Points Rewards Programs

I’ve been a big fan of credit card rewards since I received my first credit card while in University.  Back in those days, it was a student credit card that gave me HBC rewards which could have been used towards stores like Zellers (which no longer exists).  While Zellers wasn’t my first choice back in the…

Last weeks article on how to maximize PC Plus points turned out to be quite popular. A number of readers added their tips to the comments (also via email), and the post was mentioned in an online Globe and Mail article (thanks @rcarrick!). The reader tips were so good that I think it deserves a…

A little while back I wrote about how to maximize the AIR MILES program which is a very popular loyalty program in Canada.  However, I admitted in the article that I’m more of a passive AIR MILES collector where I generally prefer cash back as a reward because it can’t be diluted or expire.  Although…

There are a number of rewards points programs in Canada, and I’ve written about a couple of the more popular ones – Aeroplan and Air Miles.   For the movie theater enthusiast (like my spouse), there is really only one game in town, and that’s Cineplex and their SCENE points system. How the SCENE Program…