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American Express Now With Free FICO Score For All Cardholders
American Express, the largest U.S. credit card issuer by purchase volume is showing its cardholders their FICO score. American Express began showing all its consumer charge card and credit card users their FICO score for free this week. It follows on the footsteps of Citi, Discover and Chase, which had already begun showing the scores to their cardholders.
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How To Get a Free Starbucks Coffee Everyday
Someone has figured out how to get a free Starbucks cofee every single day. One man bought 365 Starbucks gift cards and registered each and every one with a different birthday, one for each day of the year, allowing him to get a free drink all year long. The guy makes it worse by being a…
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Opera House Hotel Source of Deadly Legionnaires’ Outbreak in NYC
In case you’ve missed it, NYC recently had its largest Legionnaires’ outbreak in its history. It was a bit scary, especially due to conflicting reports regarding its source, but the outbreak is officially over. The outbreak, which was first reported on July 12th, killed 12 New Yorkers and sickened more than 120 others. And now we also…
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Discover Dethrones Amex as America’s Best Credit Card Company
Discover was named the card provider with the highest satisfaction ratings from consumers, according to market research firm J.D. Power. It dethroned American Express, which held the top spot for the last nine years. Discover has been inching up in the rankings, tying with American Express for the top spot last year and coming in second…
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Mobile Fraud Will Increase After October… How to Protect Yourself
If you live in New York City and you own a cell phone, you’ve probably noticed that once you turn on your Wi-Fi you have a long list of available hotspots to choose from and often e few open ones that don’t require a password. Starbucks, McDonalds, some beaches, and even people that never set…
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Amex Releases Serve Cash Back, Earn 1% on Purchases
American Express officially announced today the new Serve Cash Back which is added to the recently expanded Serve lineup. The selling point of the new card is that it will earn account holders 1% cash back on purchases. Subaccounts are not eligible to earn Cash Back. The card has a monthly fee of $5.95 (no fee in NY, TX, VT)…
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Bloomingdale’s Computer Glitch Issues $25,000 Gift Card
Bloomingdale’s loyalty program got really valuable for some people last week. A computer glitch sent out emails that issued thousands of dollars in store credit to a handful of customers. The mistake was that credit dollars replaced “loyalty points”. Bloomingdale’s loyalty points have a value of half a cent. So one man that was supposed to receive a 25,000…
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Uzbek Airline to Weigh Passengers Before Boarding
An Uzbek airline, Uzbekistan Airways has announced that all passengers will be weighed before boarding. They will have to stand on weighing machines with their personal luggage after they have checked in. Special weighing machines have been set up in the departure gate zones. The company promised not to reveal the weight of individual passengers, but it will…
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Plastiq, Pay Bills With a Credit Card (But They Might Ask For Your Picture)
If you’re looking for options that let you pay bills with a credit card, then Plastiq is probably one of the most decent ones. They started in Canada last year and have since expanded in the States. What they offer is pretty similar to other services that have been around for a while, but for…
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Avoid Maintenance Fee on Chime Card Plus Some New Offers
Chime has added a few offers recently, for those of you who have the Chime card. You can get $5 off $30 at Home Depot and $5 off $50 at Kmart. If you’re in the mood for some food and drinks you can also get $3 off $25 at Chili’s and Applebee’s.
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SPICY! Free Tacos Tonight When Trump Says “Mexico”
The first Republican presidential debate is taking place tonight but even if you don’t really follow politics much, you should watch it. If not for entertainment, you should at least watch it to get your free tacos. Eat24 has a very special debate night promotion. They will post a coupon code on Twitter @Eat24 for $5 off…
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2015-16 Best Travel Rewards Programs
U.S. News & World Report released yesterday its top picks for Travel Rewards Programs. This is an annual report that includes 28 airline and hotel loyalty programs to help travelers easily identify programs with the most perks. There’s a new name this year on top of the Best Airline Rewards Programs. Alaska Airlines’ Mileage Plan took the title…
