 TITLE: 6 Secrets for Maximizing Credit Card Rewards and Saving Money on Holiday Shopping CONTENT: 2\\. Take Advantage of Sign-Up Bonus Offers\n------------------------------------------\nThe holidays are the perfect time to take advantage of lucrative sign-up bonus offers since most people are spending a little more than usual and can reach their minimum spend requirements easily. Here's how bonus offers work: Typically, a card issuer will require you to spend a certain amount of money on purchases within the first three months of opening an account in order to earn a hefty sum of extra bonus points, cash or miles.\n> Find the best intro bonus credit cards in Experian CreditMatch™.\nFor example, the Chase Freedom® is offering is offering $150 in cash back after you spend $500 in purchases in the first 3 months of opening an account, while the Barclaycard Arrival Plus® World Elite Mastercard® offers cardholders the chance to earn 60,000 bonus miles after spending $5,000 in purchases within the first 90 days (60,000 miles can be redeemed for $600 in travel purchases). END