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Is paying off card debt with a personal loan a good idea? Apr 2nd
The option of taking out a personal loan to pay off credit debt can work for some consumers, but much will depend on credit score, amount of debt, and spending habits.... More »
2,000 Bonus Marriott Bonvoy Points for stays at the Four Points by Sheraton Edmonton Gateway + MORE Dec 13th
Making your way to YEG in the next few weeks for work or the holidays? Looking for a staycation that can net you more points? Here's an offer to check out that you can stack with Marriott's Unlock More promotionOffer details:Earn 2,000 Bonus Marriott Bonvoy Points for stays at the Four Points by She.... More »
RBC Avion Visa Infinite Business offer of 35,000 welcome points will end on November 30 + MORE Nov 23rd
While RBC did extend the 35,000 bonus point offers on their consumer Avion cards to April of next year they have decided to end the offer on the Business version on November 30. That means there's only one week left to grab the RBC Avion Visa Infinite Business card with its 35,000 point welcom.... More »
The do and don’ts of joint bank accounts + MORE Feb 12th
OTTAWA – Valentine’s Day may have people thinking about their relationships and where they are going.
And if the heart turns to taking it further, that may mean the marrying of finances.
For some couples, it will be when they move in together and begin sharing big expenses like rent. For others,.... More »
Receive up to a 100% bonus when you buy Air Canada Aeroplan points + MORE Jan 7th
Air Canada Aeroplan has launched a new buy points promotion where members can receive up to a 100% bonus when buying points by January 14, 2025. The promotion does appear to be one of the “mystery bonus” offers as the buy points landing page states up to an 85% bonus but once you log i.... More »
How to check your child's credit report
– creditcards.com
With a few exceptions, children shouldn’t have credit reports. If they do, it could be an indication of fraud. Here’s how to find out
Cardholders Increasingly Frustrated By Aeroplan Rewards Shortage
– ratesupermarket.ca
A travel rewards credit card seems like a no-brainer. If you’re going to pay for things with credit anyway, why not build up points towards free travel? But as one of the country’s most-popular rewards programs, Aeroplan, surpasses 5 million cardholders, users are starting to feel some growing pains when they try to cash in their points for tickets.
A Rewarding Experience?
About 10 years ago, my wife and I – newlyweds at the time and without children – took a leave of absence from our jobs and travelled through Southeast Asia for three months. It was a fantastic, life-changing experience. But, in all honestly, one of the highlights was the flight there and back. Why?
Well, at the time, my wife was travelling a lot for work and charging everything to her personal credit card, so she’d racked up enough points for us to get two business class tickets to Thailand. (Flying business class on Singapore Airlines is something that should be on everyone’s bucket list!)
But since that time, whenever we tried to book holidays using our Aeroplan points we became increasingly frustrated…
AIR MILES Refuel Rewards Bonus at Shell – Up to 25 Bonus Air Miles per calendar month
– RewardsCanada.ca
We welcome back Rewards Canada’s contributor, Bill W with his next post! Bill is a true road warrior, his work has him driving and flying across Western and Central Canada every week while staying in a variety hotels from a variety of chains. Bill has been reading, following and even giving Rewards Canada tips and updates for a very long time so it is only natural to have him share his insights into the world of Travel Rewards! Bill’s first post with us discussed the AIR MILES accumulation changes at Shell (read here) and now he brings us the latest offer from Shell that seems to try to appease the negativity around those accumulation changes.Shell has launched another promotion called Refuel Rewards (Effective from January 1, 2015 to December 31, 2015) that offers 10 Bonus Miles with a purchase of 225 litres or 25 Bonus Miles with 500 litres in a calendar month.Doing the quick math on that, it seems to be a way of slightly easing the pain on the change to 1 mile per transaction…Card shields protect against low risk of RFID theft
– creditcards.com
Card shields or sleeves may keep thieves from remotely gathering data from the RFID chip in your credit card. But the odds of such theft are approaching zero, so focus on other concerns
