rewards programs

Lured by rewards programs and discounts, shoppers are using credit cards more for holiday shopping. That could lead to an unhappy New Year.

Rules change, partners disappear and points become orphaned. So check the rules of your rewards and loyalty programs each year.

Credit card reform is prompting issuers to water down their rewards programs. While the well-off will be wooed, the rest of us will face petty new fees and other gotchas.

A primer on the new restrictions that credit card companies face, and some reassurances on those rewards programs.

It’s time to appreciate and evaluate your frequent flier and other rewards programs.

You've stopped going out to eat, canceled your cable TV service and learned to cut your own hair. But you still have to buy groceries and gas.

And the kids have promised to stop making fun of your hair if you take them on vacation this summer. Will rewards programs help you stretch your tattered dollars during these tough economic times?