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    Starbucks Gold Card for $0.30, and drinks for $0.12!

    ByDCTA June 26, 2014December 28, 2023
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    A couple years ago, before I blogged, I made a discovery and posted it on RedFlagDeals about how you can get Starbucks Gold Card status for $0.30. To my knowledge, this trick still works. It’s a lot of work, and probably isn’t worth it (you know, Starbucks is also known as Charbucks for their over roasted coffee 😉 )

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    ‘The Churn’ Series: Part 1 – Churning 101

    ByDCTA June 26, 2014

    What is churning? Churning is the process of acquiring a credit card, meeting the requirements for any associated bonus, cancelling the card, and restarting the process anew. That is, it's getting the card, cancelling, wash and repeat.

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    List of no YQ (fee) routes for Aeroplan bookings

    ByDCTA June 25, 2014December 28, 2023
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    This is a list of all international routes that go to Central/South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, and Oceania that are available to Aeroplan members for booking low YQ (fee) award tickets going to either Canada or the USA. This list can be quite helpful when you’re trying to build a low YQ Aeroplan award ticket. To learn more about YQ on Aeroplan and tips on how to built a great award ticket, read: How to Avoid Aeroplan Booking Fees.

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    Buying a refundable ticket just for lounge access (and then cancelling)

    ByDCTA June 25, 2014
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    Last year, I flew back to Canada from Australia via the USA. Unfortunately for me, I didn’t have access to shower facilities in the US, and oh boy, did I need a shower. What was I going to do? I had a long layover and I stunk.

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    Air India joining Star Alliance – how this affects Aeroplan

    ByDCTA June 24, 2014December 28, 2023

    Star Alliance has officially announced that Air India will be joining Star Alliance: "Join us to welcome Air India as new member from July 11. Adding 400 daily flights, 35 new destinations to the network"

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    Applying to credit cards without hurting your score: BUMPAGE (B*)

    ByDCTA June 24, 2014
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    Everytime you apply for a credit product, like a credit card, the creditor will submit a “hard” check onto your credit bureau. In Canada, we use Equifax and Transunion. Sometimes creditors will only pull from one of the bureaus, or sometimes both.

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