The biggest news of the week was undoubtedly the new Discover it Miles credit card launched by Discover. The name is slightly confusing, but basically this card will earn 3% cash back on all purchases for the first calendar year and then 1.5% cash back after that. It’ll be interesting to see what credit limits people will be approved for and if they will tolerant any manufactured spending. If you’re interested in this card, I’d recommend reading our full, thorough unbiased review of the card first. If you already have the Discover it or any other Discover credit cards, you might be wondering how many Discover cards you can have. We even looked at the Discover it vs Discover it Miles card to see which card made more sense.
Evolve money announced that starting soon they will be charging a 3% fee on all prepaid debit & gift cards, and the same fee on some debit cards as well. Interestingly at the moment they aren’t charging any fees on some credit cards, although the chances of that going well are quite high.
We looked at whether you should sign up for the jetBlue & Costco cards from American Express before that relationship ends and also what will happen to existing cardholders that already have those cards. In other credit card news BBVA will be releasing NBA branded credit cards, I’m somewhat excited with what they’ll come out with as they have offered bonuses on their NBA checking accounts in the past. In case you didn’t know there is a two night + $50 statement credit on the Chase Hyatt credit card.
It was a quiet week on the bank bonus front, the only real thing of note was that some people are able to get a $400 bonus from Capital One 360. If you haven’t completed a bonus from them before then it’s definitely worth attempting to get. The U.S Bank $100 S.T.A.R.T bonus might also be worth doing for some, but I’m going to give it a miss for now.
Contents
All Our Posts This Week
Credit Cards
- Merrill Lynch Octave Premium Credit Card Review
- Full Discover it Miles Review – 3x Miles On All Purchases For First Year (1.5x Miles Thereafter)
- How Many Discover Cards Can You Have?
- Discover it Vs Discover it Miles – Which Card Makes More Sense?
- Discover Launches New Discover it Miles Card – 3x Miles For First Year
- Should You Sign Up For American Express Costco & jetBlue Credit Cards Before The Relationship Ends?
- Can I Get The Sign Up Bonus On The American Express Platinum & Mercedes Benz Platinum Cards?
- BBVA To Launch New American Express NBA Credit Card
- SavingStar Credit Card Review
- How To Get The Chase Hyatt Two Free Nights + $50 Statement Credit Offer
- What Will Happen To Existing American Express JetBlue & Costco Cardholders?
- [YMMV] Receive 5,000 Membership Rewards Points For Enrolling American Express’ Extended Payment Option
- Old Blue Limits to $50,000, Includes Initial $6500
- Chase’s United Explorer & Club Cards Now Come With An EMV Chip
Manufactured Spending
- No Fee on Evolve Money Right Now
- Evolve Money To Start Charging 3% Fees For All Prepaid Debit & Gift Cards
- $400 Visa Gift Cards Spotted in Target
- Oink Prepaid Debit Card – $20 Sign Up Bonus, Loadable With Debit/Credit Card
- The Hiccups of Gift Card Churning
- Amex Offer: $50 Off $250 at Bloomingdale’s, Moneymaker [YMMV]
Deals
Bank Bonuses
- [Targeted] Capital One 360 $400 Checking Promotion
- U.S Bank $100 S.T.A.R.T Saving Bonus
- Scottrade IRA and Brokerage Account Bonus: Up To $2000 In Cash
- [MD Only] Freedom Federal Credit Union $150 Checking Promotion
- [Targeted] Capital One 360 $100 Checking Bonus
Travel Hacking
- Complete List Of American Express Membership Rewards Transfer Bonuses
- Rocketmiles 5,000 Southwest Points First Booking Bonus
- American Express’ Membership Rewards Offering 20% Transfer Bonus To AeroMexico Partner
- Location Specific Amex Offers: Hotels in LAX and Restaurants in NYC
- 300 Free La Quinta Points
Misc
News
- Priceline To Purchase Rocketmiles For ~$20 Million
- Merchants Can Encourage Using non-AmEx Cards, Court Rules
- Do You Swipe When You Travel? Visa Makes It Easier to Avoid Declined Transactions
Around The Web
- 250 FlexPoint Bonus, Podcast, Gift Card Churning, Cost Of A Weekend Trip & Apple Pay Stats
- Purchasing & Activating Redcards, Free $2, Diversify Your Manufactured Spend, 20% Hyatt Bonus + CSP Referrals
- Getting Expedia To Honor Their Deal, Better Barclaycard Redemptions, Free Money And The Crazy 5%
- $25 For Vegas Visitors, Cheap Southwest Companion Passes, $1 Bus Tickets & 40% Discount On Hotel Rooms
Deals Dying Next Week
Given that it’s the end of the month on the 28th, it’s no surprise that a lot of deals are due to die this week. All of the below are dying on the 28th, so if the interest you then complete them before Saturday.
- [MI, and OH] Charter Bank $100 Checking Promotion, No DD + Fund 1k With CC
- Citizens Bank $100 Checking Bonus – DD Not Required [CT, DE, MA, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, and VT]
- Get 4,000 Free United Miles with United Credit Card and Softcard
- [WI & MN Only] Bank Mutual $100 Checking Bonus
- Citi Gold $400 Checking Bonus
- 4,000 Free Miles For Joining Alitalia
