Credit Cards
- The new Discover it card is out to change the way people think about credit cards.
- Fair...No annual fee. No overlimit fee. No foreign transaction fee & no pay-by-phone fee. No late fee on your first late payment. And we won't increase your APR for paying late.*
- Generous...5% Cashback Bonus on up to $1,500 in purchases at Home Improvement Stores now through June with free and easy sign-up. And 1% cash back on all other purchases.*
- Get 0% Intro APR on Balance Transfers and Purchases for 18 months. After that, the APR will be 11.99%-21.99% based upon your creditworthiness.*
- There is a balance transfer fee of either $5 or 3% of the amount of each transfer.
- Citi® Price Rewind searches for a lower price. Learn how you can get lower price after you purchase an item.
- 0% Intro APR on Balance Transfers and Purchases for 18 months. After that, the variable APR will be 12.99% - 21.99% based on your creditworthiness.
- There is a balance transfer fee of either $5 or 3% of the amount of each transfer, whichever is greater.
- No late fees - EVER
- Bonus Miles: Earn 30,000 bonus miles toward Award Travel after you spend $500 on the Card within the first three months of Cardmembership.
- Earn As You Spend: Get 2X miles on Delta purchases and 1X miles for all other eligible dollars spent.
- Check your first bag free on every Delta flight - that's a savings of up to $200 per round trip for a family of four.
- Earn 150 Reward Dollars after you make $1,000 in purchases in the first three months of Cardmembership.
- Earn Cash Back: 6% US supermarkets up to $6,000 per year in purchases, 3% US gas stations & select US dept stores, 1% other purchases. Terms and limitations apply.
- Cash back is received in the form of Reward Dollars that can be redeemed as a statement credit.
- $100 cash back after $500 in purchases within the first 3 months of account opening
- 0% Intro APR on Balance Transfers and Purchases for 12 months. After that, the APR will be 12.99%-22.99% variable based on your creditworthiness*
- Earn 5% cash back from Citi at Home Depot, Home furnishing stores and home and garden stores between 4/1/13 and 6/30/13, with enrollment
- Welcome Bonus: earn 7,500 points after you spend $1,000 within the first 3 months of Cardmembership - redeemable for a $100 statement credit.
- Flexible Ways to Earn: earn 1 point for virtually every dollar you spend on eligible purchases.
- Unlimited Travel Options: Travel with any airline, hotel, cruise, car rental and travel package - with no blackout dates.
Disclaimer:*These quotes are from credit card issuers which have paid for a link to their website. Offers are subject to change without notice and may not be the same for all consumers.
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Here's an internet classic. John Hargrave at zug.com was frustrated that nobody ever checked his signature when he paid with a credit card. He wondered: how crazy could he make his signature before so...Read more »
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Think you're safe from identity theft if you simply tear up your credit card applications and throw them in the trash? Think again. Rob Cockerham, who runs cockeyed.com ("the sixth-best website in ...Read more »
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One AskMetafilter user wonders how old bad credit marks go away: I had a few months in 2004 where I could not afford to pay my bills — mostly credit card bills. I have a few accounts that hav...Read more »
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A reader at Lifehacker writes: Over the past few years, I've accrued some painful, albeit modest, debt. Since I trust Lifehacker readers with my life(hacking), I'd love to hear some tips and strate...Read more »
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Dumb Little Man is a smart little site, filled with all sorts of useful tips. Last week, DLM shared nine things to consider when choosing a credit card: The thirty-day rule: credit card companies...Read more »
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The National Score Index is a handy little web app that displays U.S. average credit scores by state (683 in Oregon) and for the entire country (677). Based on the most current data available in ...Read more »
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The official Get Rich Slowly stance on credit cards remains: don't use them. If you do use them, at least take a few minutes to read this list of eight things a credit card user should know from the w...Read more »
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How did the United States become a nation of debtors? When did credit cards become popular? Did you know that many modern credit card policies are the creation of one man? The Secret History of the...Read more »
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Get Rich Slowly reader Eric H. forwarded a link to optoutprescreen.com. He writes: This website lets you opt-out for either five years or forever from annoying credit card solicitations by adding...Read more »
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Your credit score plays an increasingly important role in your financial health. But what is it? And how does it affect what you pay for loans and credit cards? Your credit score is a single number...Read more »
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Here's an interesting money question from AskMetafilter: What are the potential downsides to using a credit card to pay my monthly bills, assuming I pay off the balance every month? I currently pay...Read more »
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Here's a nightmare credit card story. John, of New Falmouth, Massachusetts, said he answered an ad for Household Bank's Platinum Mastercard, which offered a 0 percent introductory fixed rate for th...Read more »
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An AskMetafilter user wonders: How many credit cards do typical people have? For various reasons I have four credit cards. I always thought of this as too many, but haven't cancelled mine since th...Read more »
- Credit Card Index (1 comment)
The official Get Rich Slowly position on credit cards is: DON'T USE THEM. Credit cards are a trap. They're designed to make money for banks, not to be convenient for consumers. There's a reason that c...Read more »
