 | Our Opinion: This card is recommended for high-income consumers because the rebate rate at high spending levels is very rewarding (1.5% to 5%). |
| American Express Blue Cash Card | |
| Rewards | Earn 5% rebates on "everyday purchases" at gas stations, grocers and drugstores once annual spending exceeds $6,500 Earn 1.5% rebates on other spending after $6,500 annually Before reaching $6,500, you earn up to 1% |
| Caps on Rewards | Earn unlimited rebates |
| Redeem Rewards For: | Cash rebates. |
| Other Benefits | |
| Auto Rental Insurance, plus up to $100,000 Travel Accident Insurance Emergency worldwide card replacement Online fraud protection Return Protection: for any covered item you\'re unsatisfied with, you can return it Warranty extension, which doubles covered warranties up to one year Purchase protection, which covers you if a covered item is stolen or accidentally damaged | |
| Cost/Fees | |
| Grace Period | 20 days |
| Cash Advance fee | 3% min $5.00 |
| Over-limit fee | $35.00 |
| Late Payment fee | $15 for balances up to $100; $29, if $100 to $1000; else $35 |
| Our Opinion: This card is recommended for high-income consumers because the rebate rate at high spending levels is very rewarding (1.5% to 5%). |
| Citi® Drivers Edge® Card | |||
| Rewards | Earn 3% rebate on purchases from standalone supermarkets, gas stations and drugstores; earn 1% on "other purchases" In addition earn "Drive Rebates" equal to $10 for every 1000 miles you drive a single car, however, Citi says they reserve the right to terminate this feature at any time You can redeem rewards on auto maintenance expenses, or redeem up to $2500 on virtually any vehicle purchase or lease | ||
| Caps on Rewards | Earn up to $1,000 in rebates in one year. Your "drive rebates" may not exceed your rebates on card spending. | ||
| Redeem Rewards For: | Use up to $5,000 in rebates to buy or lease a new or used, domestic or foreign vehicle; or get vehicle service or repairs. | ||
| Points Expiration | 5 Years | ||
| Cost/Fees | |||
| Grace Period | 20 days | ||
| Cash Advance fee | 3%, minimum $5.00 | ||
| Over-limit fee | $39.00 | ||
| Late Payment fee | $15 for balances up to $100; $29, if $100 to $250; else $39 | ||
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| Chase Freedom Card | |||
| Rewards | Earn 3% cash rebates for "everyday purchases" in the three categories you spent the most in any given month, including grocers, gas, fast food, phone, TV/Internet, video rentals, department stores, dry cleaners, drugstores, movie theatres, transportation, pets, utilities, beauty, or gym/rec clubs. Earn 1% for other purchases. Get an extra $50 every time you redeem $200 in rebates. | ||
| Caps on Rewards | Your "everyday purchase" rebates are limited to your first $600 of spending per month. | ||
| Redeem Rewards For: | Cash rebates. | ||
| Sign-Up Bonus | Chase gives new cardholders $50 in cash back bonus. | ||
| Other Benefits | |||
| Auto rental insurance, plus up to $500,000 Automatic Travel Accident Insurance Travel and Emergency Assistance; Zero liability on unauthorized purchases Warranty Manager, which doubles covered warranties up to one year | |||
| Cost/Fees | |||
| Grace Period | 20 days | ||
| Over-limit fee | $39.00 | ||
| Late Payment fee | $15 for balances up to $100; $29, if $100 to $250; else $39 | ||
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| Citi Dividend Platinum Select Card | |||
| Rewards | Earn 2% on purchases at supermarkets, gas stations, drugstores, convenience stores and utilities including cable Earn up to 1% cash reward all other purchases | ||
| Caps on Rewards | 300 dividend dollars per year (purchases made through Citi Dividend Merchant Network are not subject to this $300 limit) | ||
| Redeem Rewards For: | Cash rebates. | ||
| Sign-Up Bonus | 5% cash back at gas stations, supermarkets, drugstores, convenience stores, and utilities including cable for 6 months. | ||
| Other Insurance Benefits | |||
| Auto Rental Insurance, plus up to $1,000,000 Travel Accident Insurance Travel and Emergency Assistance Zero liability on unauthorized purchases Retail Protection: coverage against theft, fire or accidental breakage for 90 days | |||
| Cost/Fees | |||
| Grace Period | 20 days | ||
| Cash Advance fee | 3% min $5.00 | ||
| Over-limit fee | $39.00 | ||
| Late Payment fee | $15 for balances up to $100; $29, if $100 to $250; else $39 | ||
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| Capital One® No Hassle CashSM Rewards | |||
| Rewards | 25% annual bonus on the cash you earn during the year 1% cash back on all purchases you make from day one. | ||
| Caps on Rebates | No limit on cash back and rewards won\'t expire for the life of your account | ||
| Redeem Rewards For: | Cash rebates. | ||
| Cost/Fees | |||
| Over-the-credit-limit fee | None | ||
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| Discover Open Road Card | |||
| Rewards | Earn 5% rebates for gasoline purchases and auto maintenance For other purchases, earn 0.25% for first $1,500 in annual spending, 0.5% for next $1,500 in annual spending, 1% for spending above $3,000 | ||
| Caps on Rewards | Your gas rebates are limited to $1,200 in annual spending per card (equaling $60 per year) | ||
| Redeem Rewards For: | We recommend that you redeem rewards points for gift certificates, which on average we estimate will increase your reward to 25% more than Discover\'s cash reward. | ||
| Rebate Expiration | No expiration | ||
| Other Benefits | |||
| $500,000 in travel insurance $25,000 in auto rental insurance | |||
| Cost/Fees | |||
| Grace Period | 25 days | ||
| Cash Advance Fee | 3% min $5.00 | ||
| Over-limit fee | $15 on balances up to $500, and $39 on balances over $500. | ||
| Late Payment fee | $19 on balances up to $250 and $39 on balances over $250. | ||
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| Chase BP Visa® Rewards Card | |||
| Rewards | Earn 5% rebate for gasoline purchases at BP Earn 2% for dining and travel (e.g. tickets, hotels, & car rentals.) Earn 1% on all other purchases | ||
| Sign-Up Bonus | Earn 10% rebate for BP purchases for first 60 days Earn 4% on dining and travel purchases for first 60 days Earn 2% on other purchases for first 60 days | ||
| Caps on Rebate | Unlimited | ||
| Redeem Rewards For: | Cash rebates. | ||
| Other Benefits | |||
| Warranty Manager, which doubles covered warranties up to one year Zero liability on unauthorized purchases Emergency cash and card replacement | |||
| Cost/Fees/Interest rates | |||
| Grace Period | 20 days | ||
| ATM Cash Advance fee | 3%, minimum $10.00 | ||
| Over-the-limit fee | $39.00 | ||
| Late Payment fee | $15.00 - less than $250; $39.00 - $250 and above | ||
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| National City Bank Everyday Rewards Elite Visa | |||
| Rewards and Caps | Earn 4% rebates on gas purchases (up to $250 monthly) Earn 3% rebates on cinema and video (up to $150 monthly) Earn 2% rebates on groceries, restaurants and fast food ($750 monthly) On "other purchases", you earn 0.5% rebates when your annual spending is below $10,000, then unlimited 1% rebates | ||
| Redeem Rewards For: | Cash rebates. | ||
| Other Benefits | |||
| Auto rental insurance, plus up to $250,000 in travel accident insurance Travel and emergency accident roadside assistance Purchase Security Warranty Manager, which doubles covered warranties up to one year | |||
| Cost/Fees/Interest rates | |||
| Grace Period | 20 days | ||
| Cash Advance fee | 3% of cash amount | ||
| Over-limit fee | $36.00 | ||
| Late Payment fee | $29 on balances less than $500, otherwise $39 | ||
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| Discover More Card | |||
| Rewards | Earn 5% cash rebate from select merchants Earn a 0.25% rebate on first $1,500 of spending Earn a 0.50% rebate between $1,500 and $3,000 Earn 1% rebates after spending $3,000. | ||
| Caps on Rewards | Earn unlimited rebates | ||
| Redeem Rewards For: | We recommend that you redeem rewards points for gift certificates, which on average we estimate will increase your reward to 25% more than Discover\'s cash reward. | ||
| Cost/Fees | |||
| Grace Period | 25 days | ||
| Cash Advance fee | 3% min $5.00 | ||
| Over-limit fee | $15 on balances up to $500, and $39 on balances over $500. | ||
| Late Payment fee | $19 on balances up to $250; $39 on balances over $250. | ||
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| Miles Card From Discover | |||
| Rewards | Earn 1 mile for every dollar you spend (2 miles for travel and dining, on the first $3000 of these types of spending, which earns you $60 per year) | ||
| Caps on Rewards | Earn unlimited miles | ||
| Redeem Rewards For: | Redeem for airline tickets (1 mile = about 1 dollar.) | ||
| Sign-Up Bonus | Earn 1,000 Bonus Miles each calendar month you make a purchase for 12 months. | ||
| Cost/Fees/Interest rates | |||
| Grace Period | 25 days | ||
| Cash Advance fee | 3%, min $5.00 | ||
| Over-the-credit-limit fee | $15.00 - balances up to $500 $39.00 - balances over $500 | ||
| Late Payment fee | $15 on balances up to $500; $39 on balances over $500 | ||
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| Capital One® No Hassle Miles(SM) Rewards | |||
| Rewards | Earn 1.25 miles for each dollar spent on purchases | ||
| Caps on Rewards | No expiration date on miles and no limit on the miles you can earn | ||
| Redeem Rewards For: | Redeem for airline tickets (1 mile = about 1 dollar.) | ||
| Other Benefits | |||
| Purchase Assurance - fraudulent purchases made on your lost or stolen card will be refunded in 90 days 24-Hour Travel and Emergency Assistance MasterCard Global Services® - international 24/7 card assistance | |||
| Cost/Fees | |||
| Introductory rate | 0% APR on purchases until September 2008 | ||
| Over-the-credit-limit fee | None | ||
| Late Payment fee | $15 for balances less than $100; $29, if $100 to $250; else $39 | ||
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| Citi® PremierPassSM Card | |||
| Rewards | Earn 1 point per $1 spent on purchases In addition, earn 1 "flight point" for every 3 miles flown by anyone whose ticket you buy with the card (if you want 1 flight point for every mile flown, get the Elite version of this card for a $75 annual fee.) | ||
| Caps on Rewards | 100,000 points per calendar year Only 50,000 of these points may be flight points | ||
| Redeem Rewards For: | Redeem for airline tickets (1 mile = about 1 dollar.) | ||
| Sign-Up Bonus | 10,000 points for the regular card; 20,000 for the Elite card | ||
| Expiration | None, if account has activity within a 3-year period | ||
| Other Benefits | |||
| Automatic Travel Accident Insurance and Lost Luggage Insurance Zero liability on unauthorized purchases | |||
| Cost/Fees | |||
| Grace Period | 20 days | ||
| Cash Advance fee | 3% min $5.00 | ||
| Over-limit fee | $35.00 | ||
| Late Payment fee | $15 for balances up to $100; $29, if $100 to $250; else $39 | ||
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| American Express® Preferred Rewards Gold Card | |
| Rewards | Earn 1 Membership Rewards® Point for virtually every dollar you spend. 10,000 points are redeemable for a $100 gift certificate from many participating merchants, or use points towards tickets from 21 participating airlines. |
| Caps on Rewards | Earn unlimited rebates |
| Redeem Rewards For: | Each 10,000 points is redeemable for a $100 gift certificate from participating merchants. |
| Other Benefits | |
| Purchase protection, which covers you if a covered item is stolen or accidentally damaged Various Internet account related services. Access to Gold Card Events including exclusive tickets for select concerts, shows, major sporting events, and more in cities nationwide. Discounts on products and services at participating merchants and retailers | |
| Cost/Fees | |
| Over-limit fee | There is no pre-set spending limit. |
| Late Payment fee | $0 to the greater of $35 or 2.99% |
 | Our Opinion: This is a good choice if you want a charge card, not a credit card. You must pay off the balance each month, which helps you avoid the temptation to carry a balance. Plus, the $100 signup bonus makes it worthwhile to just try it for a year. |
| Citi® Diamond Preferred® Card | |||
| Rewards | Earn 1 point per dollar spent. | ||
| Caps on Rewards | Earn up to 75,000 points in one year. | ||
| Redeem Rewards For: | 6,000 points are redeemable for a $50 gas card or other gift card from participating merchants. | ||
| Points Expiration | 5 Years | ||
| Sign-Up Bonus | Receive 6,000 bonus points after the first purchase within 3 months of opening the account. In the first year, you\'ll earn 5 points per dollar spent at gas stations, supermarkets and drugstores. | ||
| Other Benefits | |||
| $0 liability on unauthorized purchases; optional personal photo on card. Retail Protection: coverage against theft, fire or accidental breakage for 90 days | |||
| Cost/Fees | |||
| Grace Period | 20 days | ||
| Cash Advance fee | 3% min $5.00 | ||
| Over-limit fee | $39.00 | ||
| Late Payment fee | $15 for balances up to $100; $29, if $100 to $250; else $39 | ||
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| Citi® Platinum Select® / AAdvantage® World MasterCard® | |||
| Rewards | Earn 1 mile per dollar spent. | ||
| Caps on Rewards | 100,000 Miles (AAdvantage Platinum®, and AAdvantage Gold® members can ignore this limit.) | ||
| Redeem Rewards For: | 25,000 miles are redeemable for one round-trip American Airlines ticket anywhere in the contintental U.S. or Canada. | ||
| Points Expiration | AAdvantage® miles may never expire. | ||
| Sign-Up Bonus | Earn 25,000 AAdvantage bonus miles after you make $750 in purchases within 4 months of becoming a cardmember. | ||
| Other Benefits | |||
| Emergency card replacement, automatic bill payments, auto rental insurance. | |||
| Cost/Fees | |||
| Grace Period | 20 days | ||
| Cash Advance fee | 3% min $5.00 | ||
| Over-limit fee | $39.00 | ||
| Late Payment fee | $15 for balances up to $100; $29, if $100 to $250; else $39 | ||
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| American Express Blue Cash® for Business Card | |
| Rewards | Earn 2.5% on most purchases; earn 5% rebates on "Open Savings purchases" at a few select merchants -- notably FedEx, Kinkos, Hertz, and Marriott hotels. A few other Open Savings merchants allow rebates varying from 3% to 25%. Once your annual spending exceeds $15,000, earn 2% for Open Savings and 1% for other purchases |
| Caps on Rewards | Earn unlimited rebates |
| Redeem Rewards For: | Cash rebates. |
| Other Benefits | |
| Auto Rental Insurance, plus up to $100,000 Travel Accident Insurance Online fraud protection; Emergency worldwide card replacement Return Protection: for any covered item you\'re unsatisfied with, you can return it Warranty extension, which doubles covered warranties up to one year Purchase protection, which covers you if a covered item is stolen or accidentally damaged | |
| Cost/Fees | |
| Grace Period | 25 days |
| Cash Advance fee | 3% min $5.00 |
| Over-limit fee | $35.00 |
| Late Payment fee | $15 for balances up to $100; $29, if $100 to $1000; else $35 |
 | Our Opinion: This is the best card for businesses because of the high 2.5% rebate. To effectively raise the $15,000 cap, applying for multiple cards for other people in your business to use is possible. |
| Capital One® No Hassle PointsSM Rewards | |
| Rewards | Earn 5 points per dollar spent at gas stations, major grocery and drug stores Earn 1 point per dollar spent on all other purchases |
| Caps on Rewards | Earn unlimited rebates |
| Redeem Rewards For: | You can redeem 3,400 points for a $25 gift card, or redeem 5,000 points for $25 cash. |
| Other Benefits | |
| Platinum Benefits including extended warranties, travel accident insurance, and 24-hour roadside assistance | |
| Cost/Fees | |
| Grace Period | 25 days |
| Cash Advance fee | 3%, minimum $10.00 |
| Over-limit fee | $39.00 |
| Late Payment fee | $15 for balances less than $100; $29, if $100 to $249.49; else $39 |
 | Our Opinion: This card is only for people whose credit is fair (i.e. you are new to credit cards, or your shaky credit needs improvement.) That said, it is clearly the best rewards card for people with fair credit. |
| What\'s This "Estimated Yearly Reward" Thing? | ||||
This is automatically calculated for you, so you don\'t need to give this explanation anything more than a quick scan. Your Estimated Yearly Reward includes:
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Citi PremierPass Bonus: For the standard version, receive 10,000 bonus miles after making $600 in purchases within 3 months of account opening; for the Elite card the offer is 20,000 bonus miles.)')
premiernote= '2The Citi PremierPass Card also comes in an "Elite" version for an annual fee of $75: When you use this Elite card at grocers, gas stations and drugstores, you\'ll earn two miles per dollar spent, and receive one mile (instead of 1/3 mile) for each mile flown by you or anyone you buy tickets for with this card. Citi PremierPass Bonus: For the standard version, receive 10,000 bonus miles after making $600 in purchases within 3 months of account opening; for the Elite card the offer is 20,000 bonus miles.'
ccnames[14]= 'Citi® PremierPassSM Card'
return(myrewards)
// }
// else {
// ccbennies[14]= 'Earn 2 miles per dollar spent.'
// cc_afee[14]= '$75'
// ccnames[14]= 'PremierPass Card Elite by Citibank'
// return(eliterewards)
// }
// alert(myrewards + '/' +eliterewards)
}
//Also: 1/3 mile per mile flown, 10-20000 bonus points, elite for $75/year = triple miles, double rebate at superm, gas stations, drugstores
//Best combination of four cards
if (cn == 15) {
//for later Chase Freedom card analysis:
tggd= ggd_spending
adj_spending= spending
//Discover open road: // Includes doubling by gift-cert acquisition
if (gas_spending < 1200) {
gas_rebates= gas_spending * 0.05 * 1.25 //Assuming ecert-exchange;
tggd-= gas_spending
adj_spending-= gas_spending
gas_spending= 0
}
else {
gas_rebates= 60*1.25; //Assuming ecert-exchange
tggd-= 1200
adj_spending-= 1200
gas_spending-= 1200
// Driver's Edge instead of AE...
// edgegas_rebates= (gas_spending*0.03)
// tggd-= gas_spending
// gas_spending= 0
}
//Miles by Discover Card
// doubled_spending= travel_spending + fastfood_spending + dine_spending
// if (doubled_spending > 3000) { doubled_spending= 3000 }
// miles_rebates= doubled_spending*0.02
//Chase Freedom Card
chase_spending= fastfood_spending + phone_spending + depstore_spending
if (chase_spending > 7200) { chase_spending= 7200 }
chase_rebates= chase_spending*0.0375
adj_spending-= chase_spending
//Examine American-Express Blue Cash alternative
eds_ratio= (tggd)/adj_spending
basicperc= 0.005 + (eds_ratio*0.005) // if (adj_spending < 6500)
if (adj_spending > 6500) {
bonusperc= 0.015 + (eds_ratio*0.035) // if (adj_spending < 6500)
realperc= (basicperc * (6500/adj_spending)) + (bonusperc * ((adj_spending-6500)/adj_spending))
}
else { realperc= basicperc }
/*
if (spending > 18500) {
ccnames[15]= 'Good Combo: (1) AmEx Blue Cash + (2) Chase Freedom Card + (3) Open Road Card'
ccbennies[15]= 'Blue Cash: pays up to 5% on many goods.
Rewards
function ccShow(spending) {
asterisks= ' '
usejs= 1
//addAsterisk('¹The Prime Rate is currently 6.00%. It is always based on the rate set by the Federal Reserve Board.')
ts= '| Introductory APR | //etc for (i = 0; i < ncc; i++){ rewards[i]= ccReward(i,spending) rewardsort[i]= rewards[i] - Math.max(14000,i*1000) rew_cc[i]= i } myBubbleSort() buttcount= 0 ranking= 0 for (i = 0; i < ncc; i++) if (rew_cc[i] != 12 && rew_cc[i] != 13 && rew_cc[i] != 4 && rew_cc[i] != 7 && rew_cc[i] != 3) { prevrank= ranking fc= 'intable' if (rew_cc[i] == 15) { bgc= '#FFEE99'; bgc='#DDFFEE' } else if (ccnames[rew_cc[i]].indexOf('National average') >= 0) { fc= 'intablegray'; bgc='#DDFFEE' } else { // if (i % 2 == 1) { bgc= '#BBDDFF' } // else { bgc= '#DDEEFF' } bgc= '#BBDDFF' if (rew_cc[i] != 13 && rew_cc[i] != 12) { ranking++ } } ts+= '||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ' if (ranking != prevrank) { ts+= '' + ranking + '. ' + ranking + '. ' } else { ts+= ' ' } ts+= ' | '
if (ccgoodok[rew_cc[i]] == 1) { ts+= ' '}
else if (ccgoodok[rew_cc[i]] == 2) { ts+= ''}
if (usejs > 0) {clickgo= cc_show[rew_cc[i]] }
else { clickgo= cc_go[rew_cc[i]]; }
if (ranking != prevrank) {
ts+= ' 0) {
ts+= 'onMouseover="window.status=\'\'; return true;" '
if (cc_go[rew_cc[i]].indexOf('http') >= 0) { ts+= ' onClick="this.href=\'/cgi-bin/apply.cgi?owner=' + escape(issuer[rew_cc[i]]) + '&mode=ssl-encryption&site=' + escape(cc_go[rew_cc[i]]) + '\'; window.status=\'\'; return true" ' }
}
ts+= 'rel="nofollow">'
}
ts+= ccnames[rew_cc[i]]
if (ranking != prevrank) { ts+= '' }
ts+= ' | '
if (rew_cc[i] == 7) { spyshow= 'http://gasprices.mapquest.com'; spygo= 'http://gasprices.mapquest.com' }
else { spyshow= cc_show[rew_cc[i]]; spygo= '/cgi-bin/apply.cgi?owner=' + escape(issuer[rew_cc[i]]) + '&mode=ssl-encryption&site=' + escape(cc_go[rew_cc[i]]) }
if (rew_cc[i] == 15) { ts+= ' ' }
else if (ccdpop[rew_cc[i]].length > 10) {
if (usejs > 0) {
ts+= ' 0 && cc_go[rew_cc[i]].indexOf('http') >= 0) ts+= 'onClick="this.href=\'' + spygo + '\'; window.status=\'\'; return true;" onMouseover="window.status=\'\'; return true;" '
ts+= ' target=_blank> 0) ts+= ' onmouseover="document.getElementById(\'button' + (buttcount+1) + '\').src=\'/images/spyit2.jpg\';ddrivetip(ccdpop[' + rew_cc[i] + '],450);window.status=\'\'" onmouseout="document.getElementById(\'button' + (buttcount+1) + '\').src = \'/images/spyit1.jpg\';hideddrivetip(true);noHint()"'
ts+= '>'
}
ts+= '0 && cc_go[rew_cc[i]].indexOf('http') >= 0) ts+= 'onClick="this.href=\'/cgi-bin/apply.cgi?owner=' + escape(issuer[rew_cc[i]]) + '&mode=ssl-encryption&site=' + escape(cc_go[rew_cc[i]]) + '\'; window.status=\'\'; return true;" ' ts+= ' target=_blank title="Click to apply or get more details" ' if (usejs>0) ts+= ' onmouseover="document.getElementById(\'button' + buttcount + '\').src=\'/images/getit2.jpg\'; window.status=\'\'" onmouseout="document.getElementById(\'button' + buttcount + '\').src = \'/images/getit1.jpg\'"' ts+= '>  '
buttcount+= 2
//onmouseover="document.getElementById(\'button' + (buttcount+1) + '\').src=\'/images/getit2.jpg\';ddrivetip(ccdpop[' + rew_cc[i] + '],450);
//onmouseover="document.getElementById(\'button' + buttcount + '\').src=\'/images/spyit2.jpg\'; window.status=\'\'"
}
else if (rew_cc[i] == 12 || rew_cc[i] == 13) {
ts+= '(Canceled by issuer)'
}
else {ts+= ' ' }
ts+= ' | ' + ccbennies[rew_cc[i]] + ' | '
if (rew_cc[i] == 12 || rew_cc[i] == 13) { ts+= ' (' + percString(rewards[i]/spending) + '%)' if (rew_cc[i] == 12 || rew_cc[i] == 13) { ts+= ' |  | ' + cc_apr[rew_cc[i]] + ' | ' + cc_afee[rew_cc[i]] + ' | |||||||||||||||||
There\'s a good chance that one of these five cards will help the cause of your financial freedom (surprisingly, they\'re often overlooked even by consumer-advocate reviewers): | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Driver\'s Edge Bonus: For the first year, you\'ll earn 6% cash back (instead of 3%) on purchases made at supermarkets, gas stations, and drugstores. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chase Freedom Card Bonus: Earn a $50 bonus rebate after the first purchase, balance transfer, or check transaction. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Citi Dividend Card Bonus: For 6 months, you\'ll earn a 5% cash back rebate on purchases made at supermarkets, gas stations, drugstores, convenience stores, and utilities including cable. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BP Visa Card Bonus: For the first 60 days you\'ll earn 10% rebates on all participating BP purchases, 4% rebates on eligible travel and dining purchases, and 2% rebates on all other eligible purchases. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discover Miles Card Bonus: Earn up to 12,000 bonus miles: Cardholders will receive 1,000 bonus miles every month they make a purchase during the first year. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ' + nohassnote + ' | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ' + premiernote + ' | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| American Express Gold Card Bonus: Receive 10,000 bonus points after the first purchase, redeemable for a $100 gift card at participating merchants. If it\'s too pricey, you can drop down to their Green Card for $95/year (waived first year.) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Citi Diamond Card Bonuses: (1) Receive 6,000 ThankYou Points (redeemable for a $50 gift card ) after your first purchase made within the first 3 months. (2) For the first twelve months that you are a cardmember, you will earn five ThankYou Points instead of one at supermarkets, drugstores and gas stations. We calculate that these two bonuses could make the rebate for the first year $' + cdiam_rebates + ' instead of $' + odiam_rebates + '. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Citi AAdvantage Card Bonus: Earn 25,000 AAdvantage bonus miles after you make $750 in purchases within 4 months of becoming a cardmember -- redeemable for one round-trip American Airlines ticket anywhere in the contintental U.S. or Canada. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Note: The "two thumbs up" just means that this card is only for people with fair credit (i.e. you are new to credit cards, or your shaky credit needs improvement.) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ' + ccnames[i] + ' | ' // } //ts+= '||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ' + asterisks + ' | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
