This post has no photos. That’s because our Canon Powershot S70 went kerplooey over the weekend. By today’s technology standards, it was an antique at a whopping three years old. Imagine: my old Canon AE1 film camera was almost 30 years old when I sold it two years ago, and still working!
Replacing expensive gizmos is one of those aggravating expenses that can put a dent in your budget. We almost spent $200 to $500 on a new camera, until I remembered; we had over 100,000 points in our American Express Membership Rewards account: enough to get Canon’s latest top of the line point-and-shoot G9 camera (a $500 value bought with 78k points).
If you’re going to hit the road, join a rewards club like this one. Sure, there’s a yearly fee, but if you put all of your expenses on the card each month like we do, points add up fast and make up for it. When you cash in, American Express has a huge range of items (from airline tickets to gift cards) that can save your butt in an emergency.
My financial hero Dave Ramsey is totally against using any form of credit cards, but if you exercise self-control and pay the balance off each month, rewards-based credit cards are terrific.
We’re anxiously awaiting our G9’s arrival. In the meantime, we have no shortage of New Mexico photos to publish and blog about.
Times are a changin, and Canon has just released the Canon PowerShot G10, which is the successor of the G9. Perhaps it’s time to upgrade. 🙂
I’m a big fan of freebies especially during today’s difficult economy. I’m just done with college and no luck landing a job yet. As I look around me, most of my friends are settling mediocre jobs or just doing part time gigs to make ends meet.
Times are hard and freebies help every bit. 😉
Here is my first share. I found this on Google and have signed up to a few of their freebies already. It’s a blog that is updated regularly with free things such as free gift cards, samples, etc.
Enjoy!
We totally agree with you about credit cards! We also use our Amex as much as possible and pay off the balance very month! Two months ago, we were just about to buy airline tickets with the card and remembered our Amex Membership Rewards account! We used the points and the tickets were free! Definitely worth it!
This is so weird…am actually buying a G9 today….
I love Canon’s Camera. Specially SLR Camera’s. I had a PowerShot A70. Unfortunately, I lost that a few year back. Its great to know that you’re gonna get a Canon G9. That’s an awesome camera :).