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Your FHSA timeline: What to invest in and when + MORE Nov 28th
Before you make an offer to buy your first home, you’ll have to determine your budget and save up enough money for a down payment (typically about 20% of the home’s value). That’s probably going to be a good chunk of change—Canada’s housing market is expensive, and if you put down less tha.... More »
The Fairfield Inn & Suites Orillia is now open and offering 5,000 bonus points per stay + MORE Apr 2nd
Back in February we started off our 2021 series of looking at new hotels opening in Canada with what Marriott has planned and one of those nine hotels slated for this year has opened early! The Fairfield Inn & Suites Orillia was originally set to open on April 8 but it appears to have actually o.... More »
American Express Cobalt review + MORE Dec 12th
If you know you want an American Express credit card, you’ve probably been referred to the Cobalt credit card. The Cobalt combines high earn rates for everyday purchases with a great insurance package and the ability to put points towards travel for high value. In this American Express Cobalt revi.... More »
Earn 500 bonus Aeroplan Miles for stays this summer at Best Western Hotels in Canada, the U.S. and Caribbean + MORE May 21st
This offer was originally slated to end on April 30 but has been extended to the end of August. This is the perfect offer for the type of travel many Canadians may be doing this summer and that is staycations and road trips within our great nation! Best Western has a large presence in many small tow.... More »
Away Game is a baseball-time-travel mash-up + MORE Oct 8th
AWAY GAME
By Bob Levin
Any longtime baseball fan knows that, on some level, suffering is part of fandom’s great delight. That’s counterintuitive, maybe, but true: some of the joy in relishing a no-hitter, a triple play or an inside-the-park home run comes in the rarity of these moments. A team .... More »
What are your 2014 New Year’s Miles and Points Resolutions?
– RewardsCanada.ca
With 2014 right around the corner it is a good time to start thinking about your strategies and ideas for earning and burning miles and points in the upcoming year. Will it be a focus on earning to pad your travel rewards accounts with lots of miles and points or will be a year of divesture as you burn through them to ensure you aren’t hit (again) with all the recent program devaluations.
We here are Rewards Canada would love to hear what you have planned for 2014 and share it with our readers. The pool of knowledge of all of our readers, followers and subscribers is extremely vast and one person’s strategy may be unknown to another who sits in the exact same position as you!
If you aren’t sure where to start here are just a few ideas or strategies from us that may be able to help you kick off an amazing year in the world of Miles & Points!
Give me some Distinction!
Earlier in the year Aeroplan announced a bunch of changes and one was the launch of their new status recognition program called Distinction…Dec 20 Update: Rob Carrick’s six tips to help you build wealth in 2014, Weekend Air Miles & Aeroplan shopping bonuses
– RewardsCanada.ca
This will be last Daily Update of 2013! We are going to slow things down over the Christmas break so you won’t see the daily update until the New Year.The last Rewards Canada News Newsletter of the year will be sent out this Monday. That being said if there are any major new bonuses or breaking news that is released over the next week and a half we will post it here on our blog and/or on Twitter and Facebook. Make sure you follow us to keep on top of all the latest news and finally: Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you all! News, Tips & TricksThe Globe & Mail’s Rob Carrick offers a great article called “Rob Carrick’s six tips to help you build wealth in 2014″. Rob is a well known and extremely well respected Finance Columnist who also understands that reward programs make up part of your financial portfolio, hence the mention of Rewards Canada in the article. Thanks to Rob once again for all his support of Rewards Canada in 2013!Going Christmas shopping this weekend? Here are couple of bonuses only availble for this weekend:Staples: Earn 7x AIR MILES reward miles on eligible purchase(s) of $100 or more in a single transaction on Saturday December 21st only! Full detailsRexall: Earn 500 Bonus Aeroplan Miles when you spend $50 or more in a single transaction…Want A Better January Bill? Switch Up Your Credit Card Rewards
– ratesupermarket.ca
RateSupermarket.ca Holiday Rewards Challenge Identifies
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‘Tis the season for overspending – and while gifting generously may give shoppers the warm and fuzzies, resulting January credit card bills offer stark reality.
That holiday gift list is the most common cause of overspending – but a RateSupermarket.ca poll finds food and travel expenses account for between $500 – $1,000 in additional costs for a quarter of Canadians.
The personal finance comparison site, which offers the most comprehensive access to the Canadian market, introduces the Holiday Rewards Challenge, an interactive tool to help consumers identify their top holiday spending stresses – and whether their credit card is best suited to their shopping habits. All those who use the tool will also be entered to win a $500 cash prize to help with their holiday expenses…
Credit agency Standard & Poor’s cut its long-term rating of the European Union by one notch from triple A to AA+ on Friday, saying it had concerns about how the bloc’s budget was financed, a view EU leaders and other officials dismissed as misguided.
Earn your share of 5,000,000 Aeroplan Miles if you book Air Canada flights online by Dec 22
– RewardsCanada.ca
This is the last day of Air Canada’s 12 Days of Holiday Deals and it can be a very lucrative one. It all depends on how many people book by Sunday with this promo code (its almost like we shouldn’t post it here as it may dilute the eventual bonus) but our mandate is to help everyone make the most of their reward programs and this is one that shouldn’t be passed on!Here is the promotion pulled straight from Aircanada.comIf Aeroplan Miles for travel or other treats are on your holiday wishlist, then look no further! Earn your share of 5,000,000 Bonus Aeroplan Miles when you use the promotion code MILESHARE.Your exact share of the pot of miles will depend on the total number of bookings made with the promotion code. For example, if 100 people use the code, each person will receive 50,000 Bonus Aeroplan Miles, with a guarantee of a minimum of 150 Miles per booking. Plus, the more bookings you make, the more miles you’ll get in total.About this offer:Valid for all new bookings made on aircanada…
