Led By Citibank, Bank Rewards Cards Cutting Bonuses and Redemption Opportunities

Led By Citibank, Bank Rewards Cards Cutting Bonuses and Redemption Opportunities
Well this confirms my new rewards strategy of only accumalating starwoods and membership rewards points. I am going to use my outstanding thanky you points on Amazon gift cards and then close the account. I will keep acquiring AMEX and SPG points for my goal of long term travel.

• Why I use the Starwoods Amex and Schwab Visa Cards as my primary credits cards I have been asked the question many times, "What is the best card to use?". Every time this question is asked of me by one of my friends I end up giving the standard answer..."It depends." This usually leads to a longer discussion about goals and what they want......
• The Idiots that run Delta I was talking with a friend today. He is headed over to Nairobi, Kenya and had his flights booked on Delta. Recently, Delta had to cancel their Atlanta to Nairobi flight because they were not granted permission by the U.S. government to operate it. This forced Delta to rebook passengers......
• The value of Starwoods SPG points part 1 NOTE: I've decided to split this into two posts. Part 1 of my response is long enough as it is. The second part of my response will address the calculations made in Chua's second post "Travel Cards Part II". My friend Chua over at THINKchua.com and I share common interests......
• Restaurant Review - Pazzaluna - "The Bracelet Proposal" (Guest Post by James) I have been dating a new love interest for 3 months. And I felt it was time to take her to nice restaurant and surprise her with a gift. My restaurant tastes usually lead me to the city and due to our locations St. Paul is right in the middle.......
• Day of 1 of Exploring Shanghai I have been in Shanghai for a total of 4 days now. I'm going to go through each day and talk about what I saw and did. I apologize, right now I don't have access to post my photos with each post, if I find a computer with a SD......

• How to Earn Free Plane Tickets and Cash Back by Shopping Online This is a guest post from April Dykman, an avid GRS reader, and a writer and editor by trade. April is a potential Staff Writer for Get Rich Slowly. In her first article, April described how she discovered freedom from mindless spending. April is an active commenter at this site.......
• What Happens When A Bank Fails. In light of everything that has been going on for the last couple of weeks in our financial system, I decided to go look up exactly what happens when a bank fails. Lucky for me, and for other consumers, the FDIC puts it right on their website - no digging......
• Sunday Money Roundup - Amex Gold Card Points Edition. I have written before about how I have used points from various cards and programs (like MyPoints, which I love) to get free merchandise and trips, but I am finally ready to trade in my American Express Gold Business Card points on something worthwhile. I haven't decided on exactly what,......
• How to Negotiate with Credit Card Companies to Reduce Your Debt Today's article is a guest post by Andrew Wang... With consumers facing tough times in the wake of the financial crisis of 2008, it's a good opportunity to discuss the possibility of getting your credit card debt sorted. Most people assume credit card companies care only about the profits they......
• American Express Launches Premier Rewards Card With 3X Points On Airlines, 2X On Gas & Groceries American Express just launched a new Premier Rewards Gold Card that pays triple Membership Rewards points on airfare purchases, double points on gas and grocery purchases, and one point for all other purchases that you make. Card members can also earn 15,000 bonus points when they spend $30,000 on the......

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