Archive for July 2008

Kiva Philanthropic Reward Credit Card

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This is an interesting twist in the realm of credit cards… The Kiva BusinessCard from Advanta puts an interesting twist on reward credit cards — they match Kiva contributions dollar for dollar, up to $200 per month as long as you make them with this card. Once the loan is repaid, Advanta gets their contribution [...]

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Published on July 30th, 2008 - One Comment
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Frozen Credit and Using Debit Cards to Rent a Car

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I written elsewhere about how and why to freeze your credit record, and I’ve also written about the ins and outs of renting a car. I was thus intrigued when I saw a blurb in a recent issue of Kiplinger’s Personal Finance Magazine about renting a car with frozen credit.
A reader had written in asking [...]

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Buying Cash With a Credit Card

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I just ran across an interesting idea for accessing money from 0% credit card offers or maxing out your credit card rewards over at MyMoneyBlog.
In short, the U.S. Mint allows you to buy rolls of $1 coins at face value with free shipping. They come in boxes of 250, and individual orders are limited to [...]

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Published on July 25th, 2008 - One Comment
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Blue from American Express: 0% Interest on Purchases for 15 Months

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It seems that 0% credit card offers are all the rage nowadays. In fact, I just received word that Blue from American Express has sweetened their introductory offer of 0% on purchases from 6 months to 12 months. However, in looking at the application page, it appears that they’re actually offering 0% for 15 months.
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Published on July 21st, 2008 - Leave a Comment
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10% Off at Select Malls With the Discover Card

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From August 1st through September 7th, you can get a Discover Gift Card worth 10% of what you spend at participating malls. Just be sure to pay with your Discover Card and then present the receipts to the mall customer service desk. Click here for a list of participating malls. The list isn’t terribly long, [...]

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Published on July 18th, 2008 - Leave a Comment
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Renting a Car With a Debit Card

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I just ran across an interesting article on renting a car with a debit card over at Blueprint for Financial Prosperity. In it, Jim provided a rundown of the debit card policies of the major car rental agencies.
The short answer is that it’s definitely possible to rent a car with a debit card. However, certain [...]

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Published on July 17th, 2008 - Leave a Comment
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Discover Card Movie Promo: Buy One Ticket Get One Free

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Fandango and Discover have teamed up to offer a buy-on-get-on-free promotion on movie tickets. Simply click go here, enter your zip code, select the theater and showtime for the movie you want to see, select the number of tickets (at least TWO, and one will be free), then use your Discover Card to pay. The [...]

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Published on July 16th, 2008 - Leave a Comment
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Get a Free Credit Report by Filing a Fraud Alert

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I wrote the other day about getting free access to your credit report by signing up for a 30 day free trial from TrueCredit. I’ve also written in the past about how to place a fraud alert on your credit record.
Today’s hot tip is that, if you’ve used up your free credit reports from annualcreditreport.com, [...]

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Published on July 11th, 2008 - One Comment
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5% Cash Back on Gas With the Discover More Card

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I’ve written elsewhere about the best cash back credit cards for gas rebates, but I just wanted to highlight the current offer from the Discover More card. As you may or may not be aware, Discover More offers 5% cash back on a different set of “bonus” categories every three months. The 5% bonus [...]

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Published on July 10th, 2008 - One Comment
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0% Balance Transfer for 15 Months from Chase Business

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Published on July 9th, 2008 - Leave a Comment
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