This is an interesting development… IKEA is offering a 3% discount (in the form of a voucher at the bottom of your receipt) if you pay with your debit card. Apparently they’ve been doing this for awhile, though I didn’t notice it until just recently. This is presumably their way of keeping a lid on [...]
The other day I mentioned the possibility of maxing out your credit card rewards by buying cash from the US Mint. Here’s another use for that strategy: creating your own 0% balance transfer. While it’s getting harder and harder to find 0% balance transfers without a transfer fee, there are still a number of great [...]
According to recent reports, American Express is offering select customers a $300 pre-paid gift card to voluntarily pay off their balance close their credit card account. There’s no word yet on how many people have received this offer. Those that receive this offer have until the end of February to accept the terms and then [...]
Remember when I suggested buying $1 coins from the US Mint to max out your credit card rewards? No? Well, I did. At the time, the problem was that they were out of stock. The idea then fell off my radar, but I was recently reminded of it when my son brought home a one [...]
For those of you who are trying to shore up your credit score, here are ten tops for improving your credit score, courtesy of the Washington State Department of Financial Institutions. Most of this is pretty standard stuff, but it’s still worth keeping in mind.
Pay your bills on time
If you missed a payment, get current [...]
For the next ten days, you can get a $100 signup bonus from Sovereign Bank, plus some extra credit card rewards. Simply open your account and fund it with at least $10 by February 27th. You then have to make at least six check card purchases within the first sixty days. That’s it. Fifteen days [...]
Here’s a list of five quick tips on what to do if your credit card(s) or wallet get stolen…
Make copies of everything in your wallet, front and back. This is actually a proactive step that you should do right now, before you run into trouble. That way you’ll have a record of what was lost [...]
If you want to see your Experian credit score, you’d better hurry. Fair Isaac, the company that created the FICO score, will not be allowed to sell credit scores based on Experian’s data beyond February 14th, 2009. In the past, you’ve been able to check your FICO scores based on data from all three credit [...]
If you’re looking for a reward credit card, you’re not a big spender, and don’t mind jumping through a few hoops, than have I got a deal for you… The Pentagon Federal Visa Platinum Rewards card offers 5% on gas station purchases, 2% cash back on supermarket purchases, and 1.25% on all else. There’s no [...]
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