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No more AmEx cards at Costco U.S. stores next year
Warehouse club retailer Costco Wholesale Corp, will stop accepting AmEx credit cards at U.S. stores from next year. They already did this in Canada so this is not a complete shock. AmEx stock fell as much 7 percent on Thursday, its steepest fall since August 2011. It’s almost impossible that Costco will get rid of credit cards altogether, so…
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Beginner’s Guide to meeting Minimum Spending Requirements
For many of you, this is nothing new. I’m sure you have used some, or most probably all of these methods to meet minimum spending requirements, but it’s still worth listing them for some of you who might be new to this or need some reminders. Always pay with a Credit Card This is the most…
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DEAD / Business and First Class flights, under $80 from Europe to US
Sad news today from United. They announced that they will not honor short lived deal that we wrote about yesterday, where some were able to get a first or business class ticket for less than $80. United blamed the error on a “third-party currency conversion”. In their statement, United says that it is voiding the…
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Kmart Billpay, Another Option For Only $1.50
Walmart BillPay is widely known, but Kmart has a very similar service. Like in Walmart, you can pay with a PIN based debit card – it’s explicitly advertised on the Kmart website. They also clearly state that you can pay credit card bills. The cost for the BillPay is “$1.50 or less”, which basically mean that you…
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DEAD / Business and First Class flights, under $80 from Europe to US
Check out this post by View from the Wing who wrote about an amazing deal going on. Business and First Class flights, from Europe to US for $80 or less. You may need to experiment with a few booking sites to find one that will allow you to use a US credit card, and get this…
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M&T Bank MyChoice Checking, $150 bonus
M&T Bank is offering a $150 bonus when you open a MyChoice Checking account. In order to receive the bonus you need to use promo code QE and make a direct deposit of at least $100 within 90 days of account opening by April 3, 2015. To open the account online, simply visit the M&T Bank website. You’ll…
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Capital One Cards, are they worth it?
I have long had a Capital One bank account, even before I picked up this hobby, and also a Capital One 360 account (got a few small bonuses from that one). But I only got my first Capital One card a few months ago. The problem with Capital One cards is that they do a…
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First Quarter 2015 5% Cashback Spending Categories – Spending Tips and More
This is a reminder that you have until March 31st to hit the required spending amount to maximize the cashback in your Chase Freedom and Discover card . While there are different categories for each card, they have one thing in common: They all require that you activate the cashback category each quarter to be…
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AMEX Offers, 2X Membership Rewards
AMEX is offering 2X MR for a wide selection of merchants, some of them online only. These are similar to other AMEX offers, so you have to save the offer to your card before using them. The offers must be saved by 3/31/15 and used by 7/31/15. All the merchants show up on my AMEX Gold…
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Expedia Coupons for up to $200 Off, No Minimum Spend
The deal is dead. MilestoMemories reports that this was apparently a mistake from Expedia. This was their Terms and Conditions page. Most likely they won’t honor the deal, but if you did make a purchase using this code, please let us know how it goes. I didn’t get on this one.
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Macy’s, Save 60-70% off jackets and coats
Winter is almost done, but around here in NY at least we’re still under 20 degrees. If you happen to need a coat, Macy’s has some deep discounts of 60-70% for select styles of outerwear, since they’re bringing in their spring stuff. The deal is good from Feb 2nd to March 1st. They also have…
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Expedia Coupons for up to $200 Off, No Minimum Spend
Expedia has three new coupons offering $100, $150 or $200 off of hotels stay with no minimum spending requirement. Receive an instant $100 coupon discount on a qualifying hotel booking of 3 or more consecutive nights at select hotels when you use the offer code DISCVR105 Receive an instant $150 coupon discount on a qualifying hotel booking…
