The “Big Five” Canadian banks offer credit cards and include Royal Bank of Canada, Toronto Dominion Bank (TD Canada Trust), Bank of Nova Scotia, Bank of Montreal and Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC). Did you know that there are many other options?
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How you can easily get a free flight between Toronto and Dublin, Ireland (pre taxes/fees) or 4 flights for $240+fees
– RewardsCanada.ca
Late in 2016 Aer Lingus the national airline of Ireland replaced their Gold Circle program with AerClub and it became part of the Avios family. Avios is the main currency of the British airways Executive Club program and other programs that all fall under BAs parent company IAG like the UK’s Avios coalition program (formerly Air Miles) Iberia Plus and Meridiana Club. With this change also came some changes to British Airways award chart that enraged some U.S. Executive Club members as previously you could redeem Avios for travel on Aer Lingus between Boston and Dublin at a very low rate (Zone 4) but BA decided to move Boston a few miles further to move it into a higher redemption category. This didn’t really affect us Canucks very much unless you redeemed for that route but the next change in the program does affect us and does so in a really good way! Aer Lingus flies direct between Toronto and Dublin and one of the new changes was the inclusion of Aer Lingus into BA Executive Club’s off peak award pricing…Top Ways to Save Money As a New Parent
– ratesupermarket.ca
As a new parent, it’s very easy to go overboard on spending. After all, who wouldn’t want to shower an adorable new human with an influx of cute items? The truth is, you can spend as much or as little as you want and still have all the necessities for your little one. These days, there are so many creative ways to be thrifty while continuing to get high quality products. Social media plays a large role in the quest for baby stuff, and parents everywhere – and their wallets – are thankful.
Here are a few ways to become a shopping savvy, frugal parent in 2017:
Use loyalty points
Loyalty points are a great way to stretch your dollars that extra mile further. New parents will see their expenses increase in certain areas (can we say diapers?), so lining up a good credit card or two will mean savings down the road. Here are a few of our favourite picks for new parents based on loyalty points for groceries, pharmacy purchases, and of course, movies with your tot:
President’s Choice Financial® World Elite MasterCard®: Diapers and baby food will surely eat your grocery bill, so you might as well benefit by using a grocery rewards card…
January 17 Update: Tangerine MasterCard 4% offer ends on the 20th, up to 30% off Fairmont stays & new Amex Centurion lounge in PHL
– RewardsCanada.ca
News, Tips & Tricks Just a friendly reminder that if you are considering the Tangerine Cash Back MasterCard to apply for by the end of day on January 20th as the introductory offer of 4% for the first three months in your selected categories will be gone after that date. If you apply after that date you will get 2% back in your chosen categories. You can find out more about the card and apply it here. Today only you can get 5x AIR MILES on Rona purchases of $100 or more. Get the coupon here.Finally One Mile at a Time reports that there will be an American Express Centurion Lounge opening up in Philadelphia later this year. As Canadians we can access any Centurion Lounges for free with The Platinum Card or Centurion Cards from American Express. If you don’t hold one of those cards but do have another Amex card you can still use these lounges but you’ll have to pay a $50 fee to enter. Posts since our last update: How you can easily get a free flight between Toronto and Dublin, Ireland (pre taxes/fees) or 4 flights for $240+fees Late in 2016 Aer Lingus the national airline of Ireland replaced their Gold Circle program with AerClub and it became…Travel Deals The latest Fairmont Hotels Moments offers are out now…
