This week’s Free Money Friday offer is a good one for anyone who is saving for college because Upromise is offering a $50 sign-up bonus on their Upromise World MasterCard! Even if you don’t need to save for college, you can still get in on this bonus! How to Get Your $50 Open a Upromise [...]

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Happy May Day! As springtime rolls in, it’s time for my semi-annual credit card application spree. We finished up the spending requirements for my husband’s holiday credit card application spree, so it’s back to my turn. If you are following along, here are the details from our other application sprees over the past year. You’ll [...]

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American Express is offering an awesome bonus that could be worth $500 – a great Free Money Friday! The sign up bonus from American Express is for a limited time only. How to Get Your $500 Apply for the Business Gold Rewards Card from American Express OPEN. Spend $5,000 in purchases on the Card in the first 3 [...]

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The Barclaycard Arrival card just doubled their sign up bonus for a limited time! It’s this week’s Free Money Friday! The Barclaycard sign up bonus is for 40,000 miles, which you can redeem for $400 cash back on travel. You’ll get an extra bonus on the travel redemption, so it’s really a $440 sign up [...]

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Spring is here! Which means 2nd quarter cash back is here! It’s time to reevaluate the cards you are carrying to take advantage of 2nd quarter 2013 cash rewards credit cards bonuses. Every quarter we reevaluate the cash back cards to make sure we get the highest cash back on each purchase including the credit [...]

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We’re busy planning our Spring Break vacation to take the family skiing for the week. Our hotels are booked, our lift tickets are purchased, and I’m on to making my packing list… but not just any packing list… the list of the credit cards I want in my wallet for our trip! By now, we [...]

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USAA $25 Sign Up Bonus

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If you’re looking for a solid everyday card that offers you good rewards options based on gas and grocery purchases, the USAA Rewards American Express card may be for you. For those of you who exclusively bank at USAA, it makes sense to carry a USAA credit card that earns rewards. It’s this week’s Free [...]

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As part of our countdown to Spring Break series, it’s time to check out some flight deals! This week’s Free Money Friday offer is a good one. Southwest is offering a bonus for 2 roundtrip flights that is good for travelers or Amazon shoppers. The offer is for a limited time. Southwest Sign-Up Bonus Apply [...]

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After detailing my friend Annie’s $825 Beginner Credit Card Application Spree, readers had a few questions about it. They are fantastic questions that many of you would like to know the answers to: I won’t say that I was disappointed after reading your article (I never am!) I just thought it was for those just [...]

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With US Airways and American Airlines merging, US Airways miles should have more options for redemption in the coming months. The US Airways sign up bonus is this week’s Free Money Friday! US Airways Mastercard 30,000 Mile Sign-Up Bonus Apply for the US Airways Mastercard. Make your first purchase. Earn 30,000 bonus miles! Terms & [...]

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