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For this month, Tangerine dropped their 15% cash back off that expired last month down to 10%, which expires this month.
Keep in mind that we still have the Top Cash Back Credit Cards page, which includes permanent and temporary offers if you wish to s…
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Top Credit Card Higher than Normal Sign Up Bonuses for February 2022
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Scotiabank has several offers ending this month. The RBC British Airways bonus is coming to an end. If you have been contemplating them for a while now, now is as good a time to get them as any!
Top Higher than Normal Sign Up Bonuses
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Top Credit Cards for Purchasing Gas (updated January 31, 2022)
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I cannot believe that it has been almost 7 years since I last updated this post. There is no question that this post can use an update, especially considering how much gas prices have gone up over the last 12 months in Canada.
The better strategy is st…
Top Credit Cards for Purchasing Gas (updated January 31, 2022)
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I cannot believe that it has been almost 7 years since I last updated this post. There is no question that this post can use an update, especially considering how much gas prices have gone up over the last 12 months in Canada.
The better strategy is st…
Top Reasons to go on Road Trips – Pandemic Edition
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I cannot believe that it has been almost 2 years since I wrote that post. We are currently deep into Canadian winter, but it also means that we are approaching spring time. It is never too early to start planning a trip for the spring.
The post Top Rea…
Best Current First Year Fee Waived Cards for January 2022
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For this month, several offers are coming to an end, notably the HSBC offers. Aside from that, Canada has a healthy amount of first year fee waived promotional offers overall with BMO, Scotiabank and TD leading the way. Hope to see other companies jump…
Best Current First Year Fee Waived Cards for January 2022
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For this month, several offers are coming to an end, notably the HSBC offers. Aside from that, Canada has a healthy amount of first year fee waived promotional offers overall with BMO, Scotiabank and TD leading the way. Hope to see other companies jump…
Comparing the Best Current No Annual Fee Cards
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See also: Top No Annual Fee Credit Cards
The most frequently asked question that I get when talking to people is: “What is the best credit card?” This is a very subjective question where the answer varies depending on the person’s priorities.
The post…
[READER QUESTION] Thoughts on PCR Tests on Arrival in Canada
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There seems to be a lot of controversy regarding the PCR tests that airlines passengers must take on arrival in Canada. I thought it’s time for me to share my thoughts on this matter.
Arrival Testing Rules
First off, let’s go over some of the current r…
Converted Esso Extra to PC Optimum Points
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Effective today, January 18, 2022, until April 30, 2022, Esso Extra members are able to convert their points to PC Optimum points.
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Current 10% and Above Cash Back Offers for January 2022
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At the beginning of the month, we predicted that the cash back market is going to heat up this year. So I am expecting to be very busy with updating this monthly post this year. To start the year off, the two Tangerine 15% cash back offers end this mon…
Top Credit Card Higher than Normal Sign Up Bonuses for January 2022
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It is already 2022! To kick off the year with our first monthly higher than normal sign up bonus post, the National Bank offers ended last month and were not extended, so we will see if they offer another one later this year. The Scotiabank Gold Americ…
My 2022 Predictions for the Miles and Points World
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Back in 2016, I began a tradition of trying to predict the travel / rewards market in Canada. The first year was rough, but it got better over the years. How did it go in 2021?
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Happy New Year! 2022 Wish List
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Happy New Year Everyone!!
A new year means a new wish list. Note that we generally provide a mid-term report on Canada Day (July 1) and a final report on New Year’s Eve. To be fair, all wishes have the goal of being a win/win/win scenario for everyone:…
New Year’s Eve! Recap of 2021
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As we close out 2021, we continue with our year-end series of grading our wish list from our first post of the year. This report card is a continuation from our yearly mid-term report back on Canada Day (July 1st of every year).
The post New Year’s Eve…
Merry Christmas from Pointshogger!
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Over the years, during our Christmas Day post, we would provide shopping tips ahead of Boxing Day tomorrow. We’ve accumulated quite a bit of tips that you can refer to: 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019.
For this year, I would like to emphasis o…
Best Current First Year Fee Waived Cards for December 2021
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TD had most of their promotion ending from last month’s list, but they ended up extending most of their offers to March 2022 (with some minor tweaks to the offer) or May 2022.
The Brim offer is coming to an end this month. Usually they extended it by 1…
Ranking the Credit Card Portfolios of Each Canadian Financial Institutions (updated December 21, 2021)
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It has been just over a year since our last update (December 1, 2020) of the rankings list. The timing works well to update again this month, since we are coming to the end of the year. Now we get a snapshot of 2021, as we head into 2022.
The post Rank…
Ranking the Credit Card Portfolios of Each Canadian Financial Institutions (updated December 21, 2021)
Written by Pointshogger @ BoardingArea
It has been just over a year since our last update (December 1, 2020) of the rankings list. The timing works well to update again this month, since we are coming to the end of the year. Now we get a snapshot of 2021, as we head into 2022.
The post Rank…
Canadian Travel Advisory (Jokes Warning!)
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SARCASM WARNING – I know it is not April 1, but there is already so much negativity out there, so I am going to have a little fun with this one and give my comedy career a try. So please don’t take this post seriously! I just hope that this puts a smil…