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Maximizing What’s in Your Wallet Q2 2013

Posted on March, 2013 by Slug — 6 Comments ↓

Welcome to the Q2 2013 edition of Maximizing What’s in Your Wallet! As a reminder, this post is for all the credit card deadbeats out there looking to maximize cash back rewards. So, if you never carry a balance on your…

BankAmericard Better Balance Rewards Card Review

Posted on March, 2013 by Slug — No Comments ↓

Bucks Blog over at the NY Times is reporting that B of A has a new card that pays you cash back for on-time payment. This, of course, should peak the interest of any credit card deadbeat who never carries…

Tagged with: cash back, hustle
Posted in Credit Cards, Hustler

Just Ask — Negotiating Credit Card Fees

Posted on February, 2013 by Slug — No Comments ↓

I know I’ve said this before, but I’m a firm believer that you rarely get things that you don’t ask for or work for. Such is the case again for me in negotiating some late fees and interest. It all…

Tagged with: autopay, barclays, cash back, late fees, rewards, sallie mae
Posted in Credit Cards

US Bank Cash + Card Review

Posted on January, 2013 by Slug — No Comments ↓

Look out Discover, Chase Freedom, and everyone else. There’s a new 5% category cash back card in town, and it looks pretty darn good. The US Bank Cash + VISA offers some solid cash back and lots of flexibility in…

Tagged with: cash back, rewards, VISA
Posted in Credit Cards

Pentagon Federal Credit Union Update

Posted on January, 2013 by Slug — No Comments ↓

For years now I’ve been extolling the virtues of Pentagon Federal Credit Union, primarily for it’s Platinum Cash Rewards VISA. Although many of the benefits of the card have eroded over the years, the key components of this card have been…

Tagged with: cash back, ladder, PenFed, Pentagon Federal Credit Union, rewards, VISA
Posted in Credit Cards, Savings

Discover it Card Review

Posted on January, 2013 by Slug — No Comments ↓

To capture this card in a pun, it is what it is. Basically it’s the same Discover card that many of us love, but it is improved slightly. There are lots to like about the card, but some of the…

Tagged with: annual fee, cash back, Discover
Posted in Credit Cards

Maximizing What’s in Your Wallet Q1 2013

Posted on December, 2012 by Slug — No Comments ↓

Welcome to the Q1 2013 edition of Maximizing What’s in Your Wallet! As a reminder, this post is for all the credit card deadbeats out there looking to maximize cash back rewards. So, if you never carry a balance on your…