CreditCardRewards

Looking for a credit card that pays better rewards: You may be shopping in the wrong place. Rewards offered by traditional credit cards have been shrinking. Yet there is a certain class that offers consumers a better deal.

In 20 years of credit card use, I'd never paid an annual fee. It was a hard and fast rule, like paying my bills on time and never carrying a balance. But a month ago, I got an offer I couldn't refuse: 6% cash back on groceries, and 3% on gas. The catch: This upgrade would carry a $75 annual fee.

Credit cards can destroy your financial life, if you're not careful. But choose the right one -- a card that fits with how you spend your money and what you like as a reward -- pay your balance in full each month, and you can turn ordinary, necessary expenditures into real life-enhancers.

If you stay at any of the major hotel chains, such as Marriott, Hilton and Hyatt properties, on a frequent basis, you may have been offered a hotel savings card to save money on future stays. Collecting hotel rewards points is similar to collecting frequent flier miles and may help to offset the...

If you stay at any of the major hotel chains, such as Marriott, Hilton and Hyatt properties, on a frequent basis, you may have been offered a hotel savings card to save money on future stays. Collecting hotel rewards points is similar to collecting frequent flier miles and may help to offset the...

If you've been racking up credit card rewards, summer is the perfect time to use them. In fact, a new survey suggests that more Americans plan to do just that -- cashing in their credit card rewards as a money-savvy way to enjoy everything from quick weekend getaways to extended overseas vacations -- during the summer months.

The allure of frequent flier miles, or perhaps just the game of chasing them, has resulted in many inspired schemes taking advantage of thoughtless merchants. According to the Wall Street Journal (subscription required), the latest deal comes courtesy of the U.S. Mint, and at a slight cost to the...

I was delighted to learn that the beleaguered Bank of America has decided to extend its Museums On Us program, one of the coolest credit card benefits I've seen. It provides free access to 120 museums, zoos, gardens and science centers in 40 different markets across the U.S. On the first weekend of...

Credit card rewards are fun. I love cash back and gift cards. Isn't it fun to get free money from the credit card companies?Well, yes, so long as it's really free money. The problem is that many consumers forget that if they're using their credit card to get rewards but not paying off that balance...

Marketwatch promoted consumer-friendly credit cards, but forgot to add the warnings about many of these deals. Any supposed "consumer-friendly" credit card that requires you to pay interest every month in order to get a reward is a bad deal for the consumer. Take for instance the number 2 card on...