The Sun's Financial Diary

Technology has certainly changed the way in which business is conducted across the world; several exciting new innovations have made life easy for both the business owners as well as the customers. One such technological advancement is the ability to use your cell phone for credit card processing. Like with all other technological introductions, business [...]

American Express now offers a faster way to earn points with the American Express Premier Rewards Gold Card, a travel rewards credit card. It allows you to buy the things you need, and get rewarded with the things you want. With the American Express Premier Rewards Gold Card, you can earn points up to three [...]

If you are a credit card user, I am sure you love to use your cards and receive 1%, 2% or even 3% cashback. But have you ever thought about who actually pay for all those credit card rewards, cashbacks, points, miles, you are getting when you use a rewards credit card to buy stuff? [...]

The AT&T Universal Savings and Rewards Card from Citibank, which was the first ever credit card I got more than 13 years ago, is a credit card that’s designed for those with good credit who desire a credit card with an excellent rewards program. This card acts both as a credit card and a calling [...]

Here are some current credit card bonus promotions if you are looking for extra incentives when deciding which card to apply for: Citi Forward Visa Card will give you a $200 gift certificate to Restaurant.com if you use your Citi Forward Card to make at least $100 purchase between now and September 15, 2010. With [...]

Chase Sapphire Card is currently offering $100 bonus after the first purchase for new account holders. The bonus will be rewarded as 10,000 rewards points which can then be redeemed for an equivalent $100 statement cash, gift card, and much more.  In addition, with the Sapphire Card, you can: Earn 1 point for each $1 spent [...]

A debit card could be the best option for you if you have issues with financial responsibility and controlling your spending and debt levels. However, while a debit card is a more responsible version of a credit card, it does not replace a credit card completely. For example, following are five things which a credit [...]

A couple of years ago, when airlines first started to add surcharges for checked-in baggage, their excuses were to use the extra fees to offset high fuel cost. At that time, the price of a barrel of crude oil was something like $140 and there were predictions that the cost of oil could go up [...]