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The Best Travel Credit Card Welcome Bonus Offers for August 2024 Aug 5th
Here are the Best Travel Credit Card Sign Up offers for the month of August 2024. This is not an overall ‘best’ credit card list like our recently released Top Travel Rewards Credit Card rankings for 2024 but instead a look at cards that have the most valuable welcome bonus sign up off.... More »
This Week in RWRDS: January 13 – 19, 2024 Jan 20th
This week we discuss the transition timeline RBC has planned for integrating HSBC, look at a contest where you can win a trip to Tokyo and more in our weekly credit card and loyalty rewards newscast! Watch This Week in RWRDS here: Listen to This Week in RWRDS here: Topics of discussion: RBC sets out.... More »
RWRDS Daily Update – October 30, 2023 Oct 31st
New RBC Offer providing up to a $500 statement credit for Sleep Country, Three new confirmed MBNA 5x points multipliers and Two additional Cobalt Card 5x points multipliers. Check out today's points & miles updates here:
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Changes coming to the WestJet credit card companion vouchers Jun 2nd
If you have a WestJet RBC World Elite Mastercard or WestJet RBC Mastercard you should have received an email that detailed some changes coming to the annual companion voucher. $100 increase to Premium and PremiumFlex co-pay requirements The change that is being instituted is a price increase for the.... More »
The best Visa credit cards in Canada for 2024 Nov 7th
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How to build credit history in Canada
– moneysense.ca
A credit history is a person’s track record of using credit (borrowing money) and repaying debt. Your credit history can affect many aspects of your financial life—from getting approved for a credit card or renting an apartment to taking out a mortgage or a car loan, among other things. In some instances, even potential employers may check your credit report (a summary of your credit history).
If you’re a newcomer to Canada, a recent graduate, a student or a young adult, your credit score—a number calculated based on your credit history—is likely low or non-existent, meaning that you don’t have enough credit activity to determine a score. One of the most beneficial things you can do for your financial health is to learn how to build your credit history in Canada.
What is a credit history?
Since Canada is a credit-based economy, creditors (banks, financial institutions, credit card issuers and other lenders) need a way to gauge how likely you would be to pay back what you owe or borrowed in a reliable and timely manner…
RWRDS Daily Update – June 29, 2023
– RewardsCanada.ca
CIBC Dividend Cards now offering a 10% cash back welcome bonus, Simplii Financial Cash Back Visa Card & four more Cobalt Card multipliers. Check out today’s points & miles updates here:
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Redemption Stories: Maximizing Aeroplan Points and Marriott Bonvoy Rewards for Luxury Travel to Three Countries in Asia
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Let me share with you my redemption story of how I went to 3 countries and ended up only paying $300 in total for the flights and hotels. I did this by redeeming 119,350 Aeroplan points through Aeroplan’s Worldwide Priority Rewards (238,700 without Priority Rewards), paying $300 in total for taxes on those flights and […]
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