Feb 10
The fuel prices are on the rise again, forcing us to stretch our budget even more. This means that we really have to make the time to organize and plan out every trip to make it as economical as possible. We hope we can help by giving you our weekly deals:
Aldi
- Happy Farms, Spreadable Cheese Wedges $1.49
- Steak-Eze Angus Philly Beef Steak 15oz., 100% sirloin $4.99
- Mama Cozzi’s Pizza Kitchen Lite Garlic Texas Toast, 8 slices $1,64
- Mama Cozzi’s Pizza Kitchen spinach & Goat Cheese Pizza $3.49
- Season’s Choice Whole Onion Rings $1.99
Save-A-Lot
- Raw Shell-On Cocktail Shrimp12 oz. $4.99
Initial rewards bonuses have been all the rage in the personal finance world ever since economic recovery began following the worst of the Great Recession a couple of years ago. Banks across the country have been using bonus cash, points or miles – given in return for account opening or spending a certain amount in the first few months – to lure some of the best consumers into using their products and services. The benefits of this strategy were obvious: banks got a more consistent customer base and consumers got hundreds of dollars in free money to play with. But with tax season rolling around, the rage inspired by these initial bonuses has been less about popularity and more about actual anger. You see, as it turns out, things like airline miles, hotel points and cash back could actually be taxable!
A few months back, I wrote an article about how glaring flaws in Lufthansa’s rewards program were causing me to question my long-time relationship with the Star Alliance member. With these doubts in mind, the 100,000 initial bonus miles being offered at the time by the British Airways Credit Card proved too much to resist. What’s the worst that could come of shifting my airline loyalty program allegiances and opening the British Airways Card, I thought? Sure, BA’s network of partner airlines doesn’t even come close to matching Star Alliance’s, but shouldnt that result in the company compensating via better rewards, customer service, etc.?