How to go about securing the best savings strategy in Canada.
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The Best Rewards Credit Cards of 2019
– ratesupermarket.ca
Whether it’s rebating you in points, a statement credit, or cash-back in your bank account, a good rewards card maximizes on your everyday purchases and ultimately helps you save.
To determine which card will provide you with the most in savings, you must first evaluate your spending patterns to see which card caters best to your lifestyle.
Do you have a big family and find yourself constantly at the grocery store picking up items for dinner?
Or are you living your best life at the latest Instagram-worthy brunch spots every weekend?
Do you have the travel bug and spend a lot on flights and accommodations?
Or maybe your job requires you to do a lot of driving, and you’re stuck filling up the tank multiple times per week.
Rewards cards generally offer different amounts of cash-back for particular spending categories (gas, grocery, pharmacy purchases, etc.), and cash-back usually ranges anywhere from one to five per cent (if you’re getting less than one per cent in cash-back, please do us a favour and throw that card away)…
