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2015 Rewards Report, Capital One Best Issuer, Arrival Plus Best Card
CardHub has published a list of the best credit cards that offer the most valuable rewards. The CardHub study looked a 10 big credit card issuers and their non-cobranded, consumer-rewards cards. Cards were scored on their inclusion and registration, earning capabilities, redemption capabilities and the overall perks offered and restrictions each card has. I’m sure there’s…
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83-Year-Old Gets $24,289 Bill for AT&T Dial-Up Internet
You might not know it but AOL is still around and shockingly it still has more than 2 million paying customers who dial into the service to get Internet access. It doesn’t make sense to keep using dial-up with so many cheap options out there, but it gets worse. Once your modem to start somehow dialing…
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Ibotta, a Plink Like App to Get Cash Back at Staples
If you have missed Visa Edge lately, then you should get excited that Ibotta is here. The earnings at Staples might be somewhat limited, but the good thing is that Ibotta is not tied to one credit card, and is available for cashback at many retailers. Ibotta is very similar to Plink and other services…
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Banking Fees? Always Ask For a Refund
If you read my blog and follow up on the many great offers that we post, then you probably are juggling a few credit cards and bank accounts. We all try to be as organized as possible, using spreadsheets, online tools like Mint.com or other services that make it easier to track all kinds of requirements and…
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Sprint Will Take Over RadioShack Stores
A plan to salvage RadioShack by co-branding most of its 1,740 surviving stores with cellular phone provider Sprint, was approved by the US bankruptcy court on Tuesday. The remaining stores are less than half of a total of more than 4,000 that RadioShack had before going into bankruptcy in February. Founded in 1921, the chain was a…
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Amazon Dash Button, Buy Things Instantly With a Physical Button
This Dash Button is real apparently. You get a button from amazon. Stick it on your dishwasher. When you need more detergent, you press the button and the detergent is ordered. No computers involved, because even that, is now too long of a trip to buy something. The Dash Button can be stuck just about…
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Chase is Ending Lounge Club Membership Benefit on April 30th
I just received the letter in the mail last night, informing me that Chase is discontinuing Lounge Club memberships for Ink card holders. This has been talked about in the last few days, so it wasn’t a shock. But, it is a valuable benefit on top of the 5x points that the Ink cards offer.…
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Chime Offers Disappearing?
Apparently the Chime Card is pulling their offers for people that use them too often. TravelwithGrant reports that his offers do not show up anymore. There’s other reports of people having no offers at all on their Chime account. I checked my account and my offers are still there. I have a balance of $84…
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BA Avios Hacked, Check Your Accounts
Several BA accounts have been hacked and points have been used, so BA has preemptively drained the Avios out of many BA Avios accounts before more damage could be done. If you do have trouble logging into your account if your account shows an incorrect 0 balance you can call British Airways at 800-452-1201 to re-verify your identity…
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Discover it Secured Card Graduates To An Unsecured Card
Discover offers one of the best secured cards called the Discover it Secured Card. The card  has no annual fee and a very good rewards program (1% cash back on all purchases and 5% cash back in rotating categories). Apparently this Secured Card does graduate to an Unsecured Card, a regular Discover it card. The main…
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AMEX Business Platinum, No More 20% Off with “Pay With Points”
I just received a letter yesterday in the mail informing me that, effective July 1st, 2015, my American Express Business Platinum card will no longer receive 20% of Membership Rewards points back when booking a trip with American Express Travel using Pay with Points. This benefit was already removed from the personal platinum card. If you’re looking…
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Facebook Messenger to Allow For Real-Time Customer Service Chat
Facebook announced another innovation related to their Messenger. In an attempt to improve the way consumers and business interact, they will enable real-time conversations between the two. The initiative is a partnership with cloud-based customer service platform Zendesk. It will initially be just a pilot program with online retailers Everlane and Zulily. Consumers can now use Facebook Messenger to…