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January 30 Update: Podcast 15 is here and also available on Soundcloud, new Priority Pass lounge in YUL & IHG PointBreaks! + MORE Jan 31st
News, Tips & TricksEpisode 15 of our Weekly Round Up Podcast is available now! We talk Cathay Pacific flight bonus, making the most of Hilton and Choice hotels promos, the new Scotia Rewards programs and maximizing the RBC Avion airline award chart. Visit our Podcast page or download from iT.... More »
Learn a new instrument without paying a dime + MORE Oct 28th
It happens to everyone. You pass a music store and think, ‘Yeah, I should play the [insert ill-advised music instrument here].’ Now, thanks to a program sponsored by Sun Life Financial, you can indulge any tone-deaf whim without breaking the bank. The Canadian firm has sponsored pilot musical in.... More »
Making sense of the markets this week: October 26 + MORE Oct 23rd
Each week, Cut the Crap Investing founder Dale Roberts shares financial headlines and offers context for Canadian investors.
The pandemic holiday season is near
This will be our first “global pandemic holiday season.”
That phrase does not have a nice festive ring to it, I know. And it might not .... More »
Chapters Indigo Plum Rewards - 500 Bonus Points on each and every book purchased by Wednesday + MORE Oct 23rd
Here's a short term bonus that is available both in store and online. If you can you'll want to do the latter and access Indigo via an online shopping portal like the Aeroplan eStore, AIR MILES Shops, Great Canadian Rebates or Rakuten so that you can quadruple dip with points/miles/cash back on the .... More »
Roadside assistance, your credit card's little-known benefit + MORE Oct 10th
If your car breaks down by the side of the road, in some cases your credit card company won't leave you stranded.... More »
The Best Student Credit Cards of 2015
– canadianfinanceblog.com
These days, if you want to be able to buy a house later or get a good deal on your insurance rates, you need good credit. One of the easiest ways to build good credit is with the help of a credit card. If you are responsible in your use of credit, making occasional purchases and paying them in full before you are charged interest, you can build a good credit history.The best student credit cards in Canada help those who have little to no credit established themselves. You can start building a financial reputation with the right credit card. Below are the best credit cards for students.
Scotiabank SCENE VISA Card – You can build your credit and earn cool movie rewards with the SCENE VISA card. Earn one point for each dollar you spend anywhere, and redeem those points for movie admissions and concessions. You can earn extra points (five for each dollar spent) at participating Cineplex locations.
There is no annual fee with this student credit card, and you get 2,000 bonus points with your first SCENE VISA card purchase…
Miles & More Award Ticket Sale – Save up to 50% on award tickets to Europe from Toronto
– RewardsCanada.ca
Once again we bring you the latest set Miles & More “Meilenschnaeppchen” discounted mileage awards! This month we continue to see Lufthansa Business Class options and once again we see the offer of a 50% discount on economy class travel on Austrian Airlines between Toronto and Austria. The Business Class offer is for travel this September and the Austrian offers are good for booking and travel by June 30th.You can redeem Miles & More miles for round trip tickets from Toronto to Europe for only 55,000 miles in Business Class. This is nearly a 48% discount off the normal Business Class award ticket price of 105,000 miles. As mentioned before the Austrian Airlines option is a full 50% discount on economy class which means an award ticket price of only 30,000 miles. Granted all these tickets will also have fuel surcharges but this is still a pretty good deal when you look at it as a whole in terms of miles+cash outlay. The crazy thing is that you can actually get the round trip Austrian Airlines ticket for only $5,000 in credit card spend (and a $120 annual fee)…May 4 Update: Club Carlson 2015 Award Night Changes, Marriott eBreaks for 2 Canadian locations, 40% Bonus when buying Hyatt Gold Passport points
– RewardsCanada.ca
More hotel category award night changes in the news! News, Tips & TricksThe big news that came out over the weekend is yet another hotel program devaluation. Carlson Rezidor Hotels Club Carlson (better known as the program for Radisson Hotels, Country Inns, Park Plaza etc.) has released their list of hotel category changes for 2015. Almost every major hotel chain has put out category changes this year from the likes of IHG Rewards Club to Starwood Preferred Guest and others inbetween. The reason this could be considered a devaluation is that more hotels (over 200) are going up in price than are going down (over 100) but in general its not as major as it is in the U.S. as they had the beautiful perk of a free night with the U.S. based Club Carlson Visa where if you redeemed for one night with points you would get a second for free. That benefit for them ends on June 1st, the same day these category changes kick in. Since us Canadians never had that advantage the major hit for us are for those travelling to Europe who were looking to use Club Carlson points as that is where most of the hotels going up in categories are taking place…
