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RWRDS Daily Update – July 20, 2023 Jul 20th
Choice Hotels integration of Radisson Rewards Americas delayed, Coast Capital switching credit card portfolio from Visa to Mastercard and Receive 25% off Air Canada in-flight dining purchases with TD Aeroplan cards. Check out today's points & miles updates here:
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The best GIC rates in Canada for 2026 Jun 2nd
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Find the best and most up-to-date GIC rates in Canada using the comparison tool below. Plus, use the filters to assess your estimated rate of return based on the size of your balance.
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New! Earn 4% cash back in the first 6 months on the no fee SimplyCash Card from American Express + MORE May 20th
Today we see American Express boost the introductory welcome bonus on their great no fee cash back credit card, the SimplyCash Card from American Express. As of today the welcome offer jumps to 4% cash back on all purchases (up to $200 cash back) for the first 6 months. Typically the offer is .... More »
Guide to picking a Points Earning Machine + MORE Jan 18th
Sometimes we get inquiries for credit cards that all the reader is asking for is a way to earn as many points as possible. They could care less about benefits, insurance and what not. They just want to rack up a ton of points on their everyday spending. That’s where the Guide to picking a [….... More »
AIR MILES Bonus Boom returns on May 13 - earn 95 bonus miles when you use three different Bonus Boom offers + MORE Apr 26th
AIR MILES and BMO sent out a teaser email about the return of the AIR MILES Bonus Boom. This promotional event now seems to appear almost every month with the last one just ending on April 14! Once again it will be the standard 95 bonus AIR MILES Reward Miles when you utilize offers from th.... More »
Should I close high-balance card if offered a lower APR?
– creditcards.com
If you close the card but continue to pay off the balance, your credit score won’t change much for a while. However, moving the debt to a loan or a balance transfer card could help your score improve sooner.
Loyalty Lesson Learned – Don’t brush off reward programs
– RewardsCanada.ca
We welcome guest contributor, Matthew Couto – a Millennial traveller who left his desk job to travel the world. We learn a lesson from his travels and time off – using a rewards program credit card could have helped him save a lot more money by helping to pay off some of those travels. In this piece Matthew gives us his background and three credit cards he hand picked that he would have liked to have before his adventure started. I left for Australia almost two years ago after quitting my desk job. I had a one-year visa, financial freedom and no plan. I decided if I woke up one morning and wanted to be in Sydney, I would leave that day. I had it all figured out.My second night in Melbourne, I met my girlfriend.We fell in love over the next six months, and went long distance when I left for Europe. But there’s a catch: she is half Australian, half French. Her father’s family lives in Melbourne, her mother’s near Montpellier and her sister in Mexico City. She is a global woman and travels frequently to stay in touch with her family…
