Archive for August 2008

Make Money With Vintage Credit Cards

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Did you know that collectible credit cards can be worth hundreds, or even thousands of dollars? While most of the recent eBay listings for vintage credit cards are for much less than this, celebrity cards can actualy be quite valuable. In fact, according to Chuck Jennings of the American Credit Card Collectors Society, Elvis Presley’s [...]

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Published on August 28th, 2008 - 3 Comments
Filed under: Miscellany

Get a Discount on Quicken 2009

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This isn’t 100% credit card related, but… Intuit is currently offering a discount on Quicken 2009 and related products. The new version came out on September 3rd, and you can discounts of 20%-36% off their full line of products.
Here are the links to the discounted products:

Quicken Deluxe 2009 ($59.99 $44.99 – 25% discount)
Quicken Premier 2009 [...]

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Published on August 28th, 2008 - Leave a Comment
Filed under: Miscellany

Chase Blink Transaction $10 Bonus Followup

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Editor’s Note: This offer expired and is no longer available.
Take a look at our current list of credit card offers.
Back in early May I noted that Chase was offering a $10 bonus in return for completing 3 blink transactions with the Chase Freedom rewards card. Since I love free money, I promptly did [...]

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Published on August 27th, 2008 - 4 Comments
Filed under: Credit Card Offers, Reward Cards

0% Balance Transfer Guide

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This is just a quick note to point out that Jim over at Blueprint for Financial Prosperity has published a guide to taking advantage of 0% balance transfers. While I’ve covered a couple of related topics recently, Jim’s article is well worth the read — check it out.

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Published on August 25th, 2008 - Leave a Comment
Filed under: Balance Transfers, Credit Card Tips

How to Make Money With 0% Balance Transfers

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Last week I talked about how to use 0% balance transfer credit card offers for debt reduction. Today I thought I’d talk about a different angle — using 0% balance transfers to make money. In short, you just need to get your hands on the money from the balance transfer money then stick it in [...]

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Published on August 25th, 2008 - 3 Comments
Filed under: Balance Transfers, Credit Card Tips

Are Frequent Flyer Credit Cards a Good Deal?

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The NY Times recently published an interesting article about frequent flyer credit cards. Apparently there are about 45 million frequent flyer credit cards in circulation in the United States. Unfortunately, many of these cards charge an annual fee, and airlines have been making it more difficult (and costly) to redeem your miles.
All of this begs [...]

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Published on August 22nd, 2008 - One Comment
Filed under: Travel Cards

Credit Card Declined? Start a Drunken Brawl

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In case you missed it, former New York Yankees pitcher Hideki Irabu was arrested yesterday in Osaka, Japan for attacking a bar manager and otherwise wreaking havoc after his credit card was declined. Irabu apparently started the night with twenty “jugs” of beer and finished it by shoving the manager against the wall, pulling his [...]

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Published on August 21st, 2008 - Leave a Comment
Filed under: Miscellany

Using 0% Balance Transfers to Dig Yourself Out of Debt

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While it’s true that you can’t borrow your way out of debt, that doesn’t mean that you can’t use credit cards to help dig yourself out of a financial hole. You can apply for and use balance transfers to reduce your interest rate, ideally all the way to zero.
How it works
Start by applying for one [...]

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Published on August 20th, 2008 - 2 Comments
Filed under: Balance Transfers, Debt Reduction

$50 Signup Bonus From Discover More Card

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The offer you are interested in has expired. Take a look at our current list of credit card offers.

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Published on August 18th, 2008 - 2 Comments
Filed under: Credit Card Offers, Reward Cards, Signup Bonuses

List of Frequent Flyer Credit Cards With Bonus Miles

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This is just a quick note to let you know that we’ve posted an updated list of frequent flyer credit cards with free bonus miles. There are 12 cards in all, offering up to 25,000 bonus miles on various airlines just for signing up. And once you have the card, you’ll keep earning miles with [...]

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Published on August 17th, 2008 - Leave a Comment
Filed under: Credit Card Offers, Signup Bonuses, Travel Cards

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