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Merry Christmas! Message to our Readers
Dear Pointshogger Readers, This post is going to be a little different from what you are used to. This is a letter of appreciation. The post Merry Christmas! Message to our Readers appeared first on Pointshogger.
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Best Current First Year Fee Waived Cards for December 2022
For this month, there are no changes until next month's list. Every thing stayed the same from last month.  Limited Time First Year Fee Waived Offers The post Best Current First Year Fee Waived Cards for December 2022 appeared first on Pointshogger.
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Welcome to Points Miles and Bling, meet the new team!
Welcome to Points Miles and Bling (PMB) – our new digital home. A hat-tip to the ‘OG’s‘ who have followed… The post Welcome to Points Miles and Bling, meet the new team! appeared first on Points Miles and Bling.
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Current 10% and Above Cash Back Offers for December 2022
For this month, the offers with BMO and Tangerine from last month that were expiring have all been extended. Now the Tangerine offers are set to expiry before month end.  Keep in mind that we still have the Top Cash Back Credit Cards page, which includes permanent and temporary offers if you...
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5 simple tips to avoid gift card scams
Gift card scams have been on the rise in recent years, with scammers using a variety of tactics to separate…
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Ranking the Credit Card Portfolios of Each Canadian Financial Institutions (updated December 12, 2022)
For the most part, 2022 was a relatively quiet year in terms of changes to the credit card industry (in terms of permanent offers). There was a significant amount of all-time high sign up bonuses, which do not factor into our ranking system. Our rankings are based on the intention...
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ChatGPT on availability of plant-based meal options on airlines
It’s becoming increasingly important for people to adopt plant-based diets for both health and environmental reasons. However, it can be…
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Air Canada and Emirates launch reciprocal earn and redeem partnership – book now!
Following recent announcement of a strategic codeshare partnership between Air Canada and Emirates, starting today, December 7th, Air Canada is introducing…
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Top Credit Card Higher than Normal Sign Up Bonuses for December 2022
For this month's list, there were only really changes to the RBC offers, which extended the expiry of their promotions. The post Top Credit Card Higher than Normal Sign Up Bonuses for December 2022 appeared first on Pointshogger.
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Travelling Safely with Children
Travelling with your family is a truly special experience. Especially if you’re already an avid traveller, you’re sure to be keen to show your children all the wonder the world has to offer. It can be a great chance for them to develop and grow, and for you to grow...
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RBC Potentially Buying out HSBC Canada
Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) is looking to complete a mega deal by purchasing HSBC Canada, who has 130 branches and 4,200 full time employees in Canada servicing some 780,000 customers. This massive deal can come out to $13.5 billion CAD. There are going to be a lot of hurdles...
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Inside Look: PMB Meetup, nothing stays in Vegas
While the early years of PMB meetup were the traditional setup of meeting like minded folks over a drink, recently I…
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Best Current First Year Fee Waived Cards for November 2022
For this month, you will notice that all the current offers run well into 2023, aside from Brim Financial. All previous offers that were scheduled to expire in 2022 where slightly modified and extended into 2023. Limited Time First Year Fee Waived Offers The post Best Current First Year Fee Waived Cards...
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National Bank World Elite Mastercard is worth the hype, and a lot more
  Carl, a long time reader, sent me this message last week, “Seems to be a bit of hype about…
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[DISCONTINUED] MBNA Best Western MasterCard
This year started out strong with all-time high sign up bonuses from various credit card issuers. Unfortunately, it is starting to look like we are closing out the year on a low note. Earlier today, we published a post regarding the end of the MBNA Alaska Airlines cards. Now we...
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[DISCONTINUED] MBNA Alaska Airlines Mastercards
Yikes! Another one bites the dust. Most of you probably already heard about this, so today, now that the dust has settled a bit, I will chime in my 2 cents on what happened. Before I continued, just know that if you are an existing MBNA Alaska Airlines MasterCard holder, you...