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Southwest Airlines Rewards Credit Card Review

Finance Gourmet on February 16th, 2009

Is the Southwest Airlines frequent flier credit card a good deal. We analyze the details to find out.

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Finance Gourmet on February 13th, 2009

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 [...]

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Finance Gourmet on January 27th, 2009

Usually store credit cards are a waste of time and money, even with their 10% off this purchase deals. But, there can be exceptions. Here are the Smart Rules for Store Credit Card Offers.

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Finance Gourmet on January 17th, 2009

According to an email received this week, the fixed flight option will no longer be available as of March 1st. Quick Summary Before 3/1/09 – Great deal for flights between $200 and $400 (the closer to $400 the better the deal).  Still a good deal for flights over $400. After 3/1/09 – Deal Gone.  You [...]

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Finance Gourmet on January 15th, 2009

Got an email from the Capital One No Hassle Miles Rewards program.  They are extending the specials in the Capital One Rewards Catalog Holiday 2008 edition until January 31.  The original catalog cover said that the offers were only for a limited time through 1/15/09. What kind of deals are available? As with most credit [...]

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Finance Gourmet on December 19th, 2008

Analyzing the Capital One No Hassle Rewards credit card as it applies to the Capital One Rewards Catalog offers for gift cards.

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Finance Gourmet on December 17th, 2008

Days like yesterday and today are why I write the Finance Gourmet.  For those of you who didn’t see it, the Federal Reserve, or Fed cut interest rates to between 0% and 0.25%.  All day today, the media has been droning on about what it means for consumers, homeowners, and the economy.  Unfortunately, they are [...]

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