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47 Ways You Can Make Extra Money in Your Spare Time May 28th
Learning how to make money outside of a traditional job is great as there is literally no limit as to how much you can earn. Seriously, building a side hustle has been such a lifesaver for me. It’s what helped me build my emergency fund and eventually helping me taking the leap into entrepreneursh.... More »
AIR MILES Shops Birthday Offer - Shop online and earn 10x Miles sitewide until April 23 Apr 17th
AIR MILES' online shopping portal airmilessshops.ca is 18 years old now and to celebrate they have brought back their huge site wide 10x miles offer. All members will earn 10x the base miles on any eligible online purchases (that is a purchase that earns at least 1 mile) made via any retailer that p.... More »
Final day: Increased bonuses of up to 120,000 points on Aeroplan & Marriott American Express cards + MORE Jul 24th
This is the final day for the limited time increased welcome bonus offers of up to 120,000 points on four American Express co-brand cards. You have until 11:59PM ET tonight (July 24) to complete your application for any one of these cards to be able to earn up 120,000 Aeroplan Points and/or up to 85.... More »
Fall food festivals: Credit card tips for reaping rewards Sep 4th
Food festivals are a great opportunity to indulge in all things tasty – but they can also satisfy your craving for rewards. Use these tips to earn maximum savings on food fairs this fall..... More »
February 7 Update: American Express Cobalt Card Resources on Rewards Canada & 40 bonus AIR MILES for Best Western stays Feb 8th
We've created a page on our main site that lists all the American Express Cobalt Card Resources we have as there have been quite a few articles and features about the card. You'll find them all on this page! Hopefully all of these articles listed together will make it easier for you to decide if yo.... More »
5 reasons you need good credit in retirement
– creditcards.com
You may be about to retire but your credit isn’t — and shouldn’t.
New in town: Blue Jays pitcher David Price is congratulated by teammates after the eighth inning in his winning debut with the team(Tom Szczerbowski/Getty Images)Need an answer for that? Trying to look like the smartest person at the dinner party? Our Talking Points have you covered. Read our short takes on some of the big stories from the week that was:
Is there finally a vaccine for Ebola?
All credit to scientists at the Public Health Agency of Canada, whose Ebola vaccine has proven 100 per cent effective in individuals, and who will soon find out whether VSV-EBOV confers the herd immunity necessary to fend off further mass outbreaks. If the confirmation seems late—the epidemic that started in West Africa has claimed more than 11,000 lives since 2013—consider reports this week that the deadly pathogen has resurfaced in an area of Sierra Leone, where it hadn’t been detected for months. This vaccine, noted Dr. Margaret Chan, head of the World Health Organization, will be an “important tool for both current and future Ebola outbreaks…
August 10 Update: Cineplex SCENE changes, free miles from Philippine Airlines, Top 5 Credit Card sign up offers
– RewardsCanada.ca
Happy Monday everyone! News, Tips & Tricks Last week we were interviewed by CBC about the upcoming changes to Cineplex’s SCENE program. The major change is an increased points requirement when redeeming for a ‘premium’ movie ticket like 3D, UltraAVX, IMAX or D-Box. As of November 4th those type of movie redemptions will cost 1,500 Points instead of the current 1,000 points. Meanwhile general movie redemptions will remain at 1,000 points. Also announced in the upcoming changes are increased points earning when you buy those premium movies and chose to earn points. Everything else with the program will remain the same. While somewhat unfortunate in terms of redeeming for the premium tickets this wasn’t an unexpected move by SCENE as they surveyed their members earlier this year about these new requirements. Also with the SCENE program trying to grow into a coalition type program like Aeroplan and AIR MILES they are proactively getting their redemption catalog ready for the increased points earning from adding new partners to the program (ie Sport Chek and Milestones)…
New in town: Blue Jays pitcher David Price is congratulated by teammates after the eighth inning in his winning debut with the team(Tom Szczerbowski/Getty Images)Need an answer for that? Trying to look like the smartest person at the dinner party? Our Talking Points have you covered. Read our short takes on some of the big stories from the week that was:
Is there finally a vaccine for Ebola?
All credit to scientists at the Public Health Agency of Canada, whose Ebola vaccine has proven 100 per cent effective in individuals, and who will soon find out whether VSV-EBOV confers the herd immunity necessary to fend off further mass outbreaks. If the confirmation seems late—the epidemic that started in West Africa has claimed more than 11,000 lives since 2013—consider reports this week that the deadly pathogen has resurfaced in an area of Sierra Leone, where it hadn’t been detected for months. This vaccine, noted Dr. Margaret Chan, head of the World Health Organization, will be an “important tool for both current and future Ebola outbreaks…
Miles & More Award Ticket Sale – Save 50% on Economy Class award tickets to Europe from YYZ & YUL
– RewardsCanada.ca
Once again we bring you the latest set Miles & More “Meilenschnaeppchen” discounted mileage awards! This month we only see 50% off economy class offers out of Montreal and Toronto. No Vancouver and no business class options.With this month’s offers you can redeem Miles & More miles for round trip tickets from Montreal or Toronto to Europe for only 30,000 miles in Economy Class for travel between December 1st and January 15th. That is a 50% discount over the regular mileage requirement. 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 ticket for only $5,000 in credit card spend (and a $120 annual fee). How so? As we usually mention in this post you can boost your Miles & More account with the Starwood Preferred Guest Credit Card from American Express. If you read our blog regularly you’ll know that right now the card comes with a 20,000 Starpoint sign up bonus…
