Earn 5% cash back with Discover

By Ben Woolsey

Discover offers a credit card cash that pays 5 percent bonus for everyday purchases at select merchants in popular categories such as gasoline stations, grocery stores and drugstores, online shopping, bookstores and music.

The only requirement is to visit the Discover Card Services member log-in page and sign up for the free service.

You'll receive a cash back bonus of up to 1 percent on other purchases. The categories of purchases that are eligible for the 5 percent cash back bonus change on a periodic basis,

The cash back bonus is available for all types of Discover Cards with the exception of the Discover Miles and Discover Gas Cards, which carry their own reward program options.

Published: July 2, 2005

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