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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…

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
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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
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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

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…

Maximizing What’s in Your Wallet Q4 2012

Posted on October, 2012 by Slug — 4 Comments ↓

Welcome to the Q4 2012 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…

Major Changes for Upromise!

Posted on July, 2012 by Slug — 1 Comment ↓

Many of you read my recent review of the Upromise program and the associated credit card. It seems that the folks at Upromise are transferring the business from Bank of America to Barclays Bank of Delaware. As a result, there…

Tagged with: rewards, Upromise
Posted in Credit Cards