** Just a note that this is again a sponsored post… but one in which you could win a $50 prepaid VISA card. Worth a read I should think.
Here is a link to post 1 for anyone who needs to catch up. Go ahead… I’ll wait here.
Back? Good.
Well somehow I survived 5 days where I had to spend $50 a day on my VISA card. Kidding of course. It’s amazing how those little purchases add up. One night it was dinner, another day it was lunch out. One day I picked up some odds and ends on errands and before I knew it I was hitting my $50 limit each day.
So now for the math… my average everyday purchases came to $45 (then with tax got me to the $50). For every dollar you spend before tax on your VISA rewards card you earn 1 point. That means, everyday I was raking up… um… geeze… carry the one… 45 points! That means that in just 5 days I had a total of 225 points!
As you recall my foodie goal was a trip to Halifax. Ballpark points needed for a flight from Ottawa to Halifax are 1475 so I’m well on my way! At the rate I was going I would have a flight in 33 days. Yeah.. 33! Amazing right.
Now it’s time for you to get your VISA reward.
Just comment on this post and tell me what you would save your VISA rewards for. I’ll randomly pick a winner on Friday at noon. The only catch – you have to live in Canada.
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January 18, 2012 at 11:59 am
Derek
I am saving up to purchase a new computer for film editing 🙂
January 18, 2012 at 12:00 pm
Katy
I would save and save and save and save and save my points for a flight to Cuba. In this cold weather might as well think warm, right? I would spend the money I didn’t spend on the flight on a fantastic bathing suit and mojitos.
January 18, 2012 at 12:03 pm
Lucy
I am all about using Visa rewards for travel. My next points redemption will be for money toward a flight to London, England!
Ps- I love Halifax! My family is there so I get to visit a few times a year and enjoy the good eats!
January 18, 2012 at 12:05 pm
Marty
I would save my VISA rewards for a trip to the Food & Wine Expo in Toronto!
January 18, 2012 at 12:14 pm
Don (@foodieprints)
$50…umm…funds for another restaurant-oriented food blog post? Presently use a Visa travel rewards card for much of foodiePrints’ expenditures…
January 18, 2012 at 12:33 pm
Paula
I would save the VISA rewards to by luxury food items which I would cook up for my family and friends. I’m thinking of things like caviar, oysters from the Whalesbone, maybe lobster…stuff that I love but isn’t in my everyday food budget.
January 18, 2012 at 12:36 pm
leslivresdemelodie
I’m not being original but like Lucy, it would be for a flight to London to visit some good friends.
January 18, 2012 at 1:59 pm
Jennifer Covert
I would use my rewards on travel to Saskatoon for my friend’s wedding.
January 18, 2012 at 4:59 pm
Cat
Halifax is beautiful, one of my favourite cities, and I’d love to go back. But I’ve never been out west so I’d probably use my points for a BC to Cali trip
January 19, 2012 at 9:53 am
Catherine
I’d save up for some new knives and cookware! Have definitely grown out of my grad student-era bargain pans!
January 19, 2012 at 1:05 pm
BY1975
I would redeem my points toward a VIA 1 train ticket to Montreal (in style!) – where I’d visit Chuck Hughes’ restaurant Garde Manger.
January 19, 2012 at 6:10 pm
Evelyn
I would save mine for a flight to Barbados!
January 19, 2012 at 10:57 pm
girlwithflask
I would save my points for a return visit to Vancouver so that I could visit the cocktail bars I didn’t get the chance to check out when I was there last week!
January 20, 2012 at 9:19 am
Xing (@beakholder)
I would love to save my points towards a flight to Ottawa and try out the good food there!
January 20, 2012 at 10:01 am
Areta (@coconutfan2010)
I would use the points towards a hotel stay in Hawaii so I can get a break from this cold weather!