CitiBank brought back two of their popular checking account bonuses, you can either earn 30,000 American Airline miles or 40,000 ThankYou points. These are targeted offers, but if you call up requesting a code they will be happy to apply one to your account. As always you can view the best bank bonuses here or a full listing of them here.
CitiBank also let us know about some positive changes that are coming to their Thank You Premier credit card. They are vastly expanding what is considered a travel expense (and are including gas purchases), these purchases will now also earn 3x ThankYou points instead of just 2x points. Unfortunately the Citi Prestige will not have these similar categories added. There is also a little trick to get yourself targeted for 5x points on the ThankYou Preferred card. Citi also added Virgin Atlantic Flying Club as a transfer partner for ThankYou points.
If you ever stay at hotels, you’ll want to read our best hotel credit cards post. It’s an excellent reference resource and we keep it constantly updated. If you just want some free hotel credit without signing up for any credit cards, then we’ve got you covered here as well.
Also thanks to all of the bloggers who helped me compile the list of underrated credit cards as chosen by your favorite bloggers. It was really fun to put this together and I hope all of the bloggers involved got a bit of traffic from the post.
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All Of Our Posts This Week
Sunday 18th
- Free $5 Toward Phone Bill with Chime – Verizon, At&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, BoostMobile, MetroPCS
- Marriott Rewards Premier Credit Card – $100 Statement Credit + 40,000 Points After First Purchase
- Google Reportedly Looking to Acquire Softcard
- Bluebird $10 Bonus for NEW Bluebird Members with Tax Refund Deposit [Publicly Available]
- Citi Prestige 50,000 ThankYou Points After $3,000 In Spend
- Citibank’s Free FICO Scores Now Available
Monday 19th
- [MidWest Only] Fifth Third $200 Personal Checking Promotion
- [Targeted] Receive 5x Points on Citi ThankYou Preferred – Get Yourself Targeted
- Best Hotel Credit Cards
- How To Split Your Tax Refund Into Multiple Accounts
- Support This Site & Get Free Hotel Credits
- Most Underrated Credit Cards As Chosen By Your Favorite Bloggers
- American Express’ New PointsMatch Program Will Allow You To Redeem MR Points For United & American Airlines Flights
- Amex Offer at Staples.com – Gift Cards, Level 3 Processing, and Thinking Out of the Box
- [YMMV] Purchase $50 In Amazon Giftcards, Get $10 Credit For Free
Tuesday 20th
- Chase $450 Bank Bonus Give Away
- Citibank Offering Up To 40,000 ThankYou Points For Opening A Checking Account
- CitiBank Offering Up To 30,000 American Airlines AAdvantage Miles To Sign Up For Their Checking Products: No Direct Deposit
- Capital One Spark Cash Business Card $300 Sign Up Bonus
- Ally Bank IRA CD and Savings Account Bonus: Up To $500 In Cash
- Kaligo Review – Earn Airline Miles For Hotel Bookings
- Changes Coming to Citi Thank You Premier – Reward Structure and Annual Fee
- [MidWest Only] Fifth Third $200 Business Checking Promotion, No Direct Deposit Required
Wednesday 21st
- Rewards on Paypal/eBay Credit Card Reset Based on Calendar Year
- Interview With RadPad (Pay Rent With Credit/Debit Cards) CEO, Jonathan Eppers
- NMEFCU 5% Cash Back Card In Rotating Categories
- Receive Free Points/Miles By Connecting Your E-mail To Airseed ($25 United/Alaska, $10 Southwest, 500 SPG points etc)
- [MI only] FEDCOM Credit Union $150 Checking Bonus + $100 Referral Bonus
Thursday 22nd
- Free $10 Amazon Gift Card with Personal Capital
- Shopping Cart Trick – Get Credit Cards Without The Hard Pull
- Minimum Cash Redemption For Each Credit Card Issuer
Friday 23rd
Saturday 24th
- Chase IHG Bonus Now 70,000 Points (Down From 80,000)
- Citi Prestige Will Not Have Its Travel Categories Expanded
- American Express Offering A 25% Bonus On AirBnB Gift Cards
- H&R Block’s MoneyStream Now Honoring Their $25 Tango Promotion
- Giftcard Reselling Opportunity At Raise.com ($5+ Profit Per $80 In Spend)
Best Posts From Around The Web
This week is a little light on the best posts from around the web, mostly because I’ve been super busy.
Credit Cards
- Chip & PIN Coming to Gov’t Travel Cards by the Military Frequent Flyer
- Master List of Retention Offers by Frugal Hack Me
- How Much is a Credit Inquiry Worth? Seriously, I’m Asking. by Devil’s Advocate on Travel Codex
Manufactured Spending
- How to get 30,000 miles and lots of satellite TV for free by Frequent Miler (make sure to read the comments as well)
- How To Gift Card Churn Like A Pro – Finding The Best Rate by Chasing the points
Travel Hacking:
- Complete Guide to Miles and Points Expiration Rules by Miles Remaining
- Travel Hacks for booking trains in the UK by The Travel Hack
Deals Dying Next Week
- Saturday 31st:Â [Targeted, AmEx Everyday Cards] Earn 2x Membership Rewards Points On All Small Businesses
- Saturday 31st: [TN, FL, NC, SC, VA Only] $200 Checking Account Bonus From First Tennessee Bank – Direct Deposit Required
- Sunday 1st:Â [Targeted] Two Opportunities for Bank of America Cardholders with Bank Amerideals