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Best Current First Year Fee Waived Cards (updated January 26, 2017)

ByMatt

First year fee waived promotions are extremely valuable. One of the biggest deterrence of signing up for a credit card is a hefty annual fee. By waiving the first year annual fee, customers can get a free trial before deciding whether they want to keep it going.

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Top Credit Cards to use at Restaurants (updated January 14, 2017)

ByMatt

We are exactly 1 month away from Valentine’s Day. One of the biggest expenses on that day is the restaurant bill. With one month away, you should have enough time to sign up for a credit card to help you optimize your rewards on that day. This list is due for an update anyway.

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Best Credit Card for Each Financial Institution (January 8, 2017)

ByMatt

I have written posts ranking each financial institution, but I thought it would be fun to write a post listing the top credit card of each financial institution. I have listed the credit cards based on the most recent financial institution rankings….

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Top Credit Card Higher than Normal Sign Up Bonuses for January 2017

ByMatt

This is the first list of 2017. Hope to start the year with a bang. However, 2016 was a very strong year for credit card sign up bonuses, so I am expecting a pull back this year.

For now, here’s the list to start the year, many of which are a carry-over from last year.

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Earn 500 Bonus Scene Points

ByMatt

I last wrote a rundown about the Scene program on Halloween day. It is actually one of my favourite loyalty programs because of how much movies costs these days, these points have become even more valuable.

There is currently a promotion if you have the Scotiabank Scene Debit Card, which is also one of the rare debit cards that actually give rewards.

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Top Credit Card Higher than Normal Sign Up Bonuses for December 2016

ByMatt

This is the last month of a very strong year for higher than normal credit card sign up bonuses. Also not listed in my monthly lists are frequent first year fee waived promotional offers.

Of course there is still room for improvement, but compared to recent years, I really do feel that credit card companies have done well this past year. Two thumbs up overall!!

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Ranking the Credit Card Portfolios of Each Canadian Financial Institutions (updated December 1, 2016)

ByMatt

A few changes to the credit card industry, as well as a new addition warrants an update to this list. Below is the explanation of each grouping:

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[GIVEAWAY] 18,500 Scotia Reward Points

ByMatt

This month, Scotiabank has relaunched its Scotia Rewards program with some interesting enhancements worth looking out for. In celebration of this move, Scotiabank has teamed up with us to do a 18,500 points giveaway if you are an existing credit card holder or you apply for one during the contest period. Otherwise, the winner may qualify for a $150 Scotiabank Visa Debit Card instead. Contest details will be provided at the bottom of the post.

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Top Credit Card Higher than Normal Sign Up Bonuses for November 2016

ByMatt

We are on the final 2 months of a strong year of higher than normal credit card sign up bonuses that went along with record high bank profits, which is a nice surprise, because I would think that when banks are making a lot of money, they aren’t as interested in finding new clients.