Credit Cards

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Top Credit Card Higher than Normal Sign Up Bonuses for August 2018

ByMatt

I am a little late on this list compared to normal. The reason is because there were very few changes to this list, so I wanted to give it more time to see if something comes up. Unfortunately, nothing significant has come up.

Note that we also have two other types of monthly lists going on:

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Best Current First Year Fee Waived Cards for July 2018

ByMatt

Quite a few promotions expired at the end of June. Many of them got extended till the end of October, others fell off the list (namely AMEX and a couple of BMO cards). Furthermore, a few others made it to the list this month. So for, this has been a fairly strong list of promotions that waives the first year fee. 

Note that we also have two other types of monthly lists going on:

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Top Cash Back Credit Card Offers for July 2018

ByMatt

Several promotions came to an end from last month, but got extended. You will find that most promotions run until the end of October.

Keep in mind that we also have an going Top Cash Back Credit Cards page which consists of permanent and temporary offers, while this post focuses on temporary offers only.

Note that we also have two other types of recent monthly lists going on:

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Top Credit Card Higher than Normal Sign Up Bonuses for July 2018

ByMatt

The list has really shrunk this time around, as several promotions expired at the end of June, but a few new cards came on board. The old list starting looking a little stale, glad to see a bit of a shake up! Note that we also have two other types of monthly lists going on:

Top Cash Back Credit Card Offers
Best Current First Year Fee Waived Cards

Changes to the American Express Canada SPG Co-Brand Credit Cards

ByMatt

American Express Canada issued a Press Release informing the changes to its Starwood Preferred Guest Co-Brand Credit Cards that are set to come into effect in August 2018. Which should correspond with the full integration of Marriott and Starwood. 

Below are the key highlights of the changes to the business and personal versions of the credit cards. I put the expected changes in bold with a commentary in brackets:

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Updated MBNA Alaska Airlines Credit Card Links

ByMatt

Feels like I am writing about MBNA almost every day lately. Anyway, the glitch seems to have lasted less than 48 hours. Seems like we have a conclusion now. MBNA has decided to offer two versions of their credit cards.

Below are the highlights of the two cards, also highlighted the major differences between the two cards. 

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What’s going on with MBNA Alaska Airlines MasterCard?

ByMatt

There seems to be so much uncertainty surrounding the MBNA Alaska Airlines World Elite MasterCard. A few day ago, there was an increase in the sign up bonus from 25,000 to 30,000 bonus miles. A few issues have surfaced since then: 

The MBNA website no longer lists this credit card on their website.
GreatCanadianRebates also de-listed the credit card for their website. 
Any existing application links are broken. 

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Best Current First Year Fee Waived Cards for June 2018

ByMatt

Quite a few expiry promotions going on. There is a chance that they can be extended or a new promotion may be offered instead. 

Note that we also have two other types of monthly lists going on:

Top Cash Back Credit Card Offers
Top Higher than Normal Sign Up Bonus Offers
If you would like to see other lists as well, please let us know in the comment section below.

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Top Cash Back Credit Card Offers for June 2018

ByMatt

Just like last month, not much has changed this past month. Though keep in mind that we also have an going Top Cash Back Credit Cards page which consists of permanent and temporary offers, while this post focuses on temporary offers only….

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Top Credit Cards to Use on Road Trip (updated June 12, 2018)

ByMatt

As we approach the summer months, road trips become more popular. What you want to do is have a nice batch of credit cards to use to optimize spending during the trip. Depending on where you are going, you may want to consider a different grouping of cards.

As a Canadian, generally road trips will either be across Canada, into the United States and some even all the way to Mexico. So I will provide a sample of some of the combinations that can put together.