Month: August 2015

On the Future of DCTA

ByDCTA
6 Comments

DCTA started more than a year ago. I have published over 200 posts in that time (that’s a lot of posting!). Some content has been, admitting my bias, excellent. Other content, not so much. And trust me, readers let me know when my content isn’t as great. Lately, you may have noticed that I’ve been posting less, with fewer analytical posts. You see, I’m coming to my final year of law school, am currently in the process of applying to med school (the debt, so much debt!), crazy amounts of travel, running my rather successful award booking service, and other life activities.

Great deal: NBC World Elite Mastercard, up to $700 sign-up, FYF

ByDCTA
10 Comments

National Bank is rarely on my radar, except perhaps for their wacky credit card promotions. This time, however, National Bank has a legitimately awesome promotion. The NBC World Elite Mastercard [this is not a referral] is offering $450 worth in points as a sign-up bonus (20,000 points on activation, 10,000 on anniversary). Further, the card has an annual reimbursement scheme of up to $250 for airport parking, seat selection, and baggage fees. Best of all, the annual fee of $150 is waived for the first year.

| |

Getting your travel records from the government

ByDCTA
5 Comments

Under the Privacy Act, if the government holds personal information on you, you have the right to receive that information (with some security exclusions) free of charge. This information includes those records held by the Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA). I recently requested records held by the CBSA. It’s a simple and free process, and the results can be absolutely fascinating!

My AMEX Global Transfer Experience (CAN -> US)
| |

My AMEX Global Transfer Experience (CAN -> US)

ByDCTA
23 Comments

The American Express Global Transfer program allows you to use the relationship history that you've built with AMEX in a foreign country as a basis to apply for a card in a new country, where you presumably have little to no prior credit history. I recently went through this process, applying for an AMEX card in the United States using my Canadian AMEX history as a basis for the application.