Credit cards
WoW - A Visa Card!
Are you one of six million or so people who plays WoW (World of Warcraft)? If so, you can now show your “nerdiness” to any and all cashiers, since Blizzard just announced a “Rewards Visa” in conjunction with First National Bank of Omaha.
Link: http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/visa
Here are the card/rewards details:
13 designs offered
Earn a free month after [...]
Chase Signup Bonus Update - $250 on its way!
As I mentioned in a previous post, my wife recently applied for a Chase “Freedom” Card with a $250 signup bonus. We were skeptical if Chase would follow though with the reward, but she received her first statement today. Sure enough, $200 in rewards was waiting for her, which we immediately redeemed for a $250 [...]
$250 Bonus - Chase Freedom Card - Working Again
As I mentioned in a previous post, Chase is offering a $250 bonus just for applying for their “Freedom” Card.
Here is the link.
Provided the deal is alive, you should hear some cheesy music and see something like this (click the thumbnail for a larger picture):
I’m not sure how long this offer will last, [...]
My Credit Card Usage Plan for Maximum Rewards
I admit, I use credit cards a lot. To me, it’s much simpler than writing a check, and I tend to carry very little cash. Plus, you can earn rewards from the credit card companies. Yes, I’m one of those people who whips out a card to buy a coffee refill for 85 cents. [...]
My New Favorite Four-Letter Word: A-M-E-X
And I mean “four-letter word” in the best way possible, of course.
Why do I say that it’s my favorite new word? If you read my previous entries on applying for an AMEX Blue Sky card as well as two new Citi cards, then here’s an update.
Citi
I received all three cards at the same [...]
More Sign-up Bonuses - CitiBank
Since I applied for an AMEX card with a sign-up bonus yesterday, I decided to go ahead a apply for a couple others. Why, you ask? Each time you apply for a new credit card, it creates a “hard” inquiry on your credit report, thus revealing the new “potential” debt and lowering your credit score [...]
Applied for MY First AMEX Today - Blue Sky
I received a targeted credit card offer from American Express a few days ago. Since I’ve never had an AMEX card before, I knew little about them. I opened the packet, skimmed it, and was about to throw it away when I saw that it contained a sign-up bonus offer. Hmmm, time for a closer [...]
