Top Rated Credit Cards
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Rates & Balance Transfers
Rewards Cards
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In this section I’ll go through my top rated credit cards from each of the sections in the Credit Card Finder to the right. I’ll also show you some cards from even more categories that might be of interest. Let’s get started with a few categories for those who might need the convenience and protection of a card, but don’t want to deal with credit.
Prepaid Credit Card
Mango(TM) MasterCard® Prepaid Card – There are many good things to like about this prepaid card. Check out the bullet points below:
- FREE Prepaid MasterCard
- $0 Activation Fee
- FREE Direct Deposit
- FREE unlimited purchase / signature transactions
- FREE account management online or with your mobile phone
- FREE to check your balance with your mobile phone
- No monthly fee when you load $500/month
- Send money with your mobile phone
- Load cash at tens of thousands of retailers nationwide
- No credit check, no bank account needed, no overdraft fees
Debit Card Rewards
PerkStreet Financial Debit Card – The PerkStreet Financial online checking account comes with a debit card that currently pays 2% cash back. There are no rewards caps or thresholds. And the account is free to open with no minimum balance requirement. Read my review of PerkStreet Financial 2% Cash Back Rewards Debit Card.
Charge Card
Zync(SM) from American Express – A cool new charge card just hit the market. It’s the Zync card from American Express. It comes with multiple ways to earn rewards and an annual fee that’s much smaller than traditional charge cards. Build credit without the risk of high interest charges or overdraft fees.
Best Overall Rewards Credit Card
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Cash Back Credit Card
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Gas Reward Credit Card
Discover Open Road – This is my top gas card for the high mileage types. It gives you double the rewards at gas stations AND restaurants.
Airline Miles Credit Card
Miles by Discover – This card will give you the opportunity to earn many bonus miles as rewards in your first year. The bonuses for travel expenses are nice too. No annual fee.
Balance Transfer Credit Card
Discover More – 0% annual percentage rate on balance transfers for 12 months. Need I say more?
Low Interest Credit Card
Zero Percent Interest Rate Credit Card
Student Credit Card
Discover Student Card – Comes with lots of different ways to earn rewards and has no annual fee. Plus, 0% on purchases for the first 6 months.
College Savings Credit Card
Upromise World MasterCard – This is a great card for those trying to earn money with Upromise for college savings. This card has no annual fee, it comes with a $25 bonus, and you earn bonus rewards points towards your Upromise college savings.
Credit Cards for Those with No or Poor Credit
Orchard Bank Credit Card – Four different cards to choose from to help you start building that credit history. See my review of the Orchard Bank Credit Cards.
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