Thursday 13 December 2018

Pro-tips for shoppers and buyers

  • Get a new credit card before any shopping seasons.
Lots of credit cards have great sign up bonus for new customers along with perks ranging from credit card fee waived off for 1st year, free cash transfer or 0% APR for 1 year. It is the quickest way to make bucks.
Sme of the great credit cards out there are
    • Chase Sapphire (Credit required: Excellent): You will will receive an offer for 50,000 bonus points after they spend $4,000 on purchases in the first 3 months from account opening.
      50,000 points amounts to $625 in air travel when booked via chase's own website.
       
    • Discover Credit card: Become a Discover Cardmember and get a $50 Cashback bonus or 5,000 Miles when you make your first purchase within three months. Then, earn rewards with every purchase after that.
  • Use shopping services like ebates. groupon, etc
    • Ebates: First-time users gets $10 for creating account and shopping $25+.  
    • Raise : You can buy gift cards are a concession rate which you can then use it instore / online. This way you can buy the things you love from the brands you trust at much cheaper price. 
    • Groupon: Best place to find local deals ranging from shopping, food, entertainment and experiences. Group is a go-to place for all types of deals.
  • Amazon: get a free 6 months of amazon prime when you signup with Student account