This has been a pretty quiet week for myself & the blog. I’m currently in Australia and enjoyed my 5 day break where I was able to travel to Tasmania & see the MONA. Before I left on my trip I told you all about an awesome manufactured spending opportunity with American Express Campus Edition. We also showed you how to make the best out of this opportunity by letting you know which credit cards earn at the highest rate for bookstore purchases. If you want to unload this card, you also might find this list of fee free ATMs useful.
It was also the end of May, which meant we announced the winner of our monthly competition for $25 (you must be subscribed to our newsletter to enter). We also continued our commitment to giving back and donated $210 to the World Wildlife Fund.
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Other Posts From Around The Web
Consumer credit:
- Review journal talked about Visa & MasterCards push for EMV chip credit cards
- Boston Globe talked about the issues that the CARD act fixed and which problems are still an issue
- Orgeon live told us that Equifax has been ordered to pay $302,000+ in legal fees on top of the $1,620,000 already awarded to a woman due to failure to respond to her disputes, yet another reason as to why the SECURE act needs to pass
- WRDW found that Experian was incorrectly reporting a woman as dead
- Consumer Federation of America did a recent study on what consumers know about credit scores
- NYTimes told us about changes to Visa prepaid debit cards
- Newsday alerted us to the fact NJ senators are looking for increased protection for those deployed
- Top Tech News told us about another data breach, this time with American Express
Travel hacking:
- Freequent flyer book was able to tell you why your Walmart load might not have worked recently and how to fix the issue
- Travel is free has a great info-graphic on hotel rewards programs
- Frequent miler showed us a deal that’s better than it looks at first glance
- Cranky flier talked about the DOTs latest rulechangesÂ
- Romsdeals was able to pay off his Chase mortgage with Visa gift cards. We talked about this first in our post on Evolve money
- Quick deals frequent miler told us about a 100% cash back opportunity
Personal finance:
- Sproutwealth had an interesting post on how to make extra money over the summer
- Wisebread took a look at how somebody saved $30,000 and saved the earth at the same time
- Donna freedman gave us a new coupon app and the $2,500 sweepstakes they are currently holding for new members
Posts From Our Own Site
Sunday 1st
Monday 2nd
- Best Credit Cards For Bookstore Purchases June, 2014
- American Express Campus Edition Prepaid Card
- May Wrap Up: Best Posts Of The Month, $25 Winner Announced & $200 Given To Charity
- Existing Citibank Checking Customers, Earn Up To $100
Tuesday 3rd
- I’ll Be Away For The Next 5 Days
- Missed Our Newsletter? Check Your Spam Folder!
- 600 Free IHG Points For Completing Three Quizzes
Wednesday 4th
- No posts
Thursday 5th
Friday 6th
- No posts
Saturday 7th
- No posts
