New Citibank Checking Account $200 Bonus
Citibank has just released a new promotion code to give $200 sign-up bonus for their new checking account customers. The promotion code is: CEMX. You can enter the code and apply for a new account online at offer.citibank.com. Once you enter the code, you will redirected to the application page. If you are not sure about the promotion, you can use the live chat service at the left of the application page to verify this offer. Or you can also call citibank at 800-374-9500 to apply for a new account. Or you can go to a local citi branch to open a new account with this new promotion code. Here are some requirements to get the $200 bonus:
- Open and fund a qualifying Citibank regular checking account with $1,000 or more by 6/30/2008
- Make a direct deposit to or two bill payments from your new account each month for three consecutive months
—first $100 bonus
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The Coolest Credit Cards
If you pay your balance off every month, choosing a credit card with rewards that match your spending profile and interests can pay. Following are a few credit cards with cool rewards programs.
Nowadays thousands of credit cards are competing for comsumers’ attention. On some occations, credit card issuers will issue some cool credit cards with cool rewards programs. In this way, that certain credit card will capture customers’ attention and become popular. Maybe they are not best, but they definitely are worthy of notice.
Free Credit Scores: WaMu Credit Card offers free credit scores to their credit card holders. The credit score is usually basedon your credit profile at TransUnion. Unlike to other credit scores (FAKO score), they offer you genuine FICO credit score which is widely used by credit grantors to judge your credit. The credit score is updated once every month. If you have a credit card from WaMu, this is the most convenient way to monitor your credit score. If you receive the invitations from WaMu, you can try to apply for it. As far as I know, over 80% people received the invitations can get approved.
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Red Cross Society of China Now Calling for Donations for Sichuan Earthquake
Thousands of victims buried or missing after China’s worst earthquake in three decades, where the death toll soared to more than 12,000 people in the hardest-hit province alone (12,000 is the latest figure released by Chinese government on May 13, 2008.). According to the official Xinhua News Agency, the death toll exceeded 12,000 in Sichuan province alone, and 18,645 were still buried in debris in the city of Mianyang, near the epicenter of Monday’s massive, 7.9-magnitude quake. However, we would expect the numbers of casualties to rise due to the remoteness of the areas affected by the quake and difficulty in finding buried victims.
The Red Cross Society of China is calling for donations for victims of the Sichuan earthquake. As the transportation in the disaster hitting area is not smooth, Red Cross Society of China is mainly collecting monetary donations right now. For those who are looking to contribute to current aid efforts underway, you can now donate money to the Red Cross Society of China which has formed a disaster relief working group to be dispatched to the earthquake-stricken Wenchuan County in Sichuan Province. The Red Cross Society of China has published a public hotline and bank account information to receive worldwide donations.
Account Name: Red Cross Society of China
For those who want to donate in RMB: you can send money to the RMB account at the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China branch below: 0200001009014413252
For those who want to donate in foreign currency, you can send money to the foreign currency account at the CITIC Bank branch below: 7112111482600000209
Hotline: (8610)6513999
You can also donate online at the Red Cross Society of China website: www.redcross.org.cn.
More pictures about this earthquake can be found at usatoday.com.
Discover Business Card Offers $100 Bonus
I just received an email from discover card stating that they are going to offer $100 cash back bonus for the discover business card. It’s really great for them to offer sign-up bonus for their potential business card members. Because business cards usually offer better cash back rewards than consumer credit cards, business card issuers often don’t offer sign-up bonus for their customers.
This discover business card features:
- $100 Cashback Bonus when you apply now**
- 0% Intro APR* on Balance Transfers and Card Purchases for 12 months
- 5% Cashback Bonus® on office supplies, 2% on gas, up to 1% on all other purchases
- Earn 5 to 20% Cashback Bonus at top retailers through Discover’s exclusive online shopping site
- No Annual Fee
- Fee-free Purchasechecks that earn Cashback Bonus®. to pay merchants who don’t accept credit cards
- Free employee cards with customizable limits and monthly reporting on their spending
Can You Refuse to Show ID with Visa Credit Card?
I received an interesting complaint from one of my readers. He currently has Chase Freedom Visa Card, Starwood Preferred Guest Card from American Express, Citi Diamond Rewards Card and Citi PremierPass Card. I think we can learn a lesson from his story. Here is the story:
I went to XXXXX (deleted by me) Buffet with some of my friends on May 3rd to eat. After our meal I went to the counter to pay and used my Chase Freedom Visa Card as payment. The cashier asked me to show ID to her and I kindly declined this request. I was then told that they were not going to be able to finish this transaction without my official government issued ID. I insisted that they should not see my ID because I have already signed on the back of the card and they can just check my signature. However, the owner of that restaurant was getting angry when I argued with him. Then he called the police and asked the police to arrest me for not paying for the dinner! I was fully embarrassed! I has 2 credit cards in my wallet at that time. After a while, one of my friends paid the money with his credit card along with his ID.
American Express Starwood Preferred Guest Card Offers 20% Bonus Points
I received an email from American Express about offering 20% bonus starpoints until May 31, 2008 for using my Starwood Preferred Guest Card. It seems this is a targeted offer. You have to enroll at americanexpress.com/starpointsp
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How to Earn $100+ Free Money By Trying Out Some Financial Services?
Some financial service companies are really generous to give out some money to you for trying their financial services. If you decide to keep with their services, you can have the money. If you decide not to be a customer of them, you can still have the money. yes, those companies are willing to pay you to try their services. So we get the chances to make some free money by trying out some financial services.
Revolution Money Exchange—$25 bonus: This promotion runs until May 15 ,2008. This is why I put this bonus at the first spot. If you haven’t signed up yet, you’d better hurry up. Revolution Money Exchange is a new money transfer tool which is similar to PayPal for online shoppers. This is by far the easiest money to get for me. All you have to do is to sign up and link your account at revolution money exchange to your bank account. You are not required to make a small deposit or use it to buy some merchandises. This promotion was covered by this post.
ING Direct—$25 bonus: This sign-up bonus has a small requirement which I think most of us can easily get qualified—make an initial deposit of $250. Your friend who referred you to open an account at ING Direct can get $10 bonus. I like this account very much. The current APY is around 3%. I have a briefly review about the orange savings account at ING.
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2008 Sales Tax-Free Holiday Schedule
Tax-free period is coming soon! Yep, it’s a wonderful opportunity that we can take advantage of to save a huge amount of money. I think it would be helpful if I can summarize all the tax sales across the nation. Then I “google” on the internet about all the states and collect the information on any sales tax holidays they are having. This year many states have changed their sales tax holiday plans. You should double check the sales tax holiday event in your state before you place the orders.
Below is a comprehensive list that I could manage and I hope you find it useful. Please note that not all states have a sales tax holiday. And if you are a resident at Alaska, Delaware, Montana, New Hampshire or Oregon, you’re already tax-free!
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Sony Rewards Offers Gift Card Redemption Now
I pointed out in this post that Sony Rewards had credited 10,000 bonus points in our accounts at www.sonyrewards.com on April 24, 2008. The promotion from Sony Card was a really great deal. I have never seen such a huge bonus from a certain credit card for simply using $500 in a month. Yes, usually you can get a small amount of bonus points for using your credit cards during a certain promotion period, but the bonus points are usually in 1,000 scale. Last year, they mysteriously credited $100 in your Sony card account. Surprised, right? Anyway, Sony Card is a really good card to get some free money from Sony and Chase.
The problem here is how to use those Sony points. Maybe you can redeem a Sony Walkman Video Player, maybe you can redeem a Sony home theater system, or maybe you can get a hot Sony alpha SLR camera with some new money (You have to pay some money.). Anyway, there are many choices there for you to make the decisions. However, you may still be not satisfied with those rewards and want some gift cards. Essentially every rewards program offers gift card redemption for their customers. Sony Rewards didn’t do so. But Sony Rewards is offering gift card redemption now! They just introduced the gift card redemption option in late April this year. The gift card redemption is a really great supplement to Sony Rewards Program.
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Pick Your Credit Cards at NewCreditApplications.Com
If you have been considering getting your first credit card, or probably your second or third credit card, it’s very likely that you will get lost in a credit card world. The reason is quite simple — there are over hundreds of different kinds of credit card products in the market nowadays. When you are looking for a credit card, you should also consider a credit card that can suit your financial situation, lifestyle, and spending habit. You might also want to get high-quality customer service from credit card issuers. With so many choices, it’s really difficult to dig out a best one for you. But, if you are a smart consumer, you can always find out Great card offers at newcreditapplications.com.
You can choose from over 100 credit cards in their credit card database. You can choose essentially any credit cards according to your own needs. For example, if you always
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