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In other posts I talked about ‘Amex Offers & Benefits’ section inside the online account. Usually we get offers for one extra point on purchases, 10% cash back or more, and even a set amount of cash back for certain purchases. I wrote a couple of days ago an American Express promotion here, but this […]
Alberto, there’s a bonus with your name on it. That’s the subject on an email I just received from Capital One. That’s an strange email to receive because I don’t get email from Capital One with promotions, but this one have some valid information, maybe too much to be fake. First of all it has […]
I just logged into my American Express online account, I do this at least every Monday to check balance, recent transactions and all the offers they have. The card I have is the Blue Cash Everyday®. This is a $0 AF card that gives 3% cash back on supermarket purchases. What I found great about […]
This information is for our readers living in USA. Redbox is a company that rent movies from boxes that are at many places. Sometimes inside buildings and sometimes outside. This boxes are clearly marked and they use the color red most of the time (I have seen some boxes in blue inside some Wal-Marts). This […]
One of the things that I found expensive in the USA is going to the movies. Where I live tickets go from $8 dollars and up. So I’m always looking for ways to save. I like to go to the movie theater at least once a month, sometimes 2 times. I know people that like […]
Until a few months ago, I didn’t know the existence of secured credit cards. I’ve never heard of them and I didn’t know how they worked. The only cards I knew back then were debit cards and credit cards. As you know, a debit card when used to buy something, money is taken out from our […]
I’ve been visiting USA for many years now. While I was a kid, my parents gave me a few dollars to expend in our trips and I had to choose what to buy. That was a learning experience. Using cash gives us a way to see how we can afford and what not. Having only cash […]
This story begins few days ago when I received a private message on my Facebook; it came from “Patricia Gaye” (user mpatricia gaye) and says: “My name is Patricia, please write to my email patriciagaye77@live.com, I´m writing from Africa and I have something very important to say you. Please send me an email to my […]
After what my dad taught me about saving, I want to talk my grandmother`s lesson gave me savings that I will never forget: On her birthday number 90 (she lived 106 years), we were eating at her home all the sons, grandchildren and great grandchildren, when she suddenly pulled out a small box -shaped piggy […]
I was thinking of a good topic to write an article that talked about saving, first thought to write about saving in the bank , then on mutual funds , then I thought to write about the handling of notes and fixed maturities . But after much thought, I found that the best ideas are […]
PRI, PRD, Partido Verde y Nueva Alianza Deputies made alliances in commissions so that the proposal of Mexican Tax Reform submitted by the President could advance with some modifications. The main points of the proposal that will be discussed in full includes charging a tax of $ 1.00 per liter of soda and 5% to […]
A few days ago, a good friend received a message in his mail which informed him that he had won a prize at International Lottery Bill Gates Foundation ( International Lottery Bill Gates Foundation ) , with a prize of 250 000 euros. For a moment he wondered if it was true or not and […]
