Happy Monday, everyone!

The new design here makes me feel like a girl who keeps spinning around to see her dress swish...  I almost forget that I'm supposed to write things!

Here's my round-up of goodies for you - Enjoy!

Students can get a free lip care item with any purchase at Bath & Body Works. You must show your student ID and show the coupon.

The U.S. Bank S.T.A.R.T program is currently offering up to $100 in banking bonuses when you make qualifying transfers from your U.S. Bank Package Checking account to your U.S. Bank Package Money Market Savings account.
S.T.A.R.T standards for Savings Today and Rewards Tomorrow, and U.S. Bank designed this program to help customers achieve additional savings.
This U.S. Bank S.T.A.R.T bonus offer is available to current or new U.S. Bank Package account customers.
How to Qualify for the U.S. Bank S.T.A.R.T. Bonus

Living the life of Ryan Bingham, the character played by George Clooney in the Oscar nominated film “Up In The Air,” give you the benefit of free hotels and luxury airplane seats.  But for some, these rewards are more than just perks; they are a way to stay afloat during hard times.
Living off Points
Earning [...]

The FDIC spread out their bank closures last week, starting with LibertyPointe Bank on Thursday, and then following up with Park Avenue Bank, Old Southern Bank and Statewide Bank at the end of the day Friday.

Building an emergency fund is one of the critical first steps to personal financial success. With that in mind, a reader named LG recently wrote in with a question about using a Roth IRA as an emergency fund:
I know you’ve written a lot about emergency funds, but my question is can a Roth IRA serve as an emergency fund?

We thought the Chase Freedom Visa card had one of the best cash reward programs when we wrote about it last fall.
Now Chase has increased the bonus rebate for its “seasonal rewards” from 3% to 5%. (The standard rebate for all other purchases remains 1%.)
Each quarter of the year represents a season, and this spring [...]

Get paid to read advertisements with these pay to click networks that offer you cash for reading emails and viewing advertiser’s websites.
You’ll get paid to read emails and view advertiser’s websites with these paid advertisement networks, plus you’ll receive up to $10 in free cash bonuses when you open your new accounts.
Paid to click advertiser networks are free to join, and you’ll earn cash for reading advertiser emails and viewing websites that are related to your interests.

Sorry for such a quick note the other day, but it’s been pretty busy times lately. Many wondered, and many more asked about them, so here are baby Sara’s pictures! Say Cheese!

Baby Sara can’t wait to write to you. (Hmm, maybe a little early, but it never hurts to plan ahead you know…)

Bank of America (BAC) has made the Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP) the focus of its campaign on to alleviate some of the difficulty for those struggling to make their mortgage payments.
Permanent Modifications Completed
While Bank of America currently has over 500,000 mortgage modifications, it has been slower in making these modifications permanent.