Articles by Madison


Citi Dividend $100 Sign Up Bonus

Posted by Madison on May 2, 2014

If you are looking for a good cash back card, this week’s Free Money Friday offer may be just for you! The Citi Dividend is a great cash back card we frequently talk about for quarterly cash back, but it’s about time we highlight the sign up bonus! The Citi Dividend card is currently offering […]

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How to Earn 8.5% Buying Visa Gift Cards Online

Posted by Madison on April 30, 2014

I like to take advantage of buying gift cards for cash back when it’s convenient, but I rarely run out to a store just to purchase gift cards. However, when a store makes them available online, I like to seize the opportunity to make money! Chasing the Points discovered that Staples recently started selling their […]

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How to Redeem Your Barclaycard Miles for Travel

Posted by Madison on April 28, 2014

Update: The bonus on the Barclaycard Arrival is now 5%, see the Barclaycard Arrival Plus $420+ Sign Up Bonus for details. The change from 10% to 5% will alter the calculations below. In the Best Way to Maximize Barclaycard Arrival Points for 2.27% I highlighted that the highest rate of redemption for the Barclaycard points […]

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Free Gift Cards from Recycle Bank

Posted by Madison on April 22, 2014

It’s Earth Day! To celebrate, I went through all of our articles from the last six years to find the most popular article that combines a green lifestyle and financial rewards. For long time readers, remember when we introduced RecycleBank a few years ago? And for new readers, have you heard of ReclycleBank? Here’s a […]

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American Express $250 Sign Up Bonus

Posted by Madison on April 11, 2014

American Express is offering a sign up bonus on the American Express® Premier Rewards Gold Card for 25,000 points and it’s this week’s Featured Deal! The 25,000 points are worth up to $250 in gift cards. The Premier card was one that I had long forgotten about, but resurfaced when I made my list earlier […]

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Will American Express Eliminate Repeat Bonus Offers?

Posted by Madison on April 9, 2014

One of our favorite strategies to rack up sign up bonuses was highlighted by a reader named Steve who earned $6,000 in sign up bonuses. He highlighted his tips and tricks including the ability to recycle or repeat bonuses offers as often as he can. He shared that in order to recycle a bonus offer […]

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Update: The bonus on the Barclaycard Arrival is now 5%, see the Barclaycard Arrival Plus $420+ Sign Up Bonus for details. The change from 10% to 5% will alter the calculations below. Barclaycard Arrival I picked up the Barclaycard Arrival card* in my Credit Card Application Spree last spring. While I’ve redeemed most of the […]

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Choice Hotels 32,000 Points Sign Up Bonus

Posted by Madison on March 28, 2014

During my $1,720 + 267k Point Credit Card Application Spree, I mentioned this Choice Privileges Visa as one of the cards I applied for. Choice Hotels has some of the only hotels located in one of the towns we like to ski at. If you’re in the same situation, this card might be a good […]

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Kapitall $50 – $200 Sign Up Bonus

Posted by Madison on March 21, 2014

Kapitall is trying to “break the established online trading mold” by adding a gaming experience to their brokerage to differentiate themselves from other online brokers. Sounds bizarre, but since they are offering a bonus to sign up, I’m in! Kapitall is offering a $50 – $200 sign up bonus. It’s this week’s featured deal! How to […]

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2nd quarter cash back is here and it’s focused on spring home improvements. It’s time to reevaluate the cards you are carrying to take advantage of the best 2nd quarter 2014 cash rewards credit cards bonuses. Every quarter we reevaluate the cash back cards to make sure we get the highest cash back on each […]

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