Anything related to credit cards and their rewards programs
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 key pieces I like are: No annual fee No foreign transaction fees 5% cash back …
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 credit cards, have them set to auto-pay in full every month, and want to make …
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 credit cards, have them set to auto-pay in full every month, and want to make …
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 are some major changes afoot. Most of these are actually going to streamline the rewards …
Most of you read my Maximizing What's in Your Wallet articles that I put out each quarter. For a person like me that carries 8 credit cards at a time and has 2 others in a drawer that I use occasionally, the article serves as a way to organize my thinking in order to maximize …
I just received an email from PenFed offering me a $100 statement credit for spending $1,000 on airfare, car rentals, or lodging during Q3. A lesser deal (5%) also exists with a $25 statement credit if you spend $500 in the same category. Look for the email from PenFed or if you don't have this …
Welcome to the Q3 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 credit cards, have them set to auto-pay in full every month, and want to make …
The following is a guest post from David Rodwell who shares my interest in whether using credit cards vs. cash actually change an individual's purchase behavior. Here he discusses some recent research on the subject. I respond with my thoughts after the article. Payment Mechanism, Product Perception, and Spending It’s been theorized for quite …
Cash vs. Credit: More on the Debate about Payment Mechanisms Read More »
Welcome to the Q2 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 credit cards, have them set to auto-pay in full every month, and want to make …
A note from Slug: This is another guest post from Noreen who last week wowed Sunk Costs Are Irrelevant readers with her discussion of the impact of federal regulation D on online bank transfers. This week she's written a nice review of Upromise. It's hard to contextualize exactly what Upromise is. Upromise is a rewards …
