TIPS FOR PICKING THE BEST KITCHEN APPLIANCES!

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Want to hear a funny story?

When Adam and I moved into our Toronto Victorian home, so many appliances didn’t work.

The washer and dryer were both broken, my dishwasher was a glorified drying rack, my freezer was frozen shut. At one point, I opened the island cupboard and the door completely came off in my hand. The previous owners didn’t even put screws to attach the hinge! It was comical!

We knew the house needed work when be bought it but I didn’t expect our appliances to be in such bad shape when we moved in. Thankfully, Adam’s response to this series of unfortunate events was to give me the green light to start planning an entire first floor renovation which, if you haven’t already guessed, included a new dream kitchen and a slew of new appliances.

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Now, something you should know about Adam is that he loves to cook as much as I do so designing a ‘chef’s kitchen’ and upgrading the range was a must for us. This meant I could splurge on a gas range with high BTU’s and a large electric oven but didn’t need nor want to go for expensive designer brand appliances for everything. As a matter of fact, if there is one thing I learned from the research I did comparing price to function to design for each appliance, it’s that there are tons of really beautiful, sleek appliances out there with great consumer reviews at palatable prices. You don’t need to spend $17,000 on a fridge to have the best kitchen appliances, trust me.

Fast forward to today and your girl has ordered all of her appliances! Since I know first hand how grueling the process of picking appliances can be, I though i’d come back and share a few tips for purchasing appliances, what I found to be the best brands for each appliance category (research backed) and what I ended up purchasing!


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TIPS FOR PICKING THE BEST KITCHEN APPLIANCES

TIP 1: FIGURE OUT YOUR NEEDS & BUDGET

If you are looking to buy the best kitchen appliances my first piece of advice would be to figure out your needs and budget before visiting showrooms, and doing your research. Appliances come in a range of prices and designer brands like Sub Zero and Wolf, La Cornue, Miele, Bosch, and Thermador offer super sleek designs with superior functionality but can come with a hefty price tag.

On the other hand, brands like LG, Samsung, Kitchen Aid and GE are considered more affordable and offer a larger range of products with great ratings at decent prices. These more affordable brands still offer great appliances with good capabilities but they tend not to have as many bells and whistles as the designer brands and aren’t as ‘sleek’; although they have gotten way better in recent years!

Adam and I ended up giving ourselves a healthy budget for kitchen appliances knowing that we wanted to splurge on a designer duel range while also still needing a new microwave, dishwasher, fridge, hood vent, washer and dryer. We also knew mixing and matching designer appliances brands with non-designer brands would help us keep our cost down significantly while still allowing us to build our dream kitchen with the best kitchen appliances.

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TIP 2: PICK WHICH APPLIANCE TO UPGRADE

Once you have outlined your needs and budget you can then pick which appliance you feel you would benefit the most from upgrading (if any). Do you hate doing dishes? Perhaps a high performance dish washer will be the most beneficial. Do you love cooking and need a stove with high BTU’s for searing? Perhaps a designer range is the item you should splurge on. Do you have a big household and need a larger fridge or freezer to accommodate all the groceries you buy? Asking yourself these questions will not only help you pick the right appliances, but will also help you narrow down budget allotments for each appliance.

SINGLE VS. DUEL RANGES

One thing I learned while visiting showrooms for the best kitchen appliances is that designer ranges tend to offer higher BTU’s than more affordable brands. Additionally, many designer brands also offer duel systems meaning you can have a gas range AND an electric oven. The benefit of having an electric oven is that the temperature for baking is more accurate and even compared to gas because the temperature is measured using inferred in gas ovens, making temperature harder to control and less accurate relative to electric. However, when it comes to the range, gas allows you to cook at higher temperatures and brings things to a boil faster than electric. For this reason, duel ranges tend to be more expensive than single ranges and since this was the kitchen appliance Adam and I decided to splurge on we allotted the largest proportion of our budget to it.

A La Cornue ConfuFé 110 duel range in white with brass trim

Although Sub Zero Wolf, Thermador, and Miele all offer great gas ranges, I fell in love with the look and capabilities of the La Cornue CornuFé 110. The range itself features 5 powerful burners - one 17,500 BTU central burner, three 12,000 BTU burners, and one 6,000 BTU burner for simmering; two electric convection ovens - one of which is a seven mode multifunction oven; and one large storage drawer. We ended up going with the classic French dark navy blue with polished brass trim accents which we plan to build the rest of the kitchen around. It’s like a piece of art you can cook with! Adam will have the searing power he loves and desires while I will have the two electric ovens for optimal non-stop baking. I can’t wait!

TIP 3: GET CONSUMER REPORTS

Once you have figured out your budget and what appliances you would benefit most from upgrading, I would highly recommend going online to Consumer Reports to check out the rankings and reviews for each appliance category you are interested in. Doing so will help you narrow down which brand is making the best kitchen appliances for that specific category and make choosing the right one for you less overwhelming. I love going to this website when purchasing any electronic or kitchen appliance because it ranks its performance, its reliability, how environmentally friendly it is and the overall customer satisfaction with the product.


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I turned to Consumer Reports for help choosing the remainder of the appliances and that’s how I ended up going for another designer brand appliance - the stainless steel Bosch Ascente SHX3AR75UC dishwasher. The reviews for this dishwasher were amazing and the price was surprisingly reasonable for a designer brand appliance. According to consumer reports, Bosch makes great, high performance, reliable dish washers with great load capacity that are super water and energy efficient. After watching a few review Youtube videos and seeing how well it ranked, going with the Bosch Ascante was a no brainer. In addition to Bosch, Thermador also rose to the top as one of the best kitchen appliance brands in the dishwasher category according to Consumer Report rankings.

TIP 4: GO INTO THE SHOWROOMS

After doing your research and narrowing down which brands make the best kitchen appliances in each category, you should then go into the showroom and check them out in person. Doing so will help you visualize what your kitchen will look like and help you narrow down the features and visual aesthetic you want to go for. I actually learned a lot more about fridges by doing this including the difference between ‘counter depth’ and ‘cabinet depth’.

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COUNTER DEPTH VS CABINET DEPTH

One of the biggest differences between designer brands and non-designer brands (other than the massive price difference) was that designer brand appliances come in ‘cabinet depth’ whereas non-designer brands tend to be ‘counter depth’ or deeper. This means that designer fridges are shallower in depth and look more seamless or flush when installed alongside cabinetry. I also noticed that designer fridges tend to be taller then non designer fridges and the compressors usually don’t eat into the freezer space as much as non designer fridges. Just something to think about…

Although important, a designer fridge was not something Adam and I thought we needed to splurge on (they can go beyond $17,000). This, in addition to not being fussed about it sticking out beyond the counter by three inches or not having extra height (finally it pays to be short), we decided something more budget friendly would suit our needs and aesthetic which is why we started looking at non-designer French door fridges.

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To my surprise and after further research, I learned that LG actually outperformed many of the designer brands when it came to overall customer satisfaction. Although their fridges may not be as tall or shallow as a designer fridge, LG makes great, energy efficient fridges that have temperature uniformity and are reliable. Adam and I ended up choosing a counter depth french door LG (LFCC22426S) fridge in stainless steal which not only matched our Bosch dishwasher quite well but performed really well against other top non-designer brands in this category like GE, Samsung and Kitchen Aid, in addition to designer brands like Dacor, Thermador and Jenn-Air.

TIP 5: MATCH AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE

My last tip for picking the best kitchen appliances for you is to try to make your appliances match as much as possible. This will add a cohesiveness to the space and make it look more visually appealing. You can do this easily by picking all stainless steal appliances, by going with the same brand for everything, or by choosing appliances with similar looking handles. Adam and I chose to get everything in stainless steel to make matching them together easy and lucked out with our fridge handles matching our dishwasher handle despite being from different brands.

Further, for our washer and dryer, we ended up going with matching LG units because not only does it give a cohesive look but the reviews were really great. LG recently came out with new front load washer (LG WM4500HBA) and electric dryer (LG DLEX4500B) with 5.8 cubic feet load capacity - the largest yet. It got a 5/5 for washing performance, energy efficient and water efficiency and can easily be stacked on top of one another if you want to eventually put it in a closet like us.

Lastly, for our microwave, we wanted to have something that looked built in so we went with the Panasonic NNST663SC and added on a stainless steel trim kit so it would match our other appliances. It was more expensive than what I expected a microwave to cost but Panasonic as a brand performed well in this appliance category especially when it came to defrosting evenness, speed of heating and overall reliability. Other brands that performed well in this category include GE and Oster.


So there you have it! My tips for choosing the best kitchen appliances and recommendations for kitchen appliance brands in each catagory. I know figuring out what appliances are reliable and high performing can be a daunting/grueling process but the last thing you want to do is spend your hard earned money on complete crap that has to be replaced in a few years. I hope this blog post helped you along a little bit and provided additional knowledge on the differences between designer brands and non-designer brands, as well as which brands are performing the best in each category. Feel free to share what appliances you ended up going with below too! I would love to know!


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'WE BOUGHT A HOUSE': TIPS FOR FIRST TIME HOME BUYERS ON HOW TO BE PSYCHOLOGICALLY PREPARED!

If you follow me on Instagram you may have already seen me talking and sharing about Adam and I’s journey with buying a house for the first time. What you may not know is that we finally won a bid! After months of searching and placing numerous bids, we finally came out on top and will be taking possession of our first home on my birthday! The icing on the cake for me though is that we scored a detached Victorian in one of the most coveted downtown neighborhoods in Toronto, Canada! I still can’t believe it!

Although I am thrilled to end this part of our journey victorious, it has not been easy! As a matter of fact, there were plenty of disheartening and heartbreaking moments which at times made me question whether we should throw in the towel. Looking back, there were definitely a few things I wished I had been more mentally prepared for as a first-time home buyer in Canada. For one, I wish someone told me that buying your first home is hard but buying a home in one of the most competitive real estate markets in Canada is even harder!

The Toronto housing market has been hot for a while but this year with the looming effects of COVID, lack of supply, high renovation costs, and low mortgage rates, the 2021 market saw a 21% increase in the average home price, which brought the average Toronto home from $900K to $1.1 million in 1 year. Additionally, I wish someone had warned me about the frustrations of skyrocketing prices thanks to ‘blind bidding’ wars (when a buyer makes an offer on a home without details of other competing offers), which in our experience lead to houses going 500K over asking! Further, because realtors want to capitalize on bidding wars for their clients, they will list a house lower than the house is worth just to create the frenzied environment they want. Had someone taken me by the shoulders and shaken the naivety out of me I probably could have saved myself from numerous sleepless nights, getting too attached, and bouts of elevated anxiety and stress, but alas here we are! That is why I thought I’d share a few ‘tips for first time home buyers’ with you so that you can go into one of the biggest purchases decision of your life a little more mentally prepared and level-headed than I was and avoid feeling hopeless about buying a house.


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- 5 Tips To Mentally Prepare You For Buying Your First Home -

1. Buying a house is kind of like dating


Chances are you won’t end up marrying the first person you date in high school, right! Well, the same thing goes for houses! In total, Adam and I ended up bidding on 11 houses, 10 of which we didn’t even make a shortlist (when the seller’s agent contacts the top bidders to see if they can improve their offers)! The number of houses we bid on would have been higher but Adam talked me out of placing bids on two houses for one reason or another, and although both those houses did end up selling within our price range (imagine my frustration at the time having to watch them pass me by) in hindsight I realized that he was right and that I would have been settling for a house in a neighborhood that left something to be desired instead of holding out for ‘the one’. DID YOU HEAR THAT ADAM?! I SAID YOU WERE RIGHT! LOL.

I guess what I’m trying to say is that buying a house is like dating - expect to match with a bunch of potentials, fall in love a few times, back out once or twice, get your heart broken when you are outbid, only to have to brush yourself off, get back up and continue looking. Seriously though, it’s okay to step back for a few weeks and take a break from house hunting when you start to feel like you are losing hope like Adam and I did once or twice…. there will always be another slew of new houses out there in a few weeks and sometimes it’s better to take a break than give up, or worse, settle!

2. Buckle up!


On that note, buckle up because you’ve got a long journey ahead!

When Adam and I started our house hunting journey, I anticipated figuring out finances, finding the perfect house, and moving in would take 3-4 months tops and boy was I wrong! Adam and I started looking at the beginning of February and only in mid-end June 2021 successfully won a bid. In that time we saw nearly 50 houses, 90% of which fit my desired style (Victorian).

The thing is, even when you win a bid, most sellers want 60-90 days before they hand over possession of the house, so right there you’re adding 2-3 months to your timeline. In fact, it was only in the midst of our journey that I learned it had taken some of my friends close to a year to find their first house let alone move in! The point is, buckle up and prepare yourself for a long ride ahead especially in competitive markets like Toronto where you will have a lot of competition. I remember one house we bid on had 27 offers which apparently is not uncommon these days when there is a limited supply, especially during the winter months.

According to my mom, who is a licensed real estate agent and helped us with our first time home purchase, the housing market gets more competitive during the winter months (Dec-March) when supply is limited and cools in the summer months (June - August) when supply is at its highest. Additionally, spring (April - May) and fall (Sept - Nov) can also be competitive as there is still a transitioning amount of supply (although better than winter months). However, families with children are generally looking to buy in the spring and move during the summer in order to have their kids settled before school starts in September. For this reason, the market gets a bit more competitive in the spring. Regardless, paying attention to the season and the number of new listings could help your chances of being shortlisted when bidding in a competitive market.

A Timeline for Buying A House For The First Time

3. Roll the dice and play the game


As a first time homebuyer trying to buy a house in Toronto - the city I was born and raised in! - one thing this experience taught me was that the housing market in Toronto is F*$ked! There is no way that people my age will be able to purchase a home in the city in the future if prices keep going up the way they have been unless they and their partner/spouse have a combination of two or more of the following: two very strong income streams, are already sitting on a nice nest egg (like I was with my condo), are getting a bit of money from their parents, are willing to lose a large chunk of their paycheck to mortgage payments or are willing to rent out part of the home to subsidize their mortgage payments.

Further, agents have been listing homes below market value across the city in order to entice bidding wars, so it’s not uncommon to see houses listed in your price range (or even for $1 in some cases!) sell way over the listing price. Towards the end of our journey, both Adam and I realized that the listing price means nothing anymore, that’s why you have to think of putting in an offer as playing a game. Instead of looking at the listing and trying to figure out a realistic number to offer that you feel comfortable with, you have to focus more on ‘comparables’ (houses in the same general area that have the same number of bedrooms, bathrooms, and lot size, etc.) to see what a more realistic value for the house is. Obviously, if it doesn’t have parking, a finished basement, a potential rental unit, or the same number of floors, it could decrease the value of the home, but in a competitive market where the listing prices don’t mean anything anymore, it can become a skill to correctly figure out what a house will go for. That is why you should look at it as playing a game! Bet what you feel comfortable with on the houses you want even if it’s below the asking price because you never know! We saw houses listed only to be terminated and relisted 3-4 times before selling below asking!

You could also play the waiting game and wait till summer when supply is highest and delusional sellers (often propped up by their overpromising agents) calm down or get desperate, and submit a bid based on what you think the house is worth (according to comparables) or what it’s worth to you. Either way, don’t worry too much about offending the listing agent with a lowball offer. The worst thing that can happen is you forfeit the $10 you spent on getting a bank draft (we submitted a photo of one with all our offers to make it more enticing - as trivial as that sounds), don’t win the bid or they come back to you and ask you (or everyone who submitted an offer in one case for us *such a slimy move in my opinion*) to improve, at which point you can still walk away as we did once or twice.


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4. Stick to your guns!


With that in mind, remember to stick to your guns! If you’ve submitted a fair bid or even a pretty good bid on a home only for the selling agent to come back and ask you to improve, you can and should say no if you don’t feel comfortable. Like I said before, in two weeks’ time, there will be a whole new slew of houses on the market and the one you just lost out on will be a thing of the past. Agents are in it to get the most out of the sale for their clients, so don’t get offended or discouraged when they come back to you with a cheeky remark. Instead, stick to your guns because there is nothing they can say that will make you feel worse than overpaying for a house!

The same goes for the type of house you want! I knew I wanted a Victorian and although I did entertain Adam and my mom once or twice to see houses that weren’t Victorians, I rarely like them and wanted to move forward with them. In the 1-2 cases where we did, the price and location were so great it would have been too great of an investment opportunity to pass up (although I will admit, I was certainly relieved when we didn’t win)!

The point is, if you know what kind of house you want, stick to your guns because odds are 1) you’ll waste less time if you have a narrow search vs. a wide search (i.e. a specific neighborhood or a type of architecture style) 2) you’ll be able to pick up some interior design ideas for similar spaces to what you inevitably will end up with, and 3) it’s only a matter of time before you do win a bid, so make sure you stick to your guns and get the house you REALLY want!


SOME OF THE VICTORIAN HOUSES WE WENT TO SEE IN TORONTO

5. Take advantage of holidays, snowstorms, etc.


I swear, one of the reasons Adam and I won our detached home was because it was listed 2-4 days before Fathers Day, and offer night was the Monday after. In total, there were 6 bids which, although it was not the lowest number we had seen, was still pretty good! If you want to have less competition on a house, take advantage of holidays like Mother Day, Fathers Day, Canada Day (or 4th of July for those in the US), Labour Day, etc., especially in the summer when people will be outside enjoying the nice weather or heading up to the cottage. Alternatively, I’ve heard from friends that snowstorms in the winter can cause the same effect! Regardless, the fewer people that view the house the higher the chances you will experience less competition which automatically makes your bid more competitive!


I hope you enjoyed this blog post about tips for first time home buyers and my experience buying my first home. I hope it helps you avoid feeling hopeless about buying a house as well as severe anxiety about buying a house. If you have any comments or questions about buying a house for the first time, or want me to write about other topics that could help you figure out how to prepare to buy a house, please feel free to leave them in the comment section below.


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A THOUGHTFUL MOTHER'S DAY GIFT GUIDE (COVID EDITION)

Mother’s Day will no doubt be looking different this year but one thing that for sure won’t change is your mom’s excited anticipation for it!

This year, I sat down with two mothers with two very different age ranges of kids, to see what they would like to do for Mother’s Day this year. Knowing that they couldn’t really go out and celebrate as usually, we came up with a list of activities you can do on the day of, things you can order in advance, gifts you can purchase to enjoy later, and a special REQUEST (they made a big deal about these) that they have from their husbands.

If you are in need of some SUPER THOUGHTFUL ideas for Mother’s day this year, this list is for you.

- DAY OF -

A Card/Dry Flower Card - All mothers want to feel appreciated so writing your thanks and gratitude for all that they do is really important to them. Share your thoughts about them in a sweet card (can be handmade) and shower them in the love they deserve.

P.S. Dry flower cards are super easy to make right at home and are very pretty! Here are two videos on how to dry flowers quickly and how to make a gift/card using them.

Breakfast in Bed - this was something that both mothers look forward to. Even though they can’t leave the house, this doesn’t mean they can’t start off their day with a sweet surprise, coffee and a card!

Hand Picked Flowers - For those mothers with young kids, hand picked flowers are a nice gesture.

Me Time - Mom’s are always busy with minds running a million miles an hour, so they hardly get enough time to just sit still and enjoy some ‘me time’. Take a task off their plate-like watching the kids or doing/folding laundry so they can enjoy some undisturbed ‘me time’ to enjoy as they wish.

Romantic Dinner In - on Mother’s Day, they would appreciate if someone takes over the cooking and cleaning for dinner. The best way for them to end the day is to relax and observe their children/husband cook a nice dinner and clean up after.

- THINGS TO ORDER IN ADVANCE -

Flowers - Both mothers really wanted to receive flowers on Mother’s Day. They requested that either their husband orders them to give with their children order them as a way of letting them know they are thinking of them.

Organic Skincare - If for some reason you cannot get flowers, both mothers said they would also appreciate something they can use at home to pamper themselves.

- A GIFT FOR A LATER DATE -

Mani & Pedi, Day at the Spa, Hair Treatment and Blow Out - once out of quarantine both mothers said they would really appreciate having some treatments done. Whether that is a mani & pedi service, day at the spa, or a hair treatment and blow out, they would love some professional help to make them look and feel great.

Dinners Out - although this may not be physically possible to do right now, both mothers said they would appreciate spending time together. Mothers with older kids would love it if their children offered to take them out.

Tickets to An Activity - Think candle making workshops or tickets to the theatre. Again both mothers wanted an excuse to do an activity with their children so buying the two of you tickets to a fun workshop or an afternoon activity would be a great gesture.

Spring Car Detailing - surprising, I know, but this was one of those items that they both didn’t want to spend money on themselves but really appreciate. If you have a mom that works, has a nice car, or spends a lot of time in her car, getting it refreshed for summer seems to be a thing they greatly would enjoy.

- FROM THEIR HUSBANDS -

Husband Coupons - both mothers also ask for this gift from their husbands. Coupons could be for things like 30-minute massages, back scratches, a night off, a cocktail, etc. They don’t have to be overly elaborate - here is a site with a free coupon print off that both children and husbands can use for more ideas.


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5 REASONS WHY I’M SIGNING UP FOR THE HSBC +REWARDS MASTERCARD #SPONSORED

Did you know that I am a travel points master?

When it comes to collecting travel points and maximizing every dollar that I spend, I’m an absolute all-star!

In the last two years alone I have earned and redeemed enough points to attend two friends weddings, go to Europe with Adam, and fly to Las Vegas for my friends bachelorette party. With all that travelling, using points to cover my flights definitely helped shave off a substantial amount of out of pocket expenses I would have otherwise incurred. Being the savvy travel points collector that I am, when I heard about all the benefits of the HSBC +Rewards Mastercard I couldn’t help but get super excited! Want to know why?

Here are 5 SOLID reasons why I’ll be jumping to sign up:


1.     2x the points on every dollar I spend on dining and entertainment -
currently I don’t get this with my primary card and it sucks. As someone who doesn’t usually leave the house unless its to check out a new restaurants and grab dinner with friends, or go out on date nights to the movies with Adam, most of my expenses are definitely spent on these two categories. The fact that I can now maximize every dollar that I spend and continue to hang out more with my friends makes getting this card a no brainer!

2.     I can use my points to redeem on travel (no restrictions or black-out dates) - Unlike most travel credit cards that utilize rewards systems like Aeroplane or AirMiles, this reward system gives you more flexibility! I can go on a trip when I want, where I want, and don’t have to worry about any black-out periods or whether the airline even flies to that specific destination. I just have to go online, book the easiest route with whatever airline I want, and get packing! It doesn’t just stop there though, you can also redeem points against a car rental, hotel stay or even a train ticket!!

3.    It has a low annual fee of $25! - This is definitely unheard of when it comes to travel credit cards with good points systems. Believe me, I’ve looked!! Two years ago I got so frustrated with my current card because I was paying an annual fee of $150! Sure, travel medical, trip cancellation and all that was including but still, now comparing my current primary card with the HSBC +Rewards Mastercard I feel slightly ripped off given how often I DON’T use those benefits.

4.    You can add Emergency Travel Medical Insurance and coverage for Trip Cancellation, Trip Interruption and Baggage Delay or Loss for $69/year - even with the cost of adding this on to the HSBC +Rewards Mastercard I am way better off than I am with my current primary card, and if you travel as much as I do for work it’s better to have it and be safe than sorry. Furthermore, in the past I have purchased travel insurance from a provider not associated with my credit card and it wasn’t much cheaper than this, nor did it last an entire year. So once again, the HSBC +Reward Mastercard is just the most viable option.

5.     You get 5000 bonus miles for signing up before Oct 31/19 - who doesn’t want free points!? Another no brainer if you ask me. When it comes to using your points you also don’t have to spend it all on travel, in fact there are many ways you can redeem points like redeeming towards your HSBC mortgage, on your credit card or your savings account! Want some new clothes for an upcoming trip or maybe a new camera? You can pick from a list of retailers and gift cards available via the HSBC +Rewards program and use your points the way you want! The possibilities are truly endless.

So there you have it, 5 solid reasons why the HSBC +Rewards Mastercard is an amazing travel credit card and why it will be a no brainer for a travel junkie like me to make the jump! Who’s with me?!

Although this post has been generously sponsored by “HSBC”, the opinions and language are my own, and in no way do they reflect “HSBC”.

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