12.03.09 | Citi Rewards You for Coming Home for the Holidays
I don’t think there’s anything quite like coming home for the holidays for some warm holiday cheer.  Family and friends make the festive season truly special. In fact, whenever I hear Perry Como singing “Home For The Holidays” it still brings me back to my college days when I traveled home on my winter breaks.  It was a simpler time back then and one that I truly treasured. However, I wasn’t able to benefit by merely flying home like students today. I couldn’t use the cost of my flight to score some sweet merchandise, but you can.  You can be rewarded for coming home for the holidays.
How do you plan on getting home this year? Train, plane, or automobile? Hopefully your commute home won’t be as grueling as the mother in the movie Home Alone who was forced to ride in the back of a van with a polka band for nearly 12 hours. But if you plan to drive, hop on a boat, take the bullet train, fly, or take any other mode of transportation there is no reason you can’t cash in with the Citi Forward card for students.
The Citi Forward card rewards you for everyday purchases; there are no restrictions. You don’t need to buy tickets on a certain airline or pump gas at a certain gas station to cash in. All you need to do is make the purchases you would normally make and then watch the points roll in with each swipe.
You can earn points fast too. Citi gives you a plethora of ways to rack up the points.  With the Citi Forward card you will earn one point for every dollar spent and five points for every dollar you spend on books, movies, music, and restaurants. You can also scoop up a combined 11,000 points just for signing up for paperless statements and making $250 in purchases within the first three months. In addition new Citi mtvU Platinum Select and Citi Forward cardmembers, who are college students, can earn up to an additional 3,600 points through this offer just for paying their bill on time and staying under their credit limit. That’s enough to score you a $25 gift card to the Hard Rock! This limited time offer expires January 15, 2010.
You can use your rewards points toward gift cards to popular retail outlets, on merchandise, discounts on flights, and can even take advantage of sweet cash rewards. We all win when we come home for the holidays, but there is more than one way to be a winner. Who says you can’t have it all?
Apply for a Citi mtvU Platinum Select Visa or Citi Forward Card Today!
ScholarshipPoints Bonus Code: COMINGHOME
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Interesting…
December 14th, 2009 | #
this is very interesting
December 13th, 2009 | #
use your card more wisely
December 13th, 2009 | #
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December 11th, 2009 | #
good advise
December 11th, 2009 | #
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December 11th, 2009 | #
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December 11th, 2009 | #
i have this card and i love it
December 11th, 2009 | #
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December 10th, 2009 | #
great card. worth looking into
December 10th, 2009 | #
I wont be going home for the holidays
. I will be away but I will be there in spirit.
December 10th, 2009 | #
this is interesting to learn
December 10th, 2009 | #
interesting
December 10th, 2009 | #
Will def apply!
December 10th, 2009 | #
Remember to make sure you’ve got enough in your checking account to pay all that off. The best way is to make sure you’re signed up for an online account so you can check your balance and make sure you don’t go over your limit.
December 10th, 2009 | #
COOLIO8)
December 10th, 2009 | #
Don’t forget to use your card wisely!
December 10th, 2009 | #
Card sounds good, but with the tough economic times, don’t think I will be applying for any credit cards.
December 10th, 2009 | #
good offer, i can imagine how helpful it is specially when you are far away from home
December 10th, 2009 | #
Good to watch
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The points are a plus
December 10th, 2009 | #
Thanks for the advice!
December 10th, 2009 | #
Happy Holiday to everybody!
December 10th, 2009 | #
hmm that’s pretty good actually. good idea for students
December 10th, 2009 | #
Sounds great
December 10th, 2009 | #
Very Informative!
December 9th, 2009 | #
hmmm… i would only get one credit it would mostly likely use it 4 emergencies and this one sounds legit.
December 9th, 2009 | #
I think that being home for the hoildays is the best because you get to be with your family.
December 9th, 2009 | #
I would like to have a credit card for emergencies, but as a rule I pay in cash or do without.
December 9th, 2009 | #
Thank you for the info
December 9th, 2009 | #
This website is very helpful and fun!
December 9th, 2009 | #
I would consider citi bank…
December 9th, 2009 | #
I agree.
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thx for the info!
December 9th, 2009 | #
this was very helpful. i hope everyone has a safe and happy holiday.
December 9th, 2009 | #
this card seems great during the holidays
December 9th, 2009 | #
this card seems great for the holidays
December 9th, 2009 | #
wow! very informative and interesting
December 8th, 2009 | #
wonderful
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its a nice card
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sounds like a ggod deal.
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December 8th, 2009 | #
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December 8th, 2009 | #
sounds like a wonderful card, wonder if its just as easy to fraud though? could be a great gift..?
December 8th, 2009 | #
Very informative.
December 8th, 2009 | #
Thanks for the infomation.
December 7th, 2009 | #
Wow!, this is a really cool card to use.
December 7th, 2009 | #
Wow!, this truly is a cool card to use
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Awesome
December 7th, 2009 | #
I GUESS IF YOU ARE GOING TO USE CREDIT CARDS, THEN ONE WITH REWARDS IS THE WAY TO GO
December 7th, 2009 | #
thanks so much this was great!
December 7th, 2009 | #
i didn’t know this
December 6th, 2009 | #
That was very helpful. I’ll definently be looking into that some more.
December 6th, 2009 | #
interesting but i don’t have to go far to get home.
December 6th, 2009 | #
interesting
December 6th, 2009 | #
Very informative
December 5th, 2009 | #
this information may come in handy.
December 5th, 2009 | #
Good to know
December 5th, 2009 | #
This seems too good to be true. What’s the catch?
December 5th, 2009 | #
Really Helpful
December 5th, 2009 | #
Great infornation I pass it on
December 5th, 2009 | #
Very helpful!
December 5th, 2009 | #
Things are so hard with the ecomy being the way it is if you can’t go home for x mas it not relly a big deal you are still truly blessed to have a roof, over you hear you not homeless, That what wrong with people we try to please people to much and we no we can’t afford it. It jus hard right now for alot of people everywhere.
December 5th, 2009 | #
will apply
December 4th, 2009 | #
Sounds like a good way to earn points.
December 4th, 2009 | #
Interesting information
December 4th, 2009 | #
very interesting.
December 4th, 2009 | #
Thanks for the advice. Now, im really cosiderin the Citi Forward card.
December 4th, 2009 | #
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December 4th, 2009 | #
interesting article
December 3rd, 2009 | #
i completely agree with this website.
December 3rd, 2009 | #
Happy holiday to all student in high school and colleges
December 3rd, 2009 | #