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You want to travel, but with the recession, you want to travel cheap, or travel for free.  Here is one way to help.  United Airlines offers a non-flight way to earn free Milage Plus points without flying that can add up fast and help get you those last miles you need to get a free flight.  Its a dining rewards program called United Mileage Plus Dining. The best part is that it is really easy... Read more→

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The Citibank PremierPass credit cards offers higher point earnings for frequent travelers, but comes with a steep annual fee.  And, most cardholders were recently nailed with a steep increase in interest rate even if they had good credit.  Do the PremierPass pros outweigh the cons?Earn Points Citi Premier Pass Card The basic Citibank rewards points earning chart looks like this.2 ThankYou Points... Read more→

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Southwest Airlines has a rewards card like most other airlines.  The Southwest Airlines Rapid Rewards Visa Signature and Rapid Rewards Visa Signature Business Cards allow you to earn Southwest Airline miles without flying.  There is also a lower tier Southwest credit card which is the Visa Classic instead of Visa Signature. For Southwest, the difference between the Visa Classic and Visa Signature... Read more→

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I promised a look at the value of the Capital One No Hassle Miles Travel Rewards after looking at the value of the the Capital One Miles Rewards Catalog for gift cards in a previous post. One of the nice features of the Capital One Miles program is that you can both purchase travel with your miles, or you can get a “statement credit” for travel that you have already taken.  The great thing about... Read more→

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A while back, we had a huge shopping trip at Target.  It was a double whammy of buying nursery furniture, coats, some electronics, and so on.  In the end, our bill was around $450.  At this point the cashier offered us 10% off if we applied for a Target Visa Credit Card. Usually, I advise against taking stores up on their 10% off offers for two primary reasons.  Number one, you... Read more→

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