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January 22nd, 2013

Review: Limited Time Offer from Business Gold Rewards Card from American Express OPEN

This card is not for the casual credit-builder. The Business Gold Rewards Card from American Express OPEN is a charge card for the small business owner wanting to earn rewards for his entrepreneurial expenses. And now, for a limited time, you can get 75,000 membership rewards points when you spend $10,000 in the first four months of card membership.

American Express OPEN – Earn Big Rewards for Your Small (or Big) Business

The American Express OPEN Business Gold Rewards Card is a charge card, meaning the balance must be paid in full each month. But it could be a great fit for a business owner or entrepreneur wanting to kick off his new company. Here are the details:

• LIMITED TIME OFFER: Earn 75,000 Membership Rewards points when you spend $10,000 in the first four months of card membership.
• 3x points on airfare.
• 2x points on purchases in the U.S. for advertising in select media, gasoline at U.S. stand-alone gas stations and shipping.
• 1x points on other purchases.
• Points are earned only on eligible purchases. Bonus points limitations apply.
• $0 introductory annual fee for the first year, then $175.
• Introductory annual fee for additional Gold Cards in the first year is $0; then, $50 for the first additional Gold Card and no fee for other additional cards.
• Terms and restrictions apply. Offer expires Jan. 28, 2013.

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December 11th, 2012

Review: Got a Culinary Craving? Try the Williams-Sonoma Visa Signature Card

Credit card perks are getting more creative by the minute. You can earn free hotel stays faster, maximize your daily deal site purchases, earn rewards any football fan would be jealous of, and more.

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December 6th, 2012

Review: Barclaycard Arrival World MasterCard – Earn Travel Points Faster

Barclaycard is on a roll with its reward-centered cards. Hot on the heels of the NFL Extra Points Credit Card launch, it has a brand-new product—this time for the travel-hungry. Got wanderlust? Then read on!

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October 4th, 2012

Review: New Hyatt Rewards Credit Card Benefits

Do you have a case of wanderlust? Are you constantly dreaming of where you’ll travel next, whether it’s just a weekend getaway or a month-long excursion? If you answered “yes,” here's the next important question: Are your credit card purchases getting you travel rewards and maximizing the dollars you spend on travel and hotels? No? Well, good news! Chase just announced some additional benefits for the Hyatt Rewards Credit Card.

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May 1st, 2012

Review: LivingSocial Rewards Visa® Card Gives You More Bang for Your Daily Deal Buck

Are you addicted to online daily deals? Do you love maximizing your credit card rewards? If you answered “yes,” we might have the perfect credit card for you. For the first time in history, a credit card company has partnered with an online deal site to create a co-branded credit card. The new LivingSocial Rewards Visa Card gives you the opportunity to earn LivingSocial Deal Bucks, good towards LivingSocial’s daily deal offers, with every card purchase.

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March 9th, 2012

Review: Barclaycard Ring Card Brings Crowdsourcing to the Credit Card Industry

Have you ever wanted to pick your credit cards features? The new Barclaycard Ring MasterCard might just let you do that. Barclays US, the payments business of Barclays in the United States, recently announced the new Barclaycard Ring as the “first social credit card.”

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March 7th, 2012

Review: Capital One Venture Double Miles Challenge 2012 – Get up to 100,000 miles

Listen up, frequent fliers: if you missed out on last year’s “Match My Miles Challenge,” you’re in luck. Capital One today launched its “Double Miles Challenge,” offering up to 100,000 bonus miles, which translates into $1,000 in travel rewards, on its popular VentureSM Rewards Credit Card.

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February 15th, 2012

Review: Capital One Cash Rewards Replaces the No Hassle Cash Credit Card

Capital One today launched their latest credit card: The Capital One Cash Rewards Card. This credit card will replace the Capital One Rewards No Hassle Cash Credit Card, which has been highly rated by the Credit Karma community.

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April 8th, 2011

Review: Discover More Card Capitalizes on Consumer Shopping Trends

February’s retail data show that consumers shopped less, but Discover is hoping to send shoppers back to the mall. Discover More Card’s new opportunities offers cash back through its year-long rewards schedule with cash back categories, retail redemption options, and the ShopDiscover virtual shopping mall.

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March 10th, 2011

Review: Capital One Venture Rewards Card’s Match My Miles Challenge – 1 billion miles to go!

What could be Alec Baldwin’s smartest thought yet? Joining Capital One Venture Reward Card’s new Match My Miles Challenge, and getting consumers to think that it’s their next smartest move too.

Capital One is rolling out the Match My Miles Challenge.

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