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Registration for American Express Small Business Saturday is now live

Small Business Saturday registration is now open. This year, receive a $10 credit per authorized user, by shopping at a small business on November 30th. Registration is limited, so be sure to register early. From previous post: Update 2: Registration will start November 24th at midnight and go until November 30th at midnight or the…

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How to save 20% on your Christmas purchases through Amazon

I’m always looking for ways to save money so that I can travel more. There is a great opportunity right now to save 20% on your purchases through Amazon. Here’s how to do it. Step 1: https://sync.americanexpress.com/twitter/Index. I create a separate Twitter account and corresponding gmail address for each registered Amex user. Step 2: Tweet…

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American Express Small Business Saturday promotion will be $10 this year instead of $25

Update 2: Registration will start November 24th at midnight and go until November 30th at midnight or the number of spots have been taken. Update: This year American Express will be doing $10 statement credit instead of $25 per the Frequently Asked Questions page. Is there an American Express statement credit offer for Card Members…

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Russian man sues bank over not adhering to his own credit card terms

Dmitry Argarkov of Voronezh, Russia didn’t like the credit card offer that was sent to him by a Russian bank, Tinkoff. So he creatively took the contract, altered the language in his favor, signed it and sent it back to the bank. Some of the terms he amended were no interest rate, no credit limit,…

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American Express Small Business Saturday 2013 announced

American Express has just announced that they will be doing their very popular Small Business Saturday promotion again on November 30, 2013. Through the promotion, American Express offers a $25 credit per card for spending at least $25 at a small business on November 30th. Registration for the promotion is required and is limited to…

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$25 gift card for $15 from American Express via Twitter

UPDATE: The deal is over! American Express is offering a deal currently where you can purchase a $25 Gift Card for $15. To sync your American Express card to your Twitter account, follow the instructions here. To buy the card: 1. Tweet #BuyAmexGiftCard25 2. You’ll receive a response from @AmexSync asking you to tweet #ConfirmAmexGiftCard25…

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Do you really save anything with no foreign transaction fee cards?

There have been quite a few credit cards lately that are touting “no foreign transaction fees†– the up to 3% charge you usually get from your credit card for using your credit card overseas. Call me a cynic, but I’ve always questioned whether no foreign transaction fee cards were making their money back by…

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