American Express Plum Credit Card

Posted by Kate on December 28, 2012

American Express offers some great cards and their Plum card is designed to help people manage small businesses but it can also be a good option for personal users. That’s why it’s this week’s Free Money Friday! UPDATE: The cash back option on this card has expired. If you’re looking for a cash back card, […]

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1st Quarter 2013 5% Rotating Cash Rewards Credit Cards

Posted by Madison on December 27, 2012

1st quarter cash back is here! It’s time to get ready for 2013 by reassigning the cards you are carrying to take advantage of 1st 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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Virgin America 20,000 Point Sign Up Bonus

Posted by Kate on December 21, 2012

A lot of my West Coast friends swear by Virgin America and now they’re getting even better because they’re offering a great bonus that’s this week’s Free Money Friday! For a limited time, Virgin America is doubling their sign up bonus. How to Get Your Sign Up Bonus Apply for the Virgin America Visa Signature […]

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United 30,000+ Mile Sign Up Bonus

Posted by Madison on December 7, 2012

Holiday travel is heating up with another Free Money Friday travel offer. The United MileagePlus Explorer card is offering 30k bonus miles! If you were paying close attention in my $2,325 Holiday Credit Card Application Spree, you knew the United offer from Chase was coming soon… and here it is! How to Get Your 30,000 […]

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$2,325 Holiday Credit Card Application Spree

Posted by Madison on December 5, 2012

Can you believe it’s time for another application spree? We met all of the spending requirements from the last two application sprees, and I still have more holiday shopping to do! We featured some big free money offers lately; since many of them specifically state they are limited time offers, I want to jump on […]

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Citi Thank You Preferred $400 Sign Up Bonus

Posted by Kate on November 30, 2012

Update: This offer is expired. Please see our credit card directory for current offers. Citi is coming through with a great offer worth $400 for the gift-giving season. It’s this week’s Free Money Friday and it is just in time for you to use all of your holiday shopping to your benefit! How to Earn […]

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Prepaid Gold Visa $25 Sign Up Bonus

Posted by Kate on November 23, 2012

Prepaid cards weren’t on our radar for a long time, so we were surprised by the popularity the last time we found a prepaid bonus offer. We went on a search and found another one! Just in time for holiday gift-giving, the Gold Visa Prepaid Card is offering a sign-up bonus for this week’s Free […]

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Chase Ink Bold 5% Cash Back Credit Card & $500+ Sign Up Bonus

Posted by Madison on November 14, 2012

As part of my $3,000 Credit Card Application Spree I’m a proud new Ink Bold Card carrier. I was intending to scoop up the $500 bonus when you redeem the 50,000 bonus points and move on… but I found a whole new world of excitement with this card. I didn’t know that it was going […]

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Avoid Joint Credit Cards to Double Your Sign Up Bonuses

Posted by Madison on October 22, 2012

My husband and I share all of our money. However, for the majority of our credit cards we don’t have joint accounts. It’s not because we keep our credit card spending separate. Keeping individual credit cards allows us to maximize earnings on cash back, sign up bonuses, and everything else the credit cards have to […]

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Best Way to Maximize Chase Ultimate Rewards Points

Posted by Madison on October 2, 2012

I’m working on redeeming my sign up bonuses from the $3,000 Credit Card Application Spree. Next up is finding the best way to redeem Chase Ultimate rewards! Previously, I worked on the Best Way to Maximize American Express Points and the Best Way to Maximize Citi Thank You Points. Now it’s time to stretch the […]

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