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Rewards Canada's Guide to Business Class Lounge Access - Updated for 2020 Jan 27th
Today I completed an update to our long running feature Rewards Canada's Guide to Business Class Lounge Access. The guide provides details on how you can access business class lounges at airports around the world without having to fly in business or first class.The update includes pricing changes fr.... More »
Q&A: If I get married, will spouse be responsible for my old card debt? + MORE Jul 15th
If you have old credit card debt, your spouse won't be responsible for it, but a frank conversation about finances with your soon-to-be spouse might be in order.... More »
Favorite credit card poll: Many stick with the same card at their own expense + MORE Mar 6th
A new CreditCards.com poll finds only 15 percent of Americans have swapped out their go-to credit card in the past year. Meanwhile, 30 percent have never changed the card that sits atop their wallet..... More »
American Express Cobalt Card: 22 new confirmed multiplier locations Feb 9th
Here’s our next update to our American Express Cobalt Card Confirmed Multiplier Locations list with 22 new locations being added today from across Canada A big thank you to the RWRDS Canada community for providing details on thousands of locations where you can use the American Express Cobalt Card.... More »
Rate survey: Average card APR holds steady at 15.18 percent + MORE Nov 10th
Nov. 9, 2016: The average APR on new credit card offers remained near record highs Wednesday, according to the CreditCards.com Weekly Credit Card Rate Report..... More »
Actor died amid growing career, including ‘Star Trek’ role
– canadianbusiness.com
NEW YORK, N.Y. – When Anton Yelchin was killed early Sunday, the 27-year-old actor was preparing to meet friends for rehearsal.
That he was on his way to work was fitting: Yelchin was in the midst of a growing career and was increasingly attracting attention for his scrappy talent, seriousness of purpose and deep passion for film.
Flush with opportunities in both big and small films, the rising actor left behind a number of upcoming films. One was “Porto,” a romance set in the Portuguese city by Gabe Klinger.
“The role, I wish people could discover it already, but we talked about it for a year before we rolled cameras,” Klinger said in an interview. “He was developing that character in his mind for a whole year. It was that level of seriousness.”
Klinger hopes to release the film this fall.
“It will be very bittersweet now,” he said.
In just a month, Yelchin will co-star in Paramount’s “Star Trek Beyond,” again playing his most famous character, Enterprise officer Pavel Chekov…
That he was on his way to work was fitting: Yelchin was in the midst of a growing career and was increasingly attracting attention for his scrappy talent, seriousness of purpose and deep passion for film.
Flush with opportunities in both big and small films, the rising actor left behind a number of upcoming films. One was “Porto,” a romance set in the Portuguese city by Gabe Klinger.
“The role, I wish people could discover it already, but we talked about it for a year before we rolled cameras,” Klinger said in an interview. “He was developing that character in his mind for a whole year. It was that level of seriousness.”
Klinger hopes to release the film this fall.
“It will be very bittersweet now,” he said.
In just a month, Yelchin will co-star in Paramount’s “Star Trek Beyond,” again playing his most famous character, Enterprise officer Pavel Chekov…
The Speech Intimidation Game
– online.wsj.com
The left plays rough to shut down conservative ideas—as Visa and Coke learned the hard way.3 Things I Wish I Learned About Credit as a Kid
– canadianfinanceblog.com
A few weeks ago I asked my Facebook friends what they wished they’d been taught about money as kids. The vast majority of responses had to do with wishing they had a better understanding of credit.We live in a society where we don’t have to wait for anything. We don’t have to save for new furniture, a new gadget, a new vehicle or a nice meal in a great restaurant. We don’t even need to build a contingency fund; money is instantly available to us, regardless of how much we actually have in the bank, as long as we have access to credit.
In the US only 3% of all the money in circulation actually exists in physical form. The other 97% exists solely in computers. Most of our financial transactions aren’t made using real money and yet we can use this mythical currency to buy whatever we want. If it’s managed well then credit can open doors to opportunities that we might never be able to take advantage of but if it is mismanaged then it can sink us into holes far deeper than the ones we could dig by ourselves…
Bail denied for UK man accused of trying to kill Trump
– macleans.ca
LAS VEGAS – A British man accused of trying to take a police officer’s gun and kill Donald Trump during a weekend rally in Las Vegas will not be released on bail.
Federal Magistrate Judge George Foley said at a hearing Monday that Michael Steven Sandford, 20, was a potential danger to the community and a flight risk. Sandford, who wore leg irons and appeared to tremble during the court hearing, is charged with an act of violence on restricted grounds and was assigned a federal public defender.
He has not entered a plea.
Public defender Heather Fraley said Sandford appeared to be competent and hadn’t been diagnosed with a mental illness but that has autism and previously attempted suicide. He was living out of his car, didn’t have a job and was in the country illegally after overstaying a visa.
His mother told court researchers that he was treated for obsessive compulsive disorder and anorexia when he was younger, and that he once escaped a hospital in England, according to the public defender…
Federal Magistrate Judge George Foley said at a hearing Monday that Michael Steven Sandford, 20, was a potential danger to the community and a flight risk. Sandford, who wore leg irons and appeared to tremble during the court hearing, is charged with an act of violence on restricted grounds and was assigned a federal public defender.
He has not entered a plea.
Public defender Heather Fraley said Sandford appeared to be competent and hadn’t been diagnosed with a mental illness but that has autism and previously attempted suicide. He was living out of his car, didn’t have a job and was in the country illegally after overstaying a visa.
His mother told court researchers that he was treated for obsessive compulsive disorder and anorexia when he was younger, and that he once escaped a hospital in England, according to the public defender…
Low credit score? Mortgages now more expensive
– creditcards.com
Recent changes to private mortgage insurance costs hurt low-score, low down payment buyers
