A few months ago, I predicted that credit cards offering 5% cash back rewards on gas purchases would begin scaling back their rewards programs. This was back when gas prices were hovering around $3.40/gallon. As you are no doubt aware, gas prices are now 15-20% higher than that, and we now have our first victim…
American [...]

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Not long ago, I wrote about a $10 bonus from the Chase Freedom card in return for making three “blink” transactions before June 6th, 2008. I’m just updating now to let you guys know that I’ve now made my three transactions, and am just waiting for the bonus to show up.
I ended up doing my [...]

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I just learned that my Chase Freedom Card comes equipped with an RFID chip for “contactless” transactions. Chase has dubbed this technology blink, and it’s available at anywhere that Visa’s payWave is accepted.
So here’s the deal… If you make three blink purchases with your Chase Freedom Card between now and June 6th, 2008 you’ll get [...]

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The Citi CashReturns MasterCard has recently been re-worked such that it now offers a 1% cash back on all purchases with a 20% cash back bonus for the first twelve months. That brings the cash back rewards up to a full 1.2% for a year.
Other attractive features of this card:
» 0% APR on balance transfers [...]

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Ever since I bought my wife a framed share of Disney stock for Christmas a couple of years ago, we’ve been Disney shareholders. Just the other day the annual report showed up and, along with the financial information, they included the requisite marketing materials. Amongst these was a pitch for the Disney Rewards Visa card [...]

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The Citi Diamond Preferred Rewards MasterCard is currently offering a 6000 point signup bonus. Simply apply for the card and make $100 in purchases within three months of being approved. Your bonus points can traded in via the ThankYou Network for a $50 store gift card.
Beyond the signup bonus…
This card offers 5 points for every [...]

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This is was a pretty hot deal for anyone looking to make some big purchases in the next few months… Unfortunately, the offer has since expired. It’s been replaced with a 20% bonus on your cash back earnings for the first twelve months.
Click through for details on the new Citi CashReturns Mastercard promotion.

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This is just a quick note to let you know that American Express is currently offering a couple of nice signup bonuses…
For a limited time, if you apply for the Amex Preferred Rewards Gold Card you’ll get 10,000 bonus points, which can be exchanged for a $100 gift card, after your first purchase. Alternatively, if [...]

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Along with the Amex Blue Cash rewards card, the Chase Freedom Cash Rewards card is one of my favorites. The reasons for this are simple… Generous rewards, no annual fee, and a $50 cash bonus following your first purchase.
The rewards follow a flexible 3%/1% structure wherein you 3% cash back in the three “everyday” categories [...]

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Are you in the market for a cash back reward credit card? If so, I highly recommend Blue Cash from AmEx. This card offers one of the most generous reward programs out there, and there’s no annual fee. For the first $6,500 in annual expenditures, you’ll receive 1% on “everyday” purchases (gas, groceries, and drugstore [...]

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