Citi Checking $400 Bonus + MORE

I probably look like this right now.Have you ever had a week where nothing seems to be going your way? That is pretty much my week right now. Let me preface these comments by saying I am grateful for everything I have in my life. I am actually extremely blessed (or lucky of you don’t believe in blessings)…

With three months of blogging behind me, it’s time to review the blog’s progress. March was a pretty solid month for the blog.  Overall, I people seem to be very satisfied with the new layout.  As usual, I’ll try to make this blog update post short, so that I can focus my time on writing actual content…

My wife and I went to the Twins’ Home Opener this past Monday. They lost, but it was still fun!
Common Cents Wealth: How to Stay Motivated

The key to reaching many goals is motivation.  Without it you will most likely give up and never reach it.  Here’s are some quick tips to stay motivated…

Surveys after surveys have been done about what constitutes better, if not the best, employees in terms of their professional qualities and characteristics. These workers possess a strong work ethic – a valuable attribute to any employer. Whether managers and supervisors of these employees are overlooking their shoulders or not, they have enough work ethics …

I work for a multi-national organization that offers e-commerce solutions.  We work hard to make sure all of our clients are running a successful online business.  Since we have offices in different countries, we have to make sure all the employees are on the same page.  In order to accomplish this, we have a few groups of people in our US office that travel to the other offices…

 It actually feels like spring here in North Carolina! The sun is out and so are we this weekend. We decided to take our little one to the park for some swing and slide time. Who knew that a 20 month old can tire out 2 grown adults! 
Even our cats are itching to get outside in the garden and munch on some grass…

My wife and I have banked with Citi for 20 years. While recently there has been a big push to online banks, we’ve been very happy with Citi. (One new cool feature is that you can have an ATM receipt emailed to you rather than printed.) Now Citi has just added another reason to consider its checking account–40,000 Thank You points redeemable for up to $400 in gift cards…