Wouldn’t you like the convenience of two credit cards to help you maximise your rewards earnings? Do you want to earn more frequent flyer points whenever possible? The American Express and MasterCard tied to your Earth credit card give you the higher rewards-earning potential of an Amex with the convenience and acceptance of a MasterCard.

Find out more about the standard Earth credit card below and see how many frequent flyer points you could be earning if you apply today. read more..

According to the futures market, which has examined all the available evidence and laid the odds, there’s just under a 50-50 chance of another Reserve Bank interest rate hike at their next meeting in April.

The latest data supplied to the odds makers were the meetings from the RBA’s most recent meeting in March, when the rate was raised by 25 basis points to 4.0%. The minutes, like all the available economic data, seemed split fairly evenly down the middle. read more..

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It’s time for the next step in our weekly quest to help you compare and choose credit cards. Each week we’ve looked at comparing different narrow types of credit cards from frequent flyer to balance transfer cards. Now let’s talk about comparing no annual fee credit cards. What factors might be your biggest considerations in choosing between them? read more..

Although new laws effective 1 January 2011 are intended to protect consumers from unfair contract terms, including those governing credit cards, their scope as yet is undefined and potentially limited, warn legal experts. read more..