We are back again with our monthly update on the first year fee waived credit cards list. Note that we also have two other types of monthly lists going on: Top Cash Back Credit Card Offers Top Higher than Normal…
This post may seem more relevant to those of you who have been following Pointshogger over the years. Basically, to win the miles and points game, you need to be constantly planning ahead. Post like this are to provide tips and tricks on how to be ahead of the game. You are more than welcome to read my previous Boxing Day posts to get caught up (2016, 2015, 2014, 2013).
Today, I continue my tradition of providing my shopping tips ahead of Boxing Day tomorrow. You can also read about my tips from the previous years (2016, 2015, 2014, 2013). Some of my tips may seem tacky, but we are going for optimizing your money.
Another cash back credit card has been introduced to the Canadian credit card industry. This time, it is the Scotia Momentum MasterCard Credit Card. Below are the highlights of the credit card:
No annual
Earn 1% gas stations, grocery stores, drug stores and recurring bill payments
Earn 0.5% cash back on all other purchases
Aeroplan is starting Boxing Day promotions early. From now until January 2, 2018, members can earn up to 7x the miles on select retailers (including: Michael Kors, Indigo, Under Armour, iTunes, Sephora, Nike) at the Aeroplan eStore. Costco.ca has its own 4x miles promotion between December 18, 2017 to December 28, 2017.
Loblaw pretty much admitted to price-fixing today. The Canadian Competition Bureau was alerted of this matter. The price fixing affected the George Weston’s bakery division.
However, the Competition Bureau executed warrants to search the offices of certain grocers to gather evidence, but said that there had been no conclusion of wrongdoing and no charges had been laid.
Not much changed from last month. Though keep in mind that we also have a Top Cash Back Credit Cards page. The difference is that the main page focuses on any (permanent or temporary offers), while this post focuses on temporary offers only.
Note that we also have two other types of recent monthly lists going on:
This RBC promotion just missed my monthly list, and it expires before the next one. Below are the highlights of the RBC Avion Infinite Visa.
I have been following this story, but held off posting about it until we saw how many Canadians were actually affected by the worldwide Uber data breach. This year has not been a great year for cyperattacks (e.g. Equifax, IHG, Air Miles).
As promised, we are excited to continue to promote other blogs and websites through our interview series. Feel free to reach out to us if you would also like to share your story with our readers. For today, we are interviewing Stephen Akins, founder of QR Loyalty Cards, who is going to share with us his journey on how his website started! Keep up the great work Stephen, we look forward to seeing your business expand further!