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Rewards Canada Exclusive offer for the WestJet RBC® World Elite Mastercard‡ + MORE Feb 26th
We are excited to provide Rewards Canada readers with another exclusive offer for the RBC WestJet World Elite Mastercard! You will receive 25 extra WestJet dollars when you apply for and receive the WestJet RBC® World Elite Mastercard‡ (Bonus awarded after first purchase) That means y.... More »
Starting tomorrow - Earn 7x Aeroplan Miles for Apple store purchases via the Aeroplan eStore + MORE Nov 6th
Need to buy Apple products? Wait until tomorrow if you can as the Aeroplan eStore will once again be offering 7x the miles on Apple purchases. This works for all eligible online purchases, even those you pick up in store! This is how I have been doing all my Apple purchases now, buy online and pi.... More »
Will my credit score rise after 12 months with no late payments? Jan 17th
There is no scoring bonus for making a one-year milestone of on-time payments. However, if all other factors that go into creating a credit score are positive, you should expect your score to reflect this..... More »
Apple Card could kickstart the move of credit cards onto smartphones + MORE Mar 25th
Apple’s new credit card has the potential to disrupt the credit card business in the same way Uber and Lyft disrupted the taxi industry, according to a digital marketing expert..... More »
How a young couple can kill $142,000 in debt and start investing Mar 19th
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Julie and David live in Calgary with their two daughters, ages 10 and 7. David, 40, is a cable technician earning $150,000 annually while Julie, 37, works part-time at a retail store near home earning $6,000 annually. In 2014, their lives changed when David fell on the job and injured his lef.... More »
Banks expect credit card troubles to mount in 2017
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Fed’s quarterly survey of loan officers finds pullbacks, concern over rising debt, delinquency
When Jesse Janssen received his Telus cellphone bill in September, he was shocked to discover it included $24,156.91 in data roaming charges. Janssen says someone stole his phone and was able to rack up the charges by consenting to text messages sent by Telus.
Today sees the return of the RBC Rewards transfer to WestJet Rewards. Those RBC Rewards points collectors who hold a RBC credit card can transfer their points to WestJet Rewards and receive a 15% bonus on the total dollars deposited. This means for every 100 RBC Rewards Points transferred you’ll receive $1.15 WestJet dollars. This is the same bonus we saw last fall and spring, it runs until Mar 20, 17Offer Details15% Bonus WestJet dollars when you convert RBC Rewards Points to WestJet Rewards. Full details Until Mar 20, 17February 6 Update: Hertz & Aeroplan parting ways, 22 Marriott ebreaks hotels in Canada, Podcast Episode 16
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News, Tips & TricksEpisode 16 of the Rewards Canada Weekly Round Up Podcast came out today and it is the first time we feature an interview. We sat down and chatted with Marshall Wilmott, WestJet’s Senior Vice President of Marketing & Digital to discuss the changes that launched today with the Elite Status tiers of WestJet Rewards. Find out more and listen to the podcast here. I was really surprised to see this news (actually it came out early January) but Aeroplan and Hertz are parting ways! As of March 2nd you will no longer be able to earn Aeroplan miles on Hertz rentals. This has always been a good way to earn more miles (see our post Earning Stories: 2,500 Aeroplan Miles on a Hertz SUV rental in Maui) and now I’ll have to rethink where I credit my Hertz rentals to. This leaves Avis as the only Aeroplan car rental partner at the moment as they cleaned house on partners years ago when they went with just Avis and Hertz. (Source: Aeroplan) Hertz isn’t the only partner that Aeroplan is losing…
