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Buy or gift Aeroplan Points with up to an 85% bonus + MORE May 10th
Aeroplan's has come out with another buy or gift points promotion where you can earn up to an 85% bonus. This tiered offer sees bonuses ranging from 50% to 85% dependent on how many points you buy. This offer runs until May 20, 2022 and allows members to buy up to 500,000 points per transaction .... More »
Podcast Episode 53 is here! Interview with Suzanne Tyson founder of HigherEdPoints on how you can use loyalty points to pay for tuition and student loans Apr 5th
Episode 53 - April 4, 2019 Interview with Suzanne Tyson, founder of HigherEdPointsThis week we catch up with Suzanne Tyson, the founder of HigherEdPoints.Launched 5 years ago HigherEdPoints allows students and their families for using miles and points for tuition. You can convert Aero.... More »
5 ways 'credit invisibles' can build a credit profile + MORE Apr 25th
No credit profile? With a few steps, create or rebuild a credit history.... More »
The Best No-Fee Rewards Credit Cards For 2019 + MORE Nov 6th
Credit card rewards come in many forms. From points to statement credits to cold-hard cash, a good rewards card maximizes on your everyday purchases and ultimately helps you save.
Reward credit cards generally offer different amounts of rebates for particular spending categories (gas, grocery, phar.... More »
Best Kids Bank Accounts: How to Help Your Child Start Saving Today + MORE Nov 8th
One of the best ways to set your child up for financial success early on is by opening them a youth bank account. With their account, you can begin to teach them important personal finance lessons, such as careful budgeting, smart saving, and mindful spending.
You may think that all youth savings ac.... More »
Our original post on this topic from 2013 has now been updated, refreshed and placed on the main Rewards Canada siteWith the emergence of Credit Card Emergency Travel Medical Insurance coverage over the past 7-8 years, we have been receiving more and more requests from some of Rewards Canada ‘seasoned’ readers about coverage once they hit 65 years old. I did look into this a few years back and just personally responded via email to those who asked. But somehow when 2013 hit, I have already received numerous emails asking about which credit cards provide Emergency Travel Medical Insurance coverage for people over the age of 65. So we figured it was best to summarize all the information into one post.Read the full article here! How to avoid paying convenience fees on utility bills
– creditcards.com
Utility companies may charge a convenience fee if you pay by credit card
Ouch! Aeroplan increases fees to change or cancel award tickets
– RewardsCanada.ca
Not the news we like to start off with on a Monday but several of our readers alerted us to this latest change from Aeroplan over the weekend. In some ways it isn’t surprising to see this. We can almost come to expect annual changes or devaluations to programs, we see it with airlines and hotels alike. Aeroplan likes to make their changes in fall and since last fall saw changes in mileage requirements for many premium class tickets it would have been detrimental for Aeroplan to adjust their charts again only one year later. So what is the next best thing to help the bottom line? Why not change the change fees associated with Aeroplan award tickets. And change them they did. It doesn’t look good and for some they may now just let Aeroplan tickets lapse instead of changing or cancelling them. If you book a short haul round trip flight for 15,000 miles and want to change the dates of both flights it will cost you $200+taxes. Want to cancel the flight and get a refund, it will cost you $150…
