Comments on: I Got Rid of My Visa Aerogold Card

By: When Store Credit Expires

When Store Credit Expires — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 09:34:06 +0000

[...] I found in most contexts, when a store offers you some sort of credit (up to and including prizes), you’re often the worse off for accepting it. Reward points, and other such loyalty programs, are designed to encourage us to spend more than we otherwise would at that location. Some people beat stores at their own game. Its damn hard to do. [...]

By: Saturday Weigh In and LinkStuff | Quest For Four Pillars

Saturday Weigh In and LinkStuff | Quest For Four Pillars — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 14:00:51 +0000

[...] This article on rewards programs which I discovered through the Canadian Capitalist could have been written by me since I had the same problems with my Visa Aerogold which I just got rid of. [...]

By: telly

telly — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 13:02:05 +0000

Yeah, the dividend cheque reminds us of how spend-y we’ve been over the past year!

By: FourPillars

FourPillars — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 13:46:04 +0000

Hi Telly, that sounds like a good card for you. In our case we don’t charge that much anymore plus we have roadside service on our car for another three or four years.

Mike

By: telly

telly — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 12:51:37 +0000

I used to be an Aeroplan Gold Visa holder as well and have moved to the TD Gold Elite (dividend no tiers). The fee is $99 (+ $19 for a 2nd car) but includes autoclub membership so we were able to cancel CAA (we have older vehicles) so it was a wash.

If you put a lot on your credit card (and of course pay off your balance each month), it’s great. We’re looking at a $400 dividend cheque coming up as we pay almost all our bills & expenses via the Visa.

By: WoolyWoman

WoolyWoman — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 20:41:54 +0000

I have a Dividends card with a low limit- $1000. I use it mainly for work items now, and obviously nothing big, but I earned $10 in rewards in the 6 months since I switched. Overall happy to have some cash back from a credit card!

By: Mr. Cheap

Mr. Cheap — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 08:07:53 +0000

Happy new year Mike! And everyone on 4P and in the Canadian blogosphere!!!

By: FourPillars

FourPillars — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 04:38:09 +0000

Hard to beat cash.

Amen to that!

By: Mr. Cheap

Mr. Cheap — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 03:31:23 +0000

I’ve been really happy with my AMEX blue card (which does some sort of graduated percent rebate at the end of the year). Hard to beat cash.

By: FourPillars

FourPillars — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 20:05:13 +0000

Cindy, the Citi card sounds like a good option. I mainly went with the dividend card because of convenience but I will keep that card in mind for the future.

Mike