New 1st Quarter 2011 5% Rotating Cash Rewards Credit Cards

Posted by Madison on January 4, 2011

It’s time for the 1st quarter 2011 cash rewards credit cards bonuses. My favorite credit cards now offer cash back on a rotating quarterly schedule, so each quarter I’ll remind you which ones we should be using! Today is the day to switch out the old 4th Quarter 5% Rewards and maximize your cash rewards […]

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New Discover No Transfer Fee 0% Balance Transfer

Posted by Madison on January 3, 2011

UPDATE: This offer is no longer available. Happy New Year! If one of your New Year’s resolutions is to get out of debt, you’re going to love this one! No transfer fee 0% balance transfers are back! What better way to kick off the New Year than the return of 0 transfer fees! Discover More […]

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Citi Preferred $50 Sign Up Bonus

Posted by Kate on December 24, 2010

Update: This offer is expired. Please see our credit card directory for current offers. Here’s a very special Christmas Eve Free Money Friday: Citi is offering a $50 gift card sign up bonus! How to Get Your $50 Gift Card Sign up for the Citi ThankYou Preferred card. Make $300 in purchases within the first […]

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Citi Thank You Premier Card Review and $250 Sign Up Bonus

Posted by Madison on December 3, 2010

The Citi Thank You Premier card is just what I’ve been looking for! For six months I’ve searched for a new credit card for a reader, Thomas. I finally found a card that I think will work for his European vacation without paying foreign transaction fees. And it has my favorite features, a sign up […]

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Citi $50 Statement Credit

Posted by Kate on

Update: This offer is expired. Please see our credit card directory for current offers. Citi has been giving us some great offers for Free Money Friday lately! Now they’re giving you the chance at a $50 statement credit. How to Get Your $50 Statement Credit Sign up for the Citi mtvU Platinum Select, Citi Dividend […]

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Discover Double Cash Back for Online Holiday Shopping

Posted by Kate on November 26, 2010

Black Friday wouldn’t be complete without a great Free Money Friday offer! Lucky for us, Discover came through with a great holiday shopping offer to double your cash back on online shopping! How to Get Your Double Cash Back Sign up for Discover’s double Cashback Bonus promotion. Get double cash back on up to $1,000 in […]

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Chase Ink $100 Sign Up Bonus

Posted by Kate on October 29, 2010

Here’s a double bonus for Free Money Friday – Chase is offering an intro 0% APR plus a $100 sign up bonus on their Chase Ink card! How to Get Your $100 Sign Up Bonus Sign up for Chase Ink. Use your card. This includes purchases, balance transfers, or any checks used to access your account, but excludes cash […]

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What’s in My Wallet?

Posted by Madison on October 27, 2010

The Money Writers thought it would be fun to share the contents of our wallets with readers! Here’s a peek inside my wallet and the reasons why I carry each card. What I Carry in My Wallet and Why If you didn’t already know it, it’s going to become apparent that I really am a […]

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My Evolving Credit Card Arbitrage Strategies

Posted by Madison on October 13, 2010

Long time readers will probably remember my credit card arbitrage strategy. I’d regularly take about $200,000 in credit card balance transfers and put it into high yield savings accounts earning interest and cash in on the difference. And while the credit card act and credit crisis changed the landscape of credit cards, it didn’t kill […]

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American Express $250 Sign Up Bonus

Posted by Kate on October 8, 2010

It’s back! The American Express offer that was popular last spring comes through for us again this week with a great opportunity to score some points worth the equivalent of about $250! It’s Free Money Friday, but you’ll have to hurry, this offer is only good for four days! How to Get Your 25,000 American […]

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