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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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.
This [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
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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