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Financial & Investment Tips

Don’t Be Surprised if Starbucks and Spotify Fall Out of Tune

Filed under: Company News, Starbucks, Retail, Food & Beverage, Music & Entertainment Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg via Getty Images Daniel Ek, co-founder and CEO of Spotify, speaks at a news conference last week in New York. Starbucks (SBUX) turned heads earlier this month, striking a deal with streaming-music darling Spotify. The partnership will allow Spotify’s premium subscribers to earn reward points that can be redeemed at the leading premium coffee chain. It’s a pairing that makes sense in theory. Spotify has more than 60 million active subscribers worldwide, with more than 15 million of them on board as paying members. If Spotify is paying for the right to issue Stars — the points issued in the My Starbucks Rewards program — as a tool for attraction and retention, it

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Your Credit and Debit Cards Are About to Change — Here’s Why

Filed under: Identity Theft, Banking, Credit Cards, Consumer Protection, Debit Cards Getty Images The plastic we carry in our wallets will be quite different in the near future. The big change is seemingly innocuous — a microchip embedded right above the first series of numbers on the card. But that small metal stamp is the foundation of a system that promises more robust security for all parties involved in a transaction. Chip cards have been the norm for years in other countries, but they’re only now starting to see full-scale rollout here in the U.S. And it’s about time, too. Old Technology in a New World The traditional credit and debit card in this country packs its data onto the magnetic strip on the back of

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Nature’s Own Bread Just $0.57 Each at Dollar Tree

Wow!! For those of you whose Dollar Tree stores carry this brand, you are in for a pretty sweet deal! After coupons and cash back, you can grab some Nature’s Own Bread for only $0.57! Here’s the deal: Buy 2 Nature’s Own Bread, $1 each Use 1 $0.55/2 Nature’s Own Bread Coupon (Zip 64055) Submit for the $0.30/1 Ibotta Rebate for Dollar Tree Final Price = $0.57 each! Thanks, Passion for Savings! Nature’s Own Bread Just $0.57 Each at Dollar Tree first appeared on Penny Pinchin’ Mom®. If you liked this post, make sure you follow me on Facebook, Twitter or Google+.