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What’s Your FICO Score?

Update, 08/17: I had no problem cancelling my subscription online tonight.  I just logged in, went to my subscriptions, and clicked to cancel it. ...

Picked Up $5,000 Of Vanilla Reloads At CVS Today…

I had no problem purchasing $5,000 from CVS today, easily helping me clear some spend thresholds off my plate.   With the new chainwide CVS policy...

Freedom Exclusives Changes And How It Changes What Credit Card To Use

Reminder: Just 3 more days of fun for using Freedom for small purchases like feeding the meter. :( Originally posted on 06/21: -Find more posts like...

50,000 Point Signup Bonus For Spending $5,000 On The Business Gold Rewards Card From American Express Open!

Update: 07/21: Golden indeed after earning a 105K bonus for one card...   -On May 8th I applied for The Business Gold Rewards Card® from American...

Current Mega Signup Bonuses From Chase

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Register Now For Q3 Chase Freedom Spending And Last Days For Q2 Spending

-Chase Freedom Visa-Earn 10,000 Ultimate Rewards points when you spend $500 in 3 months. There is no annual fee for Chase Freedom! ————————————————— -You can click here...

This Week Only: Increased Signup Bounses On Chase Ink Cards!

Update: The increased bonus offer is now dead, though these cards remain excellent thanks to their bonus categories and still generous signup bonus. ------------------------------------------------------------ Originally posted...

FICO Vs. FAKO

Update: After a 4 year hiatus consumers can finally purchase their own Experian FICO score without having to apply for credit. It's not cheap...

Last Day To Register For Freedom Q2 Bonus Spending

-Chase Freedom Mastercard-Earn $100 cash back (in the form of 10,000 Ultimate Rewards points) when you spend $500 in 3 months. -Chase Freedom Visa-Earn...

0% APR Cards

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Google Digs The Conga!

Update #2, 06/09: You probably have realized by now that Google has clamped down and ended the free processing without limits.  I do wish that...

The Best Airline Credit Card Offers

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Please Stop Emailing Me About The Bluebird Non-Event…

I have no idea why but I've gotten dozens of emails from frantic people about how Bluebird is lowering the limit on funding from...

My MVP Cards

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Google Wallet Offering Free Credit Card Processing; Post In The DDF Conga Thread To Join!

DDF user Emkay reported on DDF 4 days ago that Google was integrating the ability to send money into Gmail.  DDF user magnus then...

HURRY! 75,000 (Or Even 100,000!) Point Signup Bonus For Spending $5,000 On The Business Gold Rewards Card From American Express Open!

Update, 1pm: The 75K offer appears to be dead.  The current promotional offer is back to 50K signup bonus points. Related posts: -Business Cards In My...

Business Cards In My Wallet

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Is The Barclaycard Arrival Plus World Mastercard Card For You?

Update: This card no longer provides car rental insurance in Israel. Offer expired: Barclaycard Arrival Plus™ World Elite MasterCard® Barclaycard has improved the bonus on this...

Register Now For Q2 Chase Freedom Spending And Last Day For Q1 Spending

-Chase Freedom Mastercard-Earn $100 cash back (in the form of 10,000 Ultimate Rewards points) when you spend $500 in 3 months. -Chase Freedom Visa-Earn $100...

Current Mega Signup Bonuses From Chase

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Want To Boost Your Credit Score? Spend On Business Cards Instead Of Consumer Cards.

Update: Have you used this strategy to improve your credit score? Let's hear about it in the comments! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Originally posted on 11/08/12: One of the most...

Register Now For Q1 Chase Freedom Spending!

Update, 03/11: Don't forget that you have to register your card by 03/14 to participate in the Q1 bonus categories! --------------------------------------------------- Update, 01/08: I've already...

Split By GroupMe: Free Until 03/12

Update #3: A $499 limit has been added to qualify for free processing. Update #2: It's back to being free again through 03/12! Update, 03/08: It...

Reconsideration For Those Without The Gift Of Gab

Read more about what you can do via Secure Message and where to find secure messaging in this post. Calling the Reconsideration department after...

75,000 Point Signup Bonus For The Business Gold Rewards Card From American Express Open!

Update: The 75K offer link below will expire tomorrow, 03/08, at 1:59pm EST! ————————————————————————— Related posts: -ANA Not Charging Fuel Surcharges For Award Travel On United...

Vanilla Reloads Transfers To American Express Prepaid

Update: No news here at all, but if you only started paying attention to Vanilla Reloads once Bluebird came around then you can come...

Signup Bonus Returns For The American Express Business Platinum Card

Related posts: -Singapore Airlines Also Not Charging Fuel Surcharges For Award Travel On United Or USAirways! -ANA Not Charging Fuel Surcharges For Award Travel On...

50K Premier Rewards Gold And 45K Delta Card Offers!

Step 1: Click here to check which offers you can get. Step 2: Click on “Offers Matched for You” at the top of the left...

What Do You SM For?

Secure messaging (or SM for short) is incredible.  It's a time saver and it works miracles. Some examples of what you can do: -Have an application...

Killer Apps: Knowing The Top Benefits Of Each Card

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Is Today The Last Day To Change Your Previously Registered $200 Airline Fee Credit Choice?

The Platinum Card® from American Express is loaded with many valuable benefits.  One of them is a $200 annual fee credit for an airline...

Should You Get A United Club Card?

Update, 01/27/13: Today is the last day to apply for Avis President's Club if you are a United Club cardholder. That benefit is being...

75,000 Point Signup Bonus For The Business Gold Rewards Card From American Express Open!

Update #2: DEAD! Update: This offer expires on Monday, 01/28 at 10:59am EST. ————————————————————————— Related posts: -ANA Not Charging Fuel Surcharges For Award Travel On United Or USAirways! -Is...

New Rules? What New Rules?

Lots of people have been talking about language AMEX added to their apps early last year about new rules that specify getting the bonus...

Flying To Israel With The Current El Al Promotions

Update: Promo #2 is already dead, but promo #1 for a 20%-30% bonus on transfers to Matmid expires today, 01/10/13. This was originally posted on...

Possible 100K Platinum Card Signup Bonus?

Update, 01/08 at 11:25am: DEAD! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disclaimer: I was told about this a little while ago but had to promise not to be the one to...

Chase Offers Ending Soon

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