2015 Chase Freedom Rewards Calendar

Posted by Madison on January 28, 2015

Each quarter I put together a list of the 5% cash back on rotating categories. If you have flexibility with the timing of your purchase and you know the purchase category will be on the list for a future quarter, you might want to hold off on your purchase until you can get 5% cash […]

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2015 Discover It Rewards Calendar

Posted by Madison on January 21, 2015

Next up in our series of cash back calendars for planning your 5% cash back is Discover It, previously called the Discover More card. To help you accomplish your purchase planning this year, here is the Discover it cash back calendar for 2015. 2015 Discover It Rewards Calendar   1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter […]

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Maximize Credit Card Cash Back at the Grocery Store

Posted by Madison on January 13, 2015

Four years ago, I upgraded my old American Express Blue Cash card to the American Express Preferred 6% Cash Back Credit Card. However, all calculations need updating, and when I recently had to pay the $75 annual fee for my American Express Preferred card, it was time to reevaluate! As a rule, I keep very […]

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American Express 5% Cash Back Credit Card

Posted by Madison on January 9, 2015

Always on the search for the best credit card to earn cash rewards, we picked up the American Express Old Blue Cash Card during our last $2,075+ Application Spree to Stockpile 0% Credit Cards. Originally I targeted the card for the 0% for 15 months on purchases and balance transfers, but it quickly became my […]

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2015 Citi Dividend Rewards Calendar

Posted by Madison on January 8, 2015

Each quarter I put together a list of the 5% cash back on rotating categories. However, just looking at the current quarter doesn’t give you the full picture. This is especially true for the Citi card since the total cash back you can earn with the card is $300 per calendar year; it doesn’t have […]

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New 1st Quarter 2015 5% Rotating Cash Rewards Credit Cards

Posted by Madison on January 6, 2015

1st quarter cash back is here and it’s back to the basics with gas and groceries! After claiming all the holiday cash back offers last quarter it’s time once again to get all the cards organized, activated and into a regular rotation. Reevaluate Quarterly Cash Rewards It’s our quarterly check-in to reevaluate the cards we […]

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How to Make Money with the Target Prepaid Redcard

Posted by Madison on October 20, 2014

Last week I took a short road trip across the state to pick up the New Target Prepaid Red Card. Originally, I was excited about the Target Prepaid Red Card just to stack the Target discount with credit card rewards in a multi-step process. What I actually found was fantastic, easy way to make money […]

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New Target Prepaid Red Card to Earn More Cashback

Posted by Madison on October 7, 2014

I buy a lot of stuff at Target (actually a ridiculous amount of stuff when you factor in my purchases for selling on Amazon), so I was excited to see that Target rolled out a new Target Prepaid Red Card last weekend! I like using our traditional Target credit card to shop there for the […]

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4th Quarter 2014 5% Rotating Cash Rewards Credit Cards

Posted by Madison on September 25, 2014

4th quarter cash back is here and it’s focused on holiday shopping! I just finished claiming my $1450 Cashback from Discover and activating all our new accounts from my $2,075+ Application Spree to Stockpile 0% Credit Cards. Now it’s time to get all the cards organized and integrated into our regular rotation. Reevaluate Quarterly Cash […]

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How I Earned $1450 Cashback from Discover

Posted by Madison on September 23, 2014

I just redeemed $350 in cashback on my Discover account. If that wasn’t special enough, imagine my delight when I logged into my Discover card account and saw I had an additional $1100 in cashback to redeem! How did I rack up $1450 in cashback on my Discover card? Let’s take a closer look. How […]

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