credit card rewards

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...