Quickies: Paid Survey Links, Costco AmEx $10 Bonus, Free Credit Monitoring

Here are a few more tidbits that may be of interest:

E-Rewards Signup Links
E-Rewards is a paid survey site that is only open via invitation. It is often linked to an airline, so that you can can redeem your rewards for frequent flier points. Here are two open links for Continental and Northwest airlines, must have a frequent flier account number. I am a member; they aren’t the best in my opinion, nor are they the worst. I get a lot of survey opportunities, but they don’t pay as well as others. More information about other paid surveys here.

$10 from Costco American Express Card
If you have a Costco American Express card, they are offering a promotion where you can earn a free $10 Costco Cash card for paying your wireless phone plan automatically with the card. This card is one of the better gas rebate credit cards.

9 Months of Free Credit Monitoring
One of the three major credit bureaus, TransUnion, apparently lost a class-action lawsuit and the settlement involves offering up to 9 months of free credit monitoring service to anyone who has ever held a credit card over the last 20 years (i.e. lots of people). This includes free access to your credit score in addition to the report, as well as e-mail alerts when something changes. There is also a “potential cash payment” option, but it doesn’t very tempting given the number of eligible claimants (small pie, millions of slices).

They are supposed to allow claims starting today, June 16th, on the official settlement website. You don’t need to supply your full Social Security number (needs last 4 digits) or a credit card number, and you won’t be automatically signed up for any paid subscriptions after the free period.

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