The Ultimate AIR MILES Credit Card Portfolio + MORE May 3rd

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In this feature of Rewards Canada’ Ultimate Credit Card Portfolios we look at the ultimate one for earning AIR MILES Reward Miles. We have always recommended that you should carry a Visa, a MasterCard and an American Express card in your wallet. The reason why is that there benefits, promotions and earning potential unique to each brand of credit card. We won’t go into detail here as you can read all about it in our feature on how to Maximize your Miles and Points but here we outline one card from each brand that will help you build up those AIR MILES Reward miles faster than ever. Ultimately there are various options that could be utilized for an AIR MILES portfolio but we look at one card from each issuing family that won’t totally break the bank on annual fees but will provide strong AIR MILES earning along with very strong insurance benefits.What is Rewards Canada’s Ultimate AIR MILES Credit Card Wallet?Continue reading this article on the main Rewards Canada website to find out!

As a Canadian, I know that I often feel like I’ve got the short end of the stick when it comes to credit cards. We certainly don’t have all the options for rewards credit cards that our neighbours to the south enjoy.
Things are about to change, though. This week, I signed up for the Tangerine Money-Back Credit Card. This is a no-fee credit card that looks like it could really be a game changer when it comes to Canadian rewards credit cards. This Tangerine credit card review will show why this card is so unique.
Tangerine Cash Back Credit Card: A Rewards Card with a Twist
You’re probably familiar with the concept of rewards credit card categories. With these types of cash back cards, you usually get 1% cash back, and then see a higher reward on certain categories, or the categories rotate depending on the quarter. The Tangerine MasterCard takes a slightly different approach. Yes, you still get 1% cash back on most purchases, and 2% cash back on certain categories. The twist is that you get to choose what those cash back categories are…

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This is the first post of Jonathan Chevreau’s new column, Retired Money, which will explore smart ways to draw down income in retirement and semi-retirement. 
Welcome, MoneySense readers. We often focus on saving for your golden years, but while retiring rich is half the battle, the next step of your journey is keeping more of your money in retirement. To start, we will look first at a couple of tax credits that will likely be unfamiliar to most full-time workers.
The first is the $2,000 annual pension credit, which first appeared on my personal tax return when I did my calendar 2015 taxes. This permits you to deduct from your taxes payable a tax credit on the first $2,000 of pension income received.
The second is the age tax credit, which I have yet to experience since in order to receive it you have to be aged 65 or older at the end of the tax year…

It’s common, but not always fair, for companies to ask employees to pay work expenses upfront and get reimbursed later