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Don’t Forget to Request Your Cash Back Credit Card Rewards

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This is just a quick reminder to request your cash back from your reward card(s) of choice. While some cash back reward credit cards — such as the Citi CashReturns card and the American Express Blue Cash rewards card — automatically issue your rewards, others don’t.
Instead of letting card issuers sit on your rewards while [...]

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Published on May 13th, 2008 - 2 Comments
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Tax Rebate + Reward Credit Card Followup

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This is just a quick followup to my previous post about getting a huge grocery discount by combining tax rebate promotions with a reward credit card. From what I’ve heard, both Meijer and Albertson’s will offer a similar deal though, in the case of Meijer, the extra 10% (in the form of a coupon) has [...]

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Published on April 28th, 2008 - One Comment
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Tax Rebate + Reward Credit Card = Big Grocery Savings

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In case you haven’t heard, grocery chain Kroger (KR) is offering to add 10% to your economic stimulus tax rebate if you swap it out for a Kroger gift card. So instead of receiving $300, $600, or $1200, you’ll get $330, $660, or $1320 worth of groceries.
What’s even better is that you don’t actually have [...]

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Published on April 23rd, 2008 - One Comment
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Hack Your Credit Card Signup Bonus

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As you are no doubt aware, I’m a huge fan of making the most out of your credit card experience. To this end, I wanted to pass along a little tip for getting the most out of credit card bonus offers…
While there are a number of credit card signup bonuses floating around out there (that [...]

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Published on April 16th, 2008 - 2 Comments
Filed under: Credit Card Tips, Signup Bonuses

Are You Willing to Sell Your Credit Score?

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As important as your credit score is, would you be willing to sell a piece of it in return for some free cash? The reason I ask is that there are tons of great credit card offers out there, but every time you apply for one, your credit score takes a bit of a hit. [...]

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Published on April 7th, 2008 - Leave a Comment
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More Ways to Improve Your Credit Score

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The other day I wrote about how to improve your FICO credit score. I was therefore quite interested when I saw that Jeremy at GenXFinance had compiled a list of 15 tips for improving your credit history and FICO score. Given the importance of your credit score in everyday life, it’s well worth taking good [...]

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Published on April 4th, 2008 - Leave a Comment
Filed under: Credit Card Tips, Credit Reports, Credit Scores

Beware of Falling Credit Limits

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First we started hearing about arbitrary increases in credit card interest rates, and now this… According to a recent blurb in Money Magazine, however, credit card issuers have recently started reducing credit limits for some borrowers, even those with good credit records.
Factors that put you at risk are making an occasional late payment, living in [...]

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Published on March 31st, 2008 - 6 Comments
Filed under: Credit Card News, Credit Card Tips, Credit Scores

Credit Card Rental Car Insurance

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Have you ever noticed how hard car rental agencies push their damage waiver while you’re standing at the rental counter? The reason for this is that these policies typically come complete with incredible profit margins. What a lot of people don’t know is that many car insurance companies provide rental coverage, especially if the rental [...]

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Published on February 25th, 2008 - One Comment
Filed under: Credit Card Facts, Credit Card Tips

Get a Discount on Stamps at the Grocery Store

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In case you haven’t heard, the USPS is planning to increase stamp prices. Again. While buying so-called ‘forever’ stamps that are good regardless of the going rate is a great way to save a bit on postage going forward, you can actually do even better by purchasing your stamps at a grocery store using a [...]

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Published on February 14th, 2008 - Leave a Comment
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Opting Out of Credit Card Offers

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This is just a quick tip for those of you that are sick and tired of receiving unsolicited credit card offers in the mail. Did you know that you can easily opt out receiving such offers by visiting OptOutPrescreen.com?
While this won’t actually stop every single credit card offer, it will stop so-called “firm” offers, which [...]

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Published on February 13th, 2008 - Leave a Comment
Filed under: Credit Card Tips

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