car - easy way and save money

Advance auto parts has everything you need to clean up your car, replace batttery, replace parts on your car. I am not a very hand person and I agree that its a pain to do those things yourselves.

However, Advance auto parts is cheap and if you do a single car related task yourself including carwash, you are looking at saving a lot of money.

Certain things that can EASILY be done in very little time with no or limited tools:

Replace Air Filter
Clean and Wax your car
Install New Wiper Blades (Advance auto parts will install for free and they sell wipers for much less than those pricy dealerships or places like TiresPlus and Meineke)
Install new battery (free installation if you buy the battery at AAP)
Replace your tires


Get 40% off your first online order using this unique code.

You can order online and do a free in-store pick up.

Think about it; money saved is money made! Your car will run longer if you regular take care of it and if there is a problem, you can always use this Free App to get a good estimate on repairs.

Stock for 2012 - TEVA

TEVA

Its the largest generic drug maker in the world based out of Israel. About 17 major drugs are set to lose their patents till 2015 starting with next year allowing companies like TEVA to have generic versions of those drugs. The upside is a lot to this company..and they have their own R&D wing now too..with a few of their own drugs in the pipeline..but generics is the future..as economy tanks and more babyboomers get old and get sick..demand for generic drugs will only go up..

TEVA is my recommended stock for 2012. The current price as of Dec 2011 is about $40/share.

Disclaimer: Investing in stocks carries a risk. Always consult your financial advisor before investing. This site may not be held liable for losses resulting from using any of the stock tips.

Always, remember the big picture.

Stock of the Month - ESL

Esterline Technologies Corp (NYSE: ESL)

My stock pick for September is ESL. This company is key manufacturer of sensors, systems, advanced materials for the aerospace industry. It is involved in everything from instrumentation panels, power systems, interface technologies. In a nutshell, they are one of the major parts manufacturer for commercial aircraft.

Boeing already has a huge backorder for its 787 Dreamliner and Airbus has also been rolling out big orders( 667 orders worth $60.9 billion+) for its revamped A320 called A320neo. There has been a surge in orders for new planes ( a lot more from Asia) for both Boeing and Airbus. Major US airlines are operating an aging fleet of aircraft nearing its life cycle, and have already starting putting big orders for newer aircraft that are better in terms of fuel efficiency, range and features.

Despite the recession slowing down demand for leisurely travel, I expect the entire global airline industry to buy more planes for the next decade and this company will stand to benefit the most from it.

After staying in the mid 80s earlier this year, this stock is currently near 60s.. Expect the stock to climb back up to 80s in the next 4-6 months as Boeing rolls out more of its 787 planes to customers like Korean Air & ANA.

97.5% of the company shares are held by institutions and they also sport a healthy record of beating analyst expectations quarter after quarter. Get 100 commission free trades by using this link and get ESL in the low 60s today.

Current Price as of Dec 2011: $58

Update: An example of how bullish this aerospace sector is and can be - United Technologies is buying Goodrich for $16.5B

Disclaimer: Investing in stocks carries a risk. Always consult your financial advisor before investing. This site may not be held liable for losses resulting from using any of the stock tips. This stock tip is for September 2011.
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The BIG picture

ok. So you are going to cut down on eating out. You are going brew your own coffee and have breakfast at home. You are going to subscribe to the Sunday paper and combine valuable coupons with sale on certain products and save a ton of money! The list goes on..and every day Yahoo finance has at least one such article with repetitive advice on how you can save money on a daily basis.

All good, but what about the BIG picture?

Someone once said, you want to make pennies, you think about pennies, you want to make dollars you think about dollars! Rather than micromanage you every day life into saving a few dollars, what if you could ACTUALLY make an impact to your finances?

Consider the following list of big ticket items that will significantly make an impact to your bottom line.