Wednesday, April 17, 2019

How to donate your credit card points or reward miles to charity

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If you have a rewards credit card, and specifically sought out a card with super cool perks, it’s likely that you have a stockpile of miles or points sitting in your account. While you can usually tap into those points for travel or cash back, another option allows you to donate your rewards to a favorite charity.

Unlike a monetary donation to a charity using your credit card, where a small processing charge is taken out of your gift, in most cases donating your rewards ensures your nonprofit of choice gets the full value of your donation. (If you want to read about how to use a credit card to help offset your carbon footprint, check out this story we did.)  Read more…

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Wednesday, April 3, 2019

This super cheap bill-paying app is like having your own financial planner

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Another day, another report bashing millennial spending habits.

Millennials get a lot of flak from their elders for dumping their mortgage down payments into daily avocado toast runs, but is it really their fault home ownership is fast becoming a distant dream?

Still, it doesn’t hurt to double down on finances (we’ve previously published this money-saving guide to aid millennials who want to get a handle on their saving habits). And now we even have a handy money hack to complement that: the Chronicle Pro Budgeting Tool.

Made for iPhone, iPad, and Mac, this app is an easy, effective way to track all your payments that are due, plus coordinate and assess your spending all in one convenient place. In short, never miss a bill again, and keep those late fees away. Read more…

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Tuesday, April 2, 2019

Get last-minute tax help with these financial services and tools that are on sale

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Forget winter — Tax Day is coming.

With the deadline to file your federal income tax return only two weeks away, you might find yourself among the millions of Americans who are just now trying to get their financial shit together. And you know what? You can’t really be blamed: Preparing your return on your own can be an intimidatingly complicated process, especially with the recent changes in tax law, the impact of which less than half of all taxpayers understand. And if you’re a freelancer or small business owner, it can be even tricker. (Read our guide to the best tax software for freelancers here.) Read more…

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Saturday, March 30, 2019

How to use a credit card to help offset your carbon footprint

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Credit cards can be an excellent tool for managing your cash flow and earning rewards from everyday purchases. (Some credit cards can even help give your love life a boost.) But what if you want to do more with each swipe than save money? 

If saving the planet is also top of mind, you may want to consider which credit cards do to the most to help you cut back on your carbon footprint. However, it’s important to understand environmental concerns with both the cards themselves and the institutions that issue them.

Some environmentally friendly credit cards are partnerships between issuing banks and nonprofits. Others are simply cards from issuers with an aim for environmental excellence and sustainability. We’ve compared what’s out there to come up with this list of the 7 best credit cards to help offset your carbon footprint. Read more…

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