The beginning of January started off pretty week, and things started to pick up as the month went on. Below are the top current higher than normal credit card sign up bonus offers to watch out for. As a result, February’s list looks a lot more promising with a few more choices.
I did not think that I was going to be updating this post so quickly, but enough has changed from last month that it warrants an update. Every time there are some significant movements in the credit card industry, I plan on updating the rankings of this post. You will notice that under every credit card companies’ explanation for its ranking, I will be listing some of its top credit cards to choose from.
I have been asked this question many times. What do you have in your credit card portfolio? Well, here it is! I would like to note that I set my wife up on a different credit card portfolio than mine,…
With the ever changing world of miles and points (for example, very little referral bonus opportunities left), I constantly feel like I need to change up my earning strategy. I previously wrote an article about my top ways to earn points. Today, I will talk about my favourite ways to earn and why.
American Express is offering a promotion for fixed reward redemptions that runs between February 16, 2016 to May 31, 2016. First of all, you can earn Membership Rewards points (“MR”) with the following credit cards:
I have been pretty harsh on National Bank, but I also really believe that they have a chance to break out with some better products and take over more of the market share. They are starting with a pretty good promotion with the National Bank World Elite MasterCard. But as usual, below are the highlights of the credit card:
Earning and redeeming miles and points are great. But what happens if you do not have enough rewards to book your trip? Then you need to pay the travel expenses (namely air fare, hotel and car rental). So what’s the best credit card to optimize the return on your rewards?
For those of you who don’t like paying annual fees. This is the post for you. Personally, I would actually prefer signing up for credit cards that waive their first year annual fees. Those are generally the credit cards with much more generous sign up bonuses. So you take the bonus first, then decide what you want to do with the credit card after the first year. In some cases, it may make sense to pay the annual fee.
Desjardins is primarily a Quebec based credit card company, though they appear to be looking to expand across the country. One of their top credit cards is the Visa Prestige Platinum. Below are the highlights of its credit card:
American Express in the United States has already completely discontinued its referral bonuses. This is one instance where it is a good thing that Canada is still lagging behind. It is fairly well documented that American Express Canada only has a handful of credit cards or charged cards left that give a referral bonus.