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I think most you of you have already known the 2008 Mazda CX-9 Test-Drive Promotion. I just want to share my experience with you. If you don’t know the promotion and want to get the free $25 gift card, this might be a right post for you.

Here is the information about this promotion:

Test-Drive offer ends 01/31/08. Entries must be postmarked by 02/07/08.

CX-9 Test-Drive Rules: Must be 18 years old or older and have a valid driver’s license to participate. This certificate has no cash value. This is a nontransferable test-drive offer exclusively for you. Valid for only one test-drive offer per household. This test-drive offer is valid when you test-drive any new vehicle in the Mazda family. Used vehicles do not qualify. Please allow 2 weeks for gift delivery by e-mail. Only one Mazda test-drive offer may be redeemed in a 120-day period. Offer ends January 31, 2008. Only original, completed certificates postmarked by February 7, 2008 will be accepted. Mazda North American Operations is not responsible for late, undeliverable, incomplete, stolen, lost, illegible, mutilated, tampered-with, postage-due, misdirected or delayed test-drive certificates or gifts. While supplies last. Mazda Program HQ, P.O. Box 802290 Santa Clarita, CA 91380-2290.

Click here to register for this promotion.

Here is what I did:

I went to the nearest Mazda dealer as indicated in the email I got from Mazda. I just told the dealer that I didn’t want to test drive the card but wanted to get the free $25 gift card. I told him to give me his business card and sign the certificate for me. He just smiled and was very corporative.

I can get out in less than 5 min. I believe that they are willing to do this for us. Because they also don’t want to waste time on you.

I am thankful that Amazon paid me to get Logitech MX Revolution Cordless Laser Mouse and Logitech QuickCam Communicate Deluxe. (The price is -$24.02 after $80 mail-in rebate from Logitech.)

I am thankful that National City Identity Protect let me b**p all of hard inquiries at TransUnion and Equifax in 3 months.

I am thankful that Bank of America gave me $200 cash bonus for opening MyAccess Checking account there.

I am thankful that Chase approved 2 credit cards in one month for me and the dynamic rewards program from Chase Freedom which allows me to earn more cash back than before. I am also thankful that they send me 2 checks ($20 each) to enroll the Chase Payment Protector Plan. The balance on each card is $0 all the time.

I am thankful that Chase Bank gave me $100 for opening Chase Free Checking account there. (But I’m still waiting for the $50+$50 to be credited soon.)

I am thankful that American Express approved the Starwood Preferred Guest Card which allows me to get up to 5 free nights at SPG hotels in Chicago. I am also thankful that they approved the Blue from American Express for me which offers 0% APR on purchases for up to 15 months.

I am thankful that American Express OPEN for Business offered a free $20 Amazon gift certificate for taking a short survey.

I am thankful that Discover and American Express are still offering super nice services for their cardholders.

I am thankful that AAA saves me a lot of money by switching my auto insurance from State Farm to them. (more than $300!)

I am thankful that Google Adsense and Kontera provides so many advertisers on this blog and allows me to earn some small money.

I am thankful that BestBargainsDaily.Com offers me timely deal information.

I am thankful that CardBenefit.Com offers great benefits for us.

I am especially tankful for all of the support I have received regarding this blog. In the next coming year, I hope I can provide better posts for you all.

At first, I’d like to thank you all for supporting my blog. I have been watching the Alexa ranking of my blog is increasing all the time in the past three months. When this was born the ranking was about 6,860,000. And then, I can see the ranking rocks to 1,147,988 in two weeks! After that, the ranking increased to 1,130,728 and then to 882,723. Two weeks ago, the ranking was 851,542. And now, the ranking is 759,419. Although Alexa is not the only method to measure the success of a website, it can tell you something. As a matter of fact, my Google Page Rank is still very low (PR=1) as well as the Technorati standing. In fact, I’m a lazy guy who is not willing to make any changes. But when I see my blog is so popular with my readers, I think it’s time to make my blog more readable. I want to bring new reading experience for you. I can’t say this blog theme is the perfect one, but it’s really an easy managing blog for me. I spent about 24 hours trying different themes. And I find this one is the best. I will still be working on it in the following days to make some small revisions. If you have any suggestions, please feel free to leave some comments. Let’s make this blog even better! (By the way, if you are also a blogger and willing to exchange link with me, please let me know.)

However, I have some questions in my mind. How much did you get from the major US banks in the past 3 months? Are you becoming more knowledgeable about credit cards and banks? I have got more than $600 in the past three months from BOA, AMEX, Chase, ING, and CapitalOne. I also got two checks ($54 and $25) from Citi and HSBC respectively. How about you?

American Express sent out an email to me this afternoon. The title is “Tell Us What You Think & Get an $20 Amazon Gift Card”. Contents follows:
Dear David:
As one of our most valued Cardmembers you’ve been invited to try out the Beta version of the OPEN B2B Supplier Directory. Visit the directory, search for wholesale vendors, and take a brief survey about your experience. While supplies last, you’ll receive a $20 Amazon.com Giftcard for your thoughts.
The B2B Directory allows you to find wholesale vendors who accept the American Express Card for your essential business expense……….

The link to the survey is here. Use whatever key words you want to search. And then click “Do A Search, Take A Survey, Receive A Giftcard” logo as showed at the beginning of this post. I know some friends want to take more than one survey. However, don’t expect to take more than one survey on a computer, they will record your IP. At last you will have to fill in your email address. I’m waiting for my $20 free money now. This is a special notice to my friends, please don’t post to other forums. Earn more free money by yourself!!! Because there is a notice “while supplies last”. Hurry up!
“Giftcards for survey completion are no longer available.“ Sorry, this deal has been expired. “Please allow 45 days to receive your giftcard.” hurry!

This afternoon Hannah said I should write a post on why I write a blog on credit cards and banks. Emm. Actually, I don’t know exactly why I would get a space to write something about cards and banks. Obviously, credit cards and banks are the most useful tools in our daily life. When we make a purcahse, we may use cashes, debit cards, checks, money orders and credit cards. As we use them more and more, we should realize that we can earn cash back from them! Not just simply use it and don’t care about the benefits that cards can bring in! Except for the cash back we can get, we should also notice that the car rental insurance and travel insurance that cards can provide. We should also know that 0 fraudbility from credit card (well, if you lose cash, they are gone). And you might also notice other programs you can get in. Why not use a credit card??? However, the truth is there are so many credit cards from so many banks. How can we choose one from them? How can we get the maxium benefits from those cards? How can we make the application process more soomthly? Well, from my own experience, I get the inspirition to write something about cards and banks. One thing we should remember is: banks are earning more from us. DO NOT feel guilty to get money from them! At the same time, I hope my readers can visit my blog frequently and give me more suggestions. Thank you very much!