Dimples' Divine Domain
My journey to financial empowerment.

I received my travelers cheques and gift card that I redeemed my Amex bonus points for. I ordered these things Sunday and got them in the mail today! To think they had an option where I could pay $10 and receive my stuff in 3 business days instead of the 10 business days @ no charge. Glad I didn't fall for that mess. Anyone know if I can cash in travelers cheques at a bank?? I am thinking about using one of the the cheques to pay off another card. Actually, I think that is what I will do. I have $158.23 left over in my budget. I forgot that I received a payout from Cash Duck for $80 and my rebate from my laptop purchase for $150. So that is where the leftover is coming from. I will use that and $15.01 from the Amex bonus to pay off my Avenue card which is $173.24 total. I can still use the remaining $85 for my daughter's birthday trip. Yeah Amex!! I returned my Target online purchase to one of their stores today. My online purchase total was $57.21 while my refund ...

I just got this in my inbox and thought I would share. Capital is offering a $25 bonus. You will need to apply, get approved, and activate their card to qualify before December 31, 2007. This is a referral bonus so you can only get the bonus via a referral. Here are the instructions on applying: Enjoy! Edited: I can't seem to get any confirmation on if this is legit or not. So for now we will say it is a no-go.

I decided to do some searching on other available credit card and bank bonuses. Here is a list of websites that list many credit card and bank bonuses. Some are current, others have expired: www.icardbonus.com www.cardbonuses.com www.ibankbonus.com www.ibankdesign.com Take caution in applying for many credit cards or opening many bank accounts. ALWAYS read the fine print. If you are trying to work on your credit score then opening up many credit cards is probably not the best thing for you to do right now. I have only opened 2 credit card accounts in the last 3 years. I will be willing to open up one more if the credit card bonus is a nice amount ($200 or higher). But aside from that I will stick with surveys sites, cash duck, and any other avenue I may discover. Dimps