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 [...]

Posted in Credit Card News, Credit Card Offers, Reward Cards 4 Comments »

This past weekend, I spent some time making holiday travel arrangements. Yes, that’s six months away, but both my wife and I had quite a few Delta SkyMiles, we found decent airfares, and the airline industry isn’t going to be slashing fares anytime soon given the pain that they’ve been feeling. As such, we bit [...]

Posted in Reward Cards, Travel Cards 3 Comments »

I recently ran across an interesting article about reward credit cards over on CNN/Money. In it, the author argued that reward programs are often a bad deal for consumers because: (1) they encourage you to spend more money, (2) reward cards often have higher interest rates, and (3) it can be difficult to actually access [...]

Posted in Credit Card Tips, Reward Cards 2 Comments »

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 [...]

Posted in Credit Card Offers, Reward Cards 1 Comment »

Check this out… The guy that runs Uber Affiliate has been using an Amex Plum card to pay for his pay-per-click (PPC) campaigns, and has been racking up the rewards as a result.
The Plum Card is a business card that pays up to 2% cash back, so you can pile up the rewards relatively quickly. [...]

Posted in Reward Cards No Comments »

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 [...]

Posted in Credit Card Tips, Reward Cards 1 Comment »

In their “100 Best” issue, Money Magazine recently rate the three best credit cards for various purposes.
First off, Discover More is the best card if you carry a balance. Not only do they have a 0% balance transfer offer, but they also cap the transfer fee at $75. And if you don’t pay it off [...]

Posted in Credit Card News, Reward Cards No Comments »

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 [...]

Posted in Credit Card Offers, Reward Cards 2 Comments »

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 [...]

Posted in Credit Card Tips, Reward Cards 1 Comment »

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 [...]

Posted in Credit Card Offers, Reward Cards 2 Comments »