Credit cards

Another 0% BT from Bank of America. What to Do with the Money?

Posted by Sun on March 23, 2007 (7) Comment

Yesterday I got a couple of convenient checks from Bank of America. Together with the checks is a letter saying that I can use the check to make balance transfer which has a promotional rate of 0% APR till November 2007. That sounds a good deal as I have $14,500 credit line with the card [...]

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Chase Freedom Card $250 Bonus Offer [Expired]

Posted by Sun on March 14, 2007 (5) Comment

Though this card doesn’t offer 0% APR balance transfer, the $250 bonus is just hard to resist. In addition, it also has another benefit that’s very appealing to me: 3% cashback for purchases made at grocery stores, gas stations, and quick service restaurants. Currently, the best rewards program I have is with my Fidelity 529 [...]

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Got a Countrywide Mortgage? Then Get a Countrywide Visa Rewards Card

Posted by Sun on March 8, 2007 (3) Comment

If you have a home loan with Countrywide, then this credit card may be right for you.
The Countrywide Visa Rewards card, issued by FirstUSA, has the following features:

No annual fee
Earn 1 point for every $1 spent in card purchases and interest
Introduction 0% fixed APR for up to 12 months (balance transfer fee: 3% of the [...]

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Discover Revises Its Miles Card Reward Program

Posted by Sun on February 28, 2007 (0) Comment

The mail I received yesterday from Discover regarding the Discover Miles reward program says starting April, card members can enjoy more benefits with the “completely redesigned” reward program. The card, renamed to the Miles by Discover Card, will offer more flexibilities for cardholders to earn and spend the rewards. Here’s a comparison between the old [...]

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Check in the Mail

Posted by Sun on February 27, 2007 (0) Comment

That’s a pleasant surprise.
I didn’t realize that I have been using my AMEX Costco TrueEarnings card for a year already until I found a check in the mail tonight from AMEX. It’s a rebate check of $74 for spending $5,228 with the card in the past year for eating out, traveling and shopping at my [...]

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