Best Credit Cards for Online Shopping
September 30, 2010
The best credit cards for shopping online will give you both purchase protection and rewards on the money you spend. While credit cards typically give you more protection from fraudulent vendors or disputed charges than debit cards, not all cards offer the same level of service. Here are a few areas to consider when choosing […]
Blue Cash Late Payment Relief
September 25, 2010
One of the rules of the Blue Cash card is that you won’t earn cash back on spending if you have a late payment. Until now I had thought you lost your cashback for the whole year if your payment was late just once. Seemed kind of drastic to me but I figured that’s how […]
American Express TrueEarnings & Rewards Cards
September 23, 2010
The TrueEarnings card is one of the latest American Express rewards cards covered recently on the credit card section of this site. Several months ago I had promised a monthly review of the latest additions to that section but then we decided to try and sell our house and all my plans went out the window. […]
Best Restaurant Credit Cards
September 16, 2010
The best restaurant credit cards won’t do much for your bottom line if you carry a balance since the interest you pay on the restaurant credit card will outweigh the rewards you earn. However, if you pay it off each month, a good rewards card with restaurant perks can help you earn points or cashback when you […]
Balance Transfer Credit Cards 101
September 9, 2010
Balance transfer credit cards are not a permanent solution to paying off your credit card balance but 0% interest credit cards can offer a period of 0% APR to help you pay off some of your principal instead of interest. Balance Transfer Credit Card Basics Balance transfer card offers provide the opportunity for you to transfer a […]
Cash Back Rewards When Moving
August 31, 2010
One of the things that I realized during two cross-country moves is that you can really rack up the credit card rewards points with a little help from doing something you have to anyway. Moving can be expensive, but you can offset some of the costs by being savvy about your rewards: Cash Back Cards […]
Blue Cash Rewards Increase
August 24, 2010
Our Blue Cash rewards card got a major boost last week thanks to our home remodeling projects. With a tiered rewards system like the Amex Blue Cash uses you earn the most cash back after you’ve reached the highest tier. The faster you reach that level, the more cash back rewards you earn over the course of […]
Our Credit Card Rewards Surprises
July 15, 2010
Our credit card rewards show up as a statement credit once a year for our Blue Cash card. I had forgotten this was the time of year when the cash back showed up so when I checked our most recent credit card statement, I was surprised at how much less we owed than normal. I was […]
Best AmEx Blue Cash Rewards?
July 8, 2010
American Express sends out a monthly email to Blue Cash cardmembers with information about different features, tools, and rewards for the card. They’ve been asking a series of questions over the last few months to get our opinion about the best credit card rewards. Here are the last three questions they’ve asked about rewards. After each I share which of […]
Gas Credit Cards Q&A
June 22, 2010
Here’s a review of a variety of questions people have had about rewards and saving money with gas credit cards. The one about registering for gas for a wedding gift was my favorite! Can a gas card save you money? If you get a gas card with no annual fee then it should save you some money […]
