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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DBRS upgrades outlook on Bombardier on improved finances, keeps rating unchanged + MORE Jun 2nd
DBRS Ltd. changes its trend outlook on Bombardier Inc. from stable to positive, but keeps its credit rating unchanged at B..... More »
Earn bonus Aeroplan points when you fly Air Canada to or from Ontario + MORE Feb 8th
Air Canada Aeroplan has a new promotion to earn bonus Aeroplan points for taking multiple flights to or from Ontario. To me it appears that is a response to all of Porter Airlines new flights to/from major cities across Canada out of Toronto. More so it does seem targeted to keeping business travell.... More »
AIR MILES: Earn up to 150 bonus miles at Shell this week (Targeted Offers) + MORE May 26th
Select AIR MILES collectors can earn a nice amount of bonus miles this week at Shell. There are two offers that showed up in my account over this weekend. One is for May 26th only and the other is a week long bonus. What is detailed below are the offers are received – you may […]
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August 30 Update: Aeroplan eStore adds more retailers, less than a week left on our exclusive TD Aeroplan Infinite offer and more! + MORE Aug 30th
A quiet first couple of days this week on Rewards Canada, probably got to do with back to school and the summer vacation season coming to end. I see a major onslaught of posts, offers, news and more coming after the Labour Day holiday! News, Tips & Tricks Doing some last minute Back to Schoo.... More »
Sep 9 Update: Hyatt fall promo now open for registration, 1,000 Bonus HHonors Points via iPhone app, Qatar Airways entering oneworld on Oct 30 + MORE Sep 9th
Welcome to the first day of a full 5 day week of updates on Rewards Canada in nearly a month! News, Tips & Tricks Hyatt Gold Passport's Discover New Possibilities promotion is now open for registration. The promotion offers up to 50,000 Bonus Gold Passport points on multiple Hyatt stays. Qa.... More »
CIBC waiving the first year annual fee on their premium travel credit cards
– RewardsCanada.ca
Much like last year, CIBC is once again running a promotion waiving the first year’s annual fee on their suite of premium travel credit cards. To qualify for the ‘rebate’ on your annual fee all you have to do is spend $500 on the card with the first three months of having it. The offer is good on the CIBC Aerogold Visa Infinite, CIBC Aerogold Visa, CIBC Aventura Visa Infinite and CIBC Aventura World Elite MasterCard. This offer runs until June 28, 2013.Each card’s sign up links can be found here:Aerogold Visa InfiniteAerogold VisaAventura Visa InfiniteAventura World Elite MasterCardApparently you can get the same offer with no spend threshold, ie 100% rebate of the annual fee without spending a dime by either calling in your application and asking for the first year fee waived or walking into a CIBC branch and doing the same.This is a nice offering to get 15,000 Aeroplan miles for nothing as you can always cancel your card before the first year is up. If you want even more Aeroplan miles you can even add another 20,000 Aeroplan Miles by signing up for the American Express Gold Rewards Card which is also fee-free in the first year and awards 20,000 Membership Rewards points via this link…
"Experts to Generation Y: Save with your credit card" – http://t.co/bQwllnMsEs
— Creditcards.Ca (@Canada_cc) June 2, 2013
Jun 4 Update: Double Aeroplan Miles at Choice Hotels, AF KLM Business Class sale (again), Alfursan buy miles bonus worth it?
– RewardsCanada.ca
A quiet day here in the FFB and RC world. Just some bonuses to pass along! News, Tips & Tricks Although it is only bonus offers today you really should make note of a few of them. The first of course is from Aeroplan and their latest double miles offer for stays at Choice Hotels, second is the Cathay Pacific offer for flights from Canada that had its own post last night and finally the Saudia Alfursan Buy Miles bonus. It definitely is not as lucrative as the US Airways or Aviacna TACA bonus but with proper planning there are a couple of redemptions that could be worth buying the miles for as they can be bought for as little as 2 cents each. Of course depending on availability the 50,000 miles for economy class Canada to Europe on Saudia’s SkyTeam partners (Air France, KLM, Delta). You can buy the miles for ~$1020+tax and if you can find availability you could potentially save a few hundred dollars versus buying that flight outright with the airline if there is no seat sale…TV ads urge credit card use for even small purchases
– thestar.com
Visa Canada wants you to use your credit card for small purchases, while Desjardins gives insurance discounts based on your driving patterns.Young People Need To Forget About Retirement
– ratesupermarket.ca
Many young Canadians are putting their retirement at risk by not considering how much money they’ll need and delaying saving for retirement, according to a recent BMO Retirement Institute report.
Only one in 10 young adults between the ages of 18 and 34 have thought a lot about how much money they’ll need to save for retirement. And 27 per cent admit they haven’t even started saving for life after work.
Poor planning? Maybe. But, rather than worry about retirement, I’d suggest most young people should actually make getting out of debt their top financial priority.
Debt Reduction Takes Priority
Don’t get me wrong. There’s a lot to be said for the smart use of credit to reach a goal like home ownership or a college education. There’s also a big difference between someone who’s just finishing grad school and a 30-year-old electrician.
But they do have one thing in common: both need to be smarter about how much they borrow and what they do with that borrowed money…
