Update: We had a number of additional questions for Barclaycard, they were willing to answer these questions and they can now be viewed here. As you already know, US Airways & American Airlines are merging. This creates an... Read More →
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Citizen’s Bank & Charter One Eliminate Their 5% Cash Back & 25¢ Transaction Cards And Replace With Two New Cards
Citizen’s Bank & Charter One are the same bank but they operate in different areas under the two names. They used to offer two cards that were of potential interest: Green$ense Platinum MasterCard: This card earned 25¢ per... Read More →
Free Shipping with No Minimum at Staples with Shoprunner [Available Now]
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Costco Strikes Deal with Visa, Citi
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[Expired] Fidelity Up To 10% IRA Match
The Offer Direct link to offer Fidelity is currently offering a bonus when you switch your IRA to a Fidelity IRA. The maximum bonus is 10% and this match applies for the next three years. The matching bonus you’ll receive depends... Read More →
Potential Changes To How CFPB Deals With Credit Card Agreements & Possible One Year Pause
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The Noose is Tightening on 5% Everywhere
This is another post in our Manufactured Monday series. We try to offer some insights into manufactured spend each Monday. You can view all posts in this series by clicking here. We have a few options of credit cards with strong 5%... Read More →
Softcard To Shut Down Soon – What That Means for Us
We reported that Google bought into Softcard. At the time, no official date was given for when Softcard will cease to exist. Softcard is now saying that the day is near when Softcard will close down, even for existing users. Closure is... Read More →
