I created this special section of the site to help you find news and reviews on credit cards currently available. As Sy Syms, the clothier, always used to say, “An educated consumer is the best customer.” Hopefully the credit card reviews section of this site will help you to make good decisions about what credit cards are good deals and which should be avoided.
We’ve seen the situation a hundred times while standing in line to checkout at a store, the person in front of you is asked if they want to apply for a store credit card and get a fabulous discount on their purchase. And you know what happens next, you are going to be asked as …
Is the Wells Fargo Home Rebate Credit Card a smart card to use? Despite an initial flurry of rebates, 3% rebate on gas, grocery, and drugstore net purchases for the first 6 months, cardholders will get 1% rebates that will pay down Wells Fargo home mortgage. So let’s do the math here. First off, a …
Thanks to an awesome reader, Almost Debt Free in Seattle, I have received the following credit offer to review as part of my I Buy Junk Mail program. This offer is from Credit One Bank for a Platinum Visa card to build a “solid credit history.” These type of major credit cards that report to …
The Military Star Card is a credit card that is marketed and promoted to military personnel. In the past it was known as the AAFES card as well. This card is limited to use at military Exchange stores or through the Exchange website. Only people who are active duty military, military retirees, reservists, National Guard …
For anyone who has spent more than a few minutes on the GetOutOfDebt.org site you easily come to the conclusion that it is primarily about getting rid of debt but getting out of debt is more than just about eliminating your bills. Getting out of debt is also about not getting into overwhelming debt. One …
A catalog is being sent out for Mason Easy Pay. It advertises hats and footwear at easy monthly payment prices. Buy Now, Pay Later the catalog says on the cover. Anytime I see something mailed to the masses with a “Pre-Approved” message of pay later my radar typically goes up. I thought I’d take a …
This credit offer review is about the Gateway Bank Select Rewards Visa Platinum Card offer. As credit card mailers go this one is fairly stark. I’m not even sure why the card offer is from Gateway Bank since the fine print says the credit card is issued by Elan Financial Services as the creditor. That’s …
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It’s time to review another credit card offer hitting the malboxes and this time I’m taking a look at the very festive Christmas/Holiday offer from American Express for their Premier Rewards Gold Card. Let’s start with the outside of the envelope. The inducement to open the offer is the card is NEW, you get $500 …
Today I’m going to review the Citibank Platinum Select Mailing that is going out. The front of the envelope looks like the image below. Front of Mailer Back of Mailer I have to give Citibank props for doing a good job on making the envelope direct and accurate. Much better than other offers I’ve seen. …
