Chase Ink Bold Sign Up Bonus

Posted by Kate on September 28, 2012

Here’s another great Free Money Friday offer from Chase, whose Ultimate Rewards points are some of the best out there! How to Get Your $625 Sign Up Bonus Sign up for the Chase Ink Bold card. Earn 50,000 points after you spend $5,000 in the first 3 months. When redeemed for travel through Ultimate Rewards, […]

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4th Quarter 2012 5% Rotating Cash Rewards Credit Cards

Posted by Madison on September 24, 2012

4th quarter cash back is here! Time to clean out your wallet and reassign the cards you are carrying to take advantage of 4th quarter 2012 cash rewards credit cards bonuses. Since many credit cards now offer cash back on a rotating quarterly schedule, we have to reorganize each quarter to make sure we get […]

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American Express Gold $500 Sign Up Bonus

Posted by Kate on September 14, 2012

For those of you who love American Express points, we have a great Free Money Friday offer! American Express is raising the sign up bonus to 50,000 points on the The Business Gold Rewards Card from American Express OPEN card this fall. How to Get Your Sign Up Bonus Sign up for The Business Gold […]

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Credit Card Application Spree Q & A

Posted by Madison on September 10, 2012

After I detailed my latest $3,000 Credit Card Application Spree, we had a great discussion on various parts of the application spree. Here are the highlights of the questions from readers that might be helpful in understanding the application spree and maximizing the potential. Credit Card Application Spree Q & A Madison I have done […]

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Marriott Premier 50,000 Point Sign Up Bonus

Posted by Kate on September 7, 2012

We have another great travel offer for this week’s Free Money Friday! Marriott is offering a 50,000 point sign-up bonus that’s easy and could be worth anywhere from 1-7 nights at Marriott locations worldwide! How to Get Your Sign Up Bonus Sign up for the Marriott Rewards Premier credit card. Spend $1,000 in your first […]

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Another American Express Prepaid Card $25+ Bonus

Posted by Madison on August 24, 2012

Really? Another $25 bonus from American Express? My stack of $25 gift cards from American Express just keeps growing! The American Express cards are this week’s Free Money Friday offer! Make sure you take advantage of it soon because just like the offer we saw only 2 months ago, the offer expires at the end […]

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US Bank 5% Cash Back Credit Card

Posted by Kate on August 17, 2012

In Madison’s $3,000 Credit Card Application Spree she mentioned the new US Bank Cash Plus card. It’s a Quarterly 5% Rotating Cash Rewards Credit Card, but has a unique advantage over the other 5% rotating cards – you get to pick the 5% cash back categories – and there’s an additional redemption award! As possibly […]

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$3,000 Credit Card Application Spree

Posted by Madison on August 13, 2012

After finishing up my husband’s Credit Card Application Spree and redeeming all of the sign up bonuses, I’m ready to rinse and repeat and embark on my own application spree. However, since the current free money opportunities change so quickly, I’m creating a new target list for my own spree that includes the most current […]

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One of my pet peeves is when gas stations advertise a cash-only price on a billboard with the “cash price” stipulation in such small letters underneath that I don’t know it until I have parked to take advantage of the great price. I have learned my lesson one too many times on this one, and […]

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Capital One $100 Sign Up Bonus

Posted by Kate on July 27, 2012

This week’s Free Money Friday offer from Capital One is a good one – a nice, easy $100 sign-up bonus on a cash back card! A reader, Tim, first told us about the Capital One® Cash Rewards Visa for people with excellent credit. While we were checking out the card, we found a sign up […]

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