Credit Cards

Virgin America Visa® Signature Card

May 29, 2012

When it comes to free flights from an airlines rewards credit card, one free bonus flight for new card members is standard. From time to time, you’ll find a special bonus of two free flights (these deals usually don’t last long). With the Virgin America Visa® Signature Card, you get bonus points worth up to [...]

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The Best Hotel Rewards Credit Cards Offering Elite Status

May 18, 2012

A former boss of mine had travel down to a science. He bought the most expensive luggage and could pack a week’s worth of clothes into a single, carry-on roller. He had elite status on just about every airline and rental car company. But it was his premier status with hotels that really caught my [...]

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Chase Freedom Review – The Perfect Credit Card?

April 25, 2012

I’ve been reviewing credit cards for a good number of years now. And throughout it all, I’ve found it very difficult to pick the best all around card. The difficulty is that the best credit cards typically excel at one feature, like having a low interest rate, the longest 0% offer, or the best rewards. [...]

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New Starwood Preferred Guest Rewards for 2012

April 18, 2012

Recently I applied for the Starwood Preferred Guest® Credit Card from American Express. For new cardholders, you can earn up to 25,000 bonus Starpoints, which was the primary reason I got the card. It’s also why the card is considered by many as one of the best travel credit cards. So it caught my attention [...]

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A Free and Easy Way to Track Reward Miles and Points

April 13, 2012

After yesterday’s article about how to get 100,000 bonus points with the British Airways Visa Signature card, I started to think about all of the reward miles and points I have. Like many, I have rewards on credit cards, hotel reward programs, airline frequent flyer programs, and even rental car programs. And the truth is [...]

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Citi® Platinum Select® / AAdvantage® Visa Signature® Card–30,000 Bonus Miles and Your First Bag Flies Free

April 10, 2012

My family and I just returned from a vacation in which we spent $264 for a plane ticket to Florida and back. That might not be a bad deal, except that– The “ticket” was for our luggage! So when Citi relaunched a miles card that lets you and up to 4 companions each check one [...]

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Capital One Credit Cards Review

March 24, 2012

Founded in 1988 by Richard Fairbank and Nigel Morris, Capital One is one of the primary reasons why you see credit cards marketed so heavily today.  In the mid 1990′s, Capital One made a strong push towards print and television advertising. I see a commercial with Jimmy Fallon or Alec Baldwin promoting Capital One credit [...]

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Capital One Cash Rewards Review

March 21, 2012

It seems like the better the credit card offer these days, the more complicated the rules are for securing rewards and perks.  There are so many tiers and spend requirements to meet; it’s confusing even for a guy like me that writes about this stuff day in and day out.  One card, however, that has [...]

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List of Prepaid Credit Cards That Build Credit

March 10, 2012

In response to an article about free and low cost prepaid cards, a reader asked about building credit with a prepaid credit card: Is using a Prepaid Credit Card a way to build a credit history for someone who doesn’t have one? This is a great question, and underscores how confusing the different types of [...]

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