Topic: Credit Card Rewards and Incentives

Credit cards: How to save $400 at the pump

Credit cards with gas rewards can be a big help in coping with high gas prices. The most effective credit cards could save you $400 at the pump.

Go ahead, buy the cheapest gas

Consistently buying the cheapest gas you can is smart, but don't drive too far out of your way to find it. 

Credit card rewards programs: Pros and cons

The best rewards programs are the ones that most closely match your preexisting spending habits

Credit-card cash back: Discover, Amazon team up

Credit-card cash back from Discover can be used on Amazon in new deal. Amazon purchases earn 2 percent credit-card cash back from Discover.

Frequent-flier programs: Continental and United combine travel rewards

The frequent-flier programs for United and Continental airlines were announced Wednesday. The new frequent flier program, which will take effect early next year, will reward travelers who buy the most expensive tickets.

Top 5 ways to save on a honeymoon destination

So you’re about to tie the knot. Let me offer my congratulations! I do worry, though, about your bank account. Getting married is one of the costliest decisions of your life (financially, I mean). I remember the after-effects of our wedding on our finances … shock sums it up nicely. I don’t mean the wedding, which itself can cost a small fortune (an average $18,000, says the website Wedding Report). I mean the honeymoon. As someone who has researched honeymoon destinations and watched others decide their post-nuptials in exciting and different ways, I’ve compiled money-saving hints to keep you from incurring too much debt. Here are my Top 5 money-saving tips for a honeymoon destination:

Debit card fees: You can still avoid them. For now.

Debit card fees are on the rise as banks look for ways to make up for lost revenue. But Citibank, Capital One still offer no-fee cards.

Top 5 credit cards for world travel

Is world travel on your horizon this year? Bringing the right credit card is as fundamental as packing the right wardrobe. While there are great benefits to using plastic abroad – such as travel assistance and fraud protection – the cards’ foreign transaction fees can eat into your travel budget. And traditional magnetic strip credit cards aren't universally accepted overseas anymore. Picking the right card for a foreign trip depends on the perks you’re looking for, the fees you’re willing to pay, and the kind of credit you have. Here are Credit Karma’s Top 5 credit cards for world travel:

Debit card fees: Will shoppers benefit from new cap?

Debit card fees paid by retailers to banks could plummet next month after the Senate failed to pass a delay Wednesday. Retailers are happy, but that might not help consumers.

Credit-card swipe fees: US firms pay too much – and it hurts consumers

Credit-card swipe fees are high and unfair in the United States. Congress should get them changed.

Debit-card rewards: beginning of the end?

Debit-card rewards are being trimmed as banks contemplate loss of revenue from new federal legislation. Will debit-card rewards disappear completely?

Credit cards better than debit cards – sometimes

Credit cards have important advantages over debit cards – if you use credit cards wisely. Here are seven advantages:

The great discount you've used – but never heard of

If you've ever gotten an employee discount on a computer or home-security service, you've used a merchant-funded discount. Here are three slick ways to use them.

Credit scores: Advice to a college student

Credit scores: If they're high enough, you can get a good credit card. Question No. 2 in this reader mailbag.

Credit card chasm: Some get great rates. Others cut off.

Credit card companies are offering some of best teaser rates ever – if you have a job.

Credit cards: Will US suit against American Express affect you?

Credit cards and their users will probably see little change as a result of the suit from the Justice Department.

Visa, MasterCard deal: Are there perks for you?

Visa and MasterCard have settled a Justice Department suit. Under the deal, retailers could offer you incentives to use cards with low transaction fees.

Airline fares: Six ways to beat the rise in ticket prices

Airline fares increased by 5 percent in the first part of 2010. But savvy consumers can still find ways to get discount airline fares.

Credit card fees: Would capping them really help consumers?

Credit card fees and rewards programs help the rich and hurt the poor, according to a recent report. But experts disagree whether a cap on fees would solve the disparity.

Reader mailbag: the low-down on reward credit cards

Rules for when to own a reward credit card.

Credit-card firms already trimming rewards

The credit card as … investment tool?

If used right, Fidelity and Schwab reward cards can help build savings.

Retailers, banks battle over credit-card fees

Lawmakers weigh legislation allowing them to negotiate fees.