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RWRDS Daily Update – October 17, 2023 Oct 18th
Credit Card Review: Rogers Mastercard, MBNA Rewards targeted offer to earn 5x points at warehouse clubs including Costco & Sun Country Airlines adding flights from Montreal and Toronto to Minneapolis. Check out today's points & miles updates here:
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GST/HST Credit: Who Is Eligible and How Much Is It? + MORE Dec 19th
Included in the price of most of the goods and services you buy in Canada is a 5% goods and services tax, or GST. Over the year, the amount you pay in GST can add up to hundreds, even thousands of dollars. The good news is that eligible Canadians may receive an offset of the GST, known as a GST/HST .... More »
Reporting stolen cards on someone else's behalf May 24th
If a friend or relative has lost track of credit cards, you can help, but only in a limited way.... More »
January 11 Update: No Foreign Transaction Fee Credit Cards for Canadians, new Small Business Credit Card page & earn 10,000 bonus Be Well points at Rexall Jan 12th
Here's your Rewards Canada Daily update! Your daily dose (or near daily dose) of loyalty program, credit card and travel news, bonuses, deals and more. This update is brought to you by the HSBC World Elite Mastercard which is currently offering a welcome bonus of up to 100,000 bonus points.... More »
RWRDS Daily Update – January 16, 2024 + MORE Jan 16th
An update to our Loyalty Lesson that explains Credit Card Spending Caps and Air Canada nixes their Vancouver to Boston route. Check out today's points & miles updates here:
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6 ways to give a charitable donation by credit card
– creditcards.com
Choices abound for giving to charities by credit cards, but make sure you watch the fees and get your tax deduction
Travel cards' best signup point offers require excellent credit
– creditcards.com
Most rewards cards are targeted at people with excellent credit — with FICO scores of 750 and above. But if your credit is in the ‘good’ range, you still have options
Blissfully believing in ourselves in 2015
– macleans.ca
STScI/NASA/CorbisIn 2015 we may discover we don’t exist— or worse.
This may be the year humans are forced to confront the most profound existential questions. Are we alone? Are we special? Do we have free will? Do we even exist? Answers, whether we are ready for them or not, are just around the corner.
While we have long discarded the idea the Earth is the centre of the universe, we still accept the notion that our planet alone harbours life. But we probably won’t for much longer. There are seven probes on or orbiting Mars right now. The Philae lander is riding a comet while the Hayabusa 2 mission is chasing an asteroid. Astrophysicists discovered 800 new exoplanets in the last 12 months alone. All of these efforts are looking for water and organic molecules, and they are finding promising signs. It is no longer a question of if but when we learn we are not alone in the universe.
We may even create life before we find it elsewhere. Researchers in Cambridge just produced the first enzymes from a synthetic form of DNA…
The Best of MoneyWise 2014: Your Favourite Headlines
– ratesupermarket.ca
2014 has come and gone – what affected your bottom line this year? From navigating Canada’s steep housing market, to picking the perfect credit card, to trimming fees off everyday banking, readers turned to MoneyWise for expert advice and news – and we’re so glad you did!
To celebrate the start of 2015, we’ve brought back your favourite headlines of the year. Enjoy – and cheers to a fresh financial start in the new year!
CMHC Axes Second Home and Self Employed Mortgages
In April, Canada’s Mortgage and Housing Corporation, the entity that backs the majority of high-risk mortgages in Canada, announced the discontinuation of two of its products: coverage specific to self-employed buyers, and those looking to purchase a second home. While the Crown corporation stated the changes would affect only 3 per cent of applicants, the cuts presented challenges to those running their own businesses, or looking to rent out their property for profit.
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CIBC-Aeroplan Transition: Customers Speak Out
When Aimia, the owner of Aeroplan rewards, announced they would partner with TD upon the expiration of their long-standing contract with CIBC, the latter lender called foul…
Canadians who are staggering under a hefty debt load may find that burden even heavier when their post-holiday credit card statements arrive.
