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AMEX – Small Business Saturday Free $25

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American Express’s second annual small business Saturday is tomorrow.  If you have an American express card, you are in luck.  If you do not have an AMEX card, you really need to get one because of offers like this. So what is small business Saturday? The 2nd annual Small Business Saturday® is a day dedicated to supporting small businesses on one of the busiest shopping weekends of the year. On November 26, we’re asking millions of people to Shop Smallsm at their favorite local stores and help fuel the economy. When we all shop small, it will be huge. Besides ...

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How I got a Credit Card Retention Bonus

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Today MoneyPig was going to cancel his American Airlines Citi Business credit card. MoneyPig only got the card because of the promotion 75,000 bonus miles they gave him after spending a certain amount on the card.  However, when MoneyPig call in to cancel the card, he got transferred to the retention department and was offered a deal to keep his card; they gave MoneyPig 10,000 more bonus miles if he spends 5k within the next 6 months. The offer was not phenomenal but is just another example of how companies, that you have a contract with, would love to keep ...

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If you buy everything with cash…

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If you buy everything with cash and never use a credit card, you are either dealing drugs or just an idiot. If you are an idiot, you might ask MoneyPig what’s wrong with buying everything in cash? And MoneyPig tell you six advantages that credit cards have over cash. Credit Score – when you purchase everything with Cash you can’t build up a credit history; you need to get a credit card to do that. Every month when you pay off your credit card, your credit card provider sends notice to the credit agencies telling them you paid off the ...