Yesterday was a big day in my house, my much anticipated New Ink Bold Business card arrived in the mail!  I have wanted this card since it came out in November of last year.  I have drooled over the 5x point categories of office supply stores, and on cellular phone, landline, internet, and cable TV services.  In fact, despite how insanely crazy tomorrow will be getting ready to head out… Read the Rest.

Thanks to travelisfree on this Flyertalk thread for sharing a promo from Freecreditscore.com that will award 3,000 Southwest Rapid Reward points (worth $50 in Wanna Get Away Fares) after you have two paid months with Freecreditscore.com.  So, for $14.95 per month for two months = 29.90, you get two months of this credit score service and the equivalent of $50 in Southwest points. The Flyertalk thread referenced above mentions that… Read the Rest.

Earlier this week when I posted about getting my two most recent rewards credit cards, a discussion started in the comments section (often my favorite part of the blog) about whether I should have done a business and a personal credit card from the same issuer, instead of a business and personal card from two issuers.  The thinking was that those two inquiries made on the same day, with the… Read the Rest.

Just like many others in the miles and points community, my family is one a 3-4 month cycle with applying for new credit cards.  What that basically means is that every 3-4 months, we look for the best available rewards credit card sign-up bonuses, and apply for a new card or two.  Some in the community apply for way more than one or two cards every few months, but we… Read the Rest.

I like to post not only about getting great credit card sign-up bonuses, but I also “like” to post about what applying for those great cards does to my credit score.  I have always found that sort of information very interesting, so I think it is only fair to share my experiences in return.  I put the word like in quotation marks, because my credit score always seems to take… Read the Rest.

We all know that the huge hauls of 50,000, 75,000, and 100,000 miles are typically only to be had by credit card sign-up bonuses.  Unless of course you happen to get a purchase that amounts to 83,871 American Airlines Aadvantage miles for a $5.00 Verizon Wireless phone accessory honored.    In addition to the huge sign-up bonuses, rewards credit cards also help our family bring in lots of points just… Read the Rest.