Credit Cards

How I Got $9,000 Worth of Airfare for $142

February 4, 2013

With the right rewards credit cards, you can travel the world on any budget Photo: Hyougushi I was one click away from booking my trip to Thailand with a stop in Paris. The webpage read: “Do you want to pay $9,000 instead of using your miles?” Not a chance, I thought. Rather than forking over [...]

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Reader Question: Which Balance Transfer Offer is Best

January 22, 2013

Last week a reader asked which of two balance transfer offers was best: I got a offer from Discover today. 0% for 18 months with a 3% fee, or 4.99% for 24 months with 0% fee. Which is better? Thanks. When comparing two 0% offers, the analysis is easy. Assuming that the balance transfer fee [...]

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Discover IT™ Credit Card Review

January 3, 2013

It’s not often that a credit card company makes a major change to the cards it offers. But Discover has done just that. Gone is the flagship Discover More Card. Gone is the Discover Miles Card. In fact, gone are all Discover cards save one–the Discover it credit card. Yes, Discover has replaced its entire [...]

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Dough Roller $2,500 Holiday Cash Giveaway

December 22, 2012

We have a winner! Congratulations to Carmen N. for winning the Dough Roller Holiday Cash Giveaway. And thanks for everybody who entered the contest. I’ll be running a new contest beginning January 1, giving away an iPad. So check back then on details on how to enter. That’s right. The Dough Roller team is giving [...]

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Citi Price Rewind – Credit Card Price Protection on Steroids

December 21, 2012

One of the hidden perks of credit cards is price protection. Offered by some of the major card issuers, you are guaranteed the lowest prices on purchases charged to your credit card. Find the item for less within a certain number of days, and your credit card company just may refund the difference. But there’s [...]

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10 Easy Ways to Maximize Credit Card Rewards

December 19, 2012

Getting the most out of your rewards credit card is easy with these 10 tips Photo: Serge Melki Rewards credit cards are a mixed blessing. While they offer the promise of free travel, points, or even cash, at 1 or 2%, most people never accumulate a lot of rewards. It was this realization that caused [...]

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Priceline Rewards Visa Card Review

December 18, 2012

You have to admire a company that would hire William Shatner as its spokesperson. Perhaps I’m showing my age, but he’ll always be Captain Kirk to me. And he brings that same spastic passion to Priceline. And that brings me to our review of . This card falls into a relatively small group of cards [...]

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The Best Small Business Credit Cards of 2013

December 11, 2012

Photo: InspirationDC Since I started my small business in 2007, I’ve used a business credit card for several reasons. First, it helps keep business expenses separate from personal expenses. Second, it helps my company build credit should I ever need to apply for a loan. And third, it makes preparing my tax returns at the [...]

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Serve Prepaid Card from American Express Review

December 10, 2012

It’s now been about five years since I began covering the prepaid market. Over those five years there have been major changes to prepaid debit cards. First fees began to come down, to the point that many prepaid cards are free. Then some major companies entered the market, such as Wal-mart and Chase. And now [...]

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