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American Express TrueEarnings Card $25 Bonus
Are you using AMEX Costco TrueEarnings credit card?
If you are not, here’s a chance to get the card and receive a $25 bonus. The bonus isn’t much, considering you are getting a new credit card and taking a hit on your credit score, though temporarily. Nonetheless, this is a quite nice card that I have [...]
HSBC Weekend Card
By just looking at this credit card’s name, Weekend Card, one can pretty much figure out what it is: A credit card that is supposed to be used only on the weekend. Indeed that’s exactly what the HSBC Weekend Card is about: The card gives you 2% cash back when you charge the card on [...]
Discover More Card $50 Bonus Promotion
Discover More Card is having a promotion with $50 bonus. The More card is one of the cards that was featured in my best cash back credit cards post (check out that post for features of this card). If you apply and are approved for a new account and make $500 purchase in the first [...]
Chase Freedom Card Switches to Rewards Points
I have been using Chase Freedom Card for a while and like it quite a lot because its 3% cashback rewards program. Though I don’t use the card for every purchase, I do charge the card at gas stations and grocery stores to make sure that they are in the top three categories so I [...]
Discover More Card $100 Bonus Offer
Found this Discover More Card deal on the Clipper Magazine in my mailbox.
Details of the offer are:
$100 Cashback bonus when you make $500 in purchase;
0% APR on balance transfer until June 2009;
5% Cashback bonus;
3% balance transfer fee.
I have discussed this card in my best cash back credit card post. With this card, you can also [...]
Well, Credit Card Companies are the Same
Not just that they all want your money, but the way they treat you as a customer.
Last year, I had a nightmare with American Express over the fraudulent charges on my Costco TrueEarnings card. Though eventually, the issue seems to be resolved, I had to keep calling and calling them every month for more than [...]
Best Cash Back Credit Cards
I am a credit card person. Wherever possible, I use credit cards to pay for my purchases. To me, credit cards are my friend, not foe. The reasons for me to favor credit cards over debit cards or cash are twofold:
I know exactly where my money went,
I can get cash back for the money I [...]
Green Your Portfolio with Claymore’s Solar Energy ETF
Today, April 22nd, is Earth Day and one of the topic being discussed is how to live a green life and save our environment. On this year’s Earth Day, the government also announced a plan to boost fuel efficiency by 25%, increasing per gallon mileage from 27.5 to 35.7, on the same day when the [...]
Best Gas Rewards Credit Cards
As crude oil went over $110 a barrel, gasoline prices are also surging. According to GasBuddy.com, (BTW, a good site to find the cheapest gas in your area) the national average price of regular gas is $3.257 per gallon. Though New Jersey has the lowest gas prices in the nation, filling up our cars every [...]
Twist & Turn with Citi Driver’s Edge Card
Before I applied for a Citi Driver’s Edge card back in December, I thought I could take advantage of the no-fee 0% balance transfer offer for 12 months and use the money to payoff our car loan which has an interest rate of 4.90%. Since I have been a Citi customer for almost ten years [...]
