Last week I found a credit card that earns 5x points everywhere. Now before you get too excited, this card doesn’t always earn 5x everywhere. It only happens twice a year (all star weekend and NBA finals weeks), this could still be a good opportunity but we still aren’t exactly certain how much points are worth. In other credit card news you can still get 50,000 points with the Southwest premier personal card and it’s possible to get a $100 Amazon gift card for the Discover it.
For once there was finally a lot of new bank bonuses found last week. Unfortunately most weren’t considering, but there are two in particular that I’d like to highlight (so good in fact I added them to our best bank bonus list). The first one is open basically nationwide and it’s a $175 saving account bonus with Chase. The best thing about this bonus is that the $15,000 deposit requirement does not need to be kept in the account, usually it has to be kept in there for at least 90 days. The other bonus is a $300 checking promo with Regions bank, it’s only available in some cities but the requirements are easy to meet and $300 is nothing to sneeze at.
The other big news on the blog last week was manufactured spending, I’ve been trying to find a balance in what to share and not share and I’m (one of) the first to admit that we’ve gotten that balance wrong. I’ve been encouraging discussion in this post and other bloggers have been weighing in as well. I’ll be announcing our plans in regards to this at some point in the future, but for now almost all MS stuff will be shared in our newsletter so subscribe if you haven’t already.
Contents
All Of Our Posts This Week
Credit Cards
- European Union Votes To Cap Credit Card Processing Fees & What It Might Mean For Us
- BBVA Compass NBA TripleDouble American Express Card: 5x Everywhere & 10,000 Point Bonus
- Discover it $100 Amazon Gift Card Sign Up Bonus
- Signup Bonus: 50,000 Points with Southwest Premier Credit Card Still Available
- Commerce Bank World Elite Mastercard Review, Rotating Categories & 3x Permanent Categories
- Chase Amtrak Credit Card No Longer Available – Options For Still Getting The Card & The Future Of The Card/Transfers
- South Korea Switching To EMV Chip + PIN Only For ATM Transactions
- Hilton HHonors From American Express 50,000 Point + $50 Statement Credit Offer
Manufactured Spending
- Open Discussion: How Should We Handle MS Topics?
- Serve To Discontinue Online Credit Card Loads With Visa, MasterCard & Discover On April 16th
- Paper Checks with Chime – Manufacture Debit Card Spend
- Should You Manufacture Spend with Discover IT Miles?
- SoftServe Reportedly No Longer Available for Signup
- Amex Offers: $5 off $30 at Royal Farms, in-Store or at-Pump [Northeast, YMMV]
Deals
- Uber Two Free Rides (Up To $15 Each) For St Patricks Day – New Users Only
- [YMMV] $15 Amazon.com Credit When You Use At Least 1 Citi Point
- 1,000 Free Hilton HHonors Points Just For Changing Your Password
- [YMMV] Purchase $50 In Amazon Giftcards, Get $10 Credit For Free
- $100 Staples e-Gift Cards for $85 on eBay, Potential Moneymaker
- [YMMV] Free 500 United Miles For Joining MyPoints & 1,000 For Making A Purchase
- [YMMV] $25 Giftcard From American Express & Inspirato
- AirBnB Increases First Booking Bonus To $50 (Up From $25) On Bookings Of $200+ (Up From $75)
- 1,000 Free Club Carlson Points For Following Them On Twitter
Bank Bonuses
- Chase $175 Savings Account Bonus with $15,000 Initial Deposit
- Regions Bank $300 Checking Bonus [Atlanta, Miami, Tampa, Baton Rouge, Shreveport, Austin, and Dallas only]
- Navy Federal Credit Union $100 IRA Bonus
- Motif Investing Brokerage Account Bonus: Up To $150 In Cash
- [OH only] Vinton County $150 Checking + Savings Bonus, No Requirements
- [IL only] Bridgeview Bank Group $100 Checking Bonus + $50 Donation To USO Of Illinois
- [WI only] WaterStone Bank $204 Checking Promotion
- [CA only] Orange County’s Bank $100 Checking Promo, No Direct Deposit
Misc
- Stockpile.com: Gift Stocks To Friends & Family With Stock Giftcards
- GameStop To Purchase 3rd Party Gift Cards In Store
- Changes To Credit Reporting Agencies & How They Handle Errors & Medical Debt
Around The Web
- Charity Arcade, Killing A $25k MS Deal, Mail In Rebates, “Front Of Phone” & More
- Free Car Rental Status, Stacking Staples, Applying For The Wrong Cards & Mile Matrix
- Oddly Priced Miles, Pitfalls To Gift Cards, Silk Road Auction, The Secret Sauce
- Pricing Risk, Open Letter to Uber, Free $100 Rental Gift Card & Credit Card Fraud/Data Breaches
Deals Dying Next Week
I don’t know of any deals that are due to die next week.

