Chase Canada (Discontinued)

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[READER QUESTION] What to do about the Low Canadian Dollar?

With the Canadian dollar continually hitting record new lows, I am beginning to hesitate whether it is completely worthwhile to make a major trip to the United States at the moment. Personally, when the Canadian dollar was much stronger than the USD, I exchanged as much CDN for USD as I could to load up while I could. Just in case the Canadian comes crashing down, like it has. Now is really the time to exchange USD to Canadian.

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Top Credit Cards to Use on Road Trips

With the summer months coming up, lots of people intend on going on road trips, so of course, having a solid credit card portfolio with you can help you maximize the rewards on all the expenses that come with a road trip.

On a road trip, the biggest expenses that you will have are: restaurants, gas, grocery and maybe hotel expenses. Therefore, I would build the following credit card portfolio for this summer’s road trips, based on all the current offers available. I also indicated the only the relevant category to use that particular credit card for:

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[READER QUESTION] What is Happening with the Chase Marriott Rewards Premier Visa Card?

As you may have already noticed, it seems that you cannot apply for the Chase Marriott Rewards Premier Visa Card through the Chase Canada, because the “Apply Now” button has disappeared. However, it has been known that there are still two separate links that work with the 50,000 sign up bonus and the 30,000 sign up bonus.

There is no way to know how much longer this credit card will be around for, so if you have been thinking about it, I would go for it sooner rather than later. Here is a quick reminder of the highlights of the credit card:

Updates to the Chase Canada Website (updated March 8, 2015)

Chase Canada has updated its website and taken off the Apply Now button to 2 more credit cards, in addition to the Chase Marriott Rewards Premier Visa Card. The Chase Best Buy Card and the Chase Future Shop Card can now be added to the list of Chase Canada credit cards that you can no longer apply for. Below is a screen shot of how it looks like on the website.

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Thinking About Changing up my Credit Card Strategy

The credit card industry in Canada appears to be changing very rapidly over the past 12 months and it is makes me wonder whether I should change my credit card strategy. Below are some of the most significant changes happening:…

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Chase Marriott Rewards Premier Visa Card Disappearing?

One of Pointshogger’s readers pointed out today that the “Apply Now” button for the Chase Marriott Rewards Premier Visa Card on the Chase Canada website has disappeared. To make matters worse, I tried to give Chase Canada a call, but it seems like their phone lines have been cut.

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Top Credit Cards to use at Restaurants (updated January 29, 2015)

With Valentine’s day fast approaching, I thought it was a good time to update the “top credit cards to use at restaurants” list. Below is a list of the top credit cards to use at restaurants:

Scotiabank Platinum American Express Card

$399 annual fee
$99 for supplementary cardholders

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[HOTEL] Credit Cards that Offer Elite Status

First of all, the number of co-branded hotel loyalty program credit cards are very limited. That being said, most of them do give some sort of benefit to help you gain elite status of help you accelerate achieving elite status…