If you don’t have an SSN, then you’re going to want to read our post on applying for credit cards with an ITIN. Capital One recently made it easier to reallocate credit limits online, I wish more card issuers would allow this. The Bank of America Virgin Atlantic card is back up to 75,000 miles. Discover announced two important things last week, college students can get $20 per year for good grades and they also released their Q4 5% cash back categories (no online shopping unfortunately).
We added a whole bunch of new bank bonuses last week ($3,300 in bonuses in fact). You can view the best deals here as always but there are two I’d like to highlight. Bank of America is offering up to $2,000 for business checking customers, the first $1,000 is quite easy to get, the second $1,000 not so much and Blue Hills Bank is offering a $200 bonus and you can fund up to $10,000 with a credit card (only for those in MA unfortunately).
For a change there was a bit of manufactured spending stuff on the blog, American Express announced Green Serve and then we gave you a run down of the six different Serve options. Plastiq reduced their fees to 1.99% for American Express & Mastercard and we gave you some ideas on meeting minimum spend requirements without manufactured spending.
There were a lot of good deals last week as always, businesses can get $50 for free from Uber, you can get up to $100 back by spending $150 using Paypal and $20 for joining uPromise and making one transaction. There are also a whole bunch of eBay deals dying soon and we gave you some information about Earn by Microsoft which allows you to earn 5-10% cash back at different retailers while still using your normal credit card.
Contents
All Of Our Posts
Credit Cards
- Complete Guide To ITIN’s: Applying For Credit Cards, Credit Reports & Credit Scores
- You Can Now Consolidate/Reallocate Credit Limits With Capital One Online (And Close Cards)
- I Signed Up For A Citi Gold Account & Received A Massive Annual Fee Refund On My Citi Prestige (Rather Than Just $100) – Why?
- Bank of America Virgin Atlantic 75,000 Mile After $12,000 Spend Offer + 15,000 Mile Anniversary Bonus
- Discover Adds New Benefit For College Students: Good Grades Cash Back – Get Paid $20
- Discover Q4 2015 Categories Announced – Online Shopping Not There
- $100 “We Miss You” Bonus For Existing PenFed Account Holders [YMMV]
- Amex MR Point – Discounted Gift Card Redemptions [TARGETED]
- Navy Federal Increases Sign Up Bonus To $150 On cashRewards Credit Card
- Citi Best Buy Mastercard Becoming A Visa + New Bonus Category
- Citi Acquire & Issue Brooks Brothers Store & Credit Card’s
Bank Bonuses
- Best Bank Account Bonuses For August, 2015
- Citigold Checking: Problems with the AA 30k Offer
- [MA] Blue Hills Bank $200 Checking Promotion ($100 Without Direct Deposit) No Hard Pull + 10k CC Fundable
- Bank of America $2,000 In Branch Business Checking Bonus
- Northpointe 5% Interest Checking Account
- SunTrust $100 Or $200 Checking Promotion [AL, AR, FL, GA, MD, MS, NC, SC, TN, WV, VA, and D.C Only]
- Fifth Third $150 Checking Bonus + $150 Donation To Stand Up 2 Cancer [FL, GA, IL, IN, KY, MI, MO, NC, OH, PA, TN, WV]
- M&T Bank $200 Checking Bonus [CT, DC, DE, FL, MA, MD, NJ, NY, OR, PA, VA, WV]
- HSBC $100/$200 Checking Promotion + $100 For Referring A Friend ($1,000 Limit)
- How Many Bank Accounts Can I Safely Open Within A Year For Bank Bonus Purposes?
- [NJ only] First Jersey Credit Union $100 Checking Bonus Or 2% APY
- [CA only] Fremont Bank $250 Checking Promotion (Mortgage Also Required)
Manufactured Spending
- Six Different Flavor of Serve and How to Remain Fee-Free
- Plastiq (Pay Rent, Bills, Tuition & More With Credit Card) Lowers Fees To 1.99% For American Express & MasterCard
- How To Reach Minimum Spending Requirements Without Manufactured Spending
- American Express Launches New Green Serve Card: “American Express Serve Free Reloads”
Deals
- Earn By Microsoft Overview: 5-10% Back (7/11, Starbucks & More) In Addition To Regular Points
- Gift Cards Deals on eBay Ending Soon
- Free $20 for Joining Upromise & $20 for Referring
- Free $50 in Uber Rides with Uber Business Account
- [YMMV] Paypal BouncebackMystery Rewards, Spend $150 & Receive Up To $100 (No Purchase Actually Necessary)
- IHG ‘Earn, Earn, Repeat’ Promo: Receive 5,000 Points For Spending $100+ At Participating Restaurants
- [CA, CT, MA, NJ, NY & NC Only] 2,500 Virgin American Miles For Requesting Free Solar Consult & 12,500 More If You Install
- eBates Offering 1% Cash Back On Third Party Gift Cards Purchased Through eBay
- Discounted Gift Cards on eBay: Staples, eBay, iTunes, $20 Moneymaker
- Lots of Gift Card Deals on Amazon (Nordstrom, Papa John’s, Many More)
- Buy $100 eBay Gift Card, Receive $5 eBay Card
- $10 Kmart Credit with $100 Visa Gift Card Purchase
- #AmexPotteryBarn: Spend $50, Receive $10 Statement Credit
- Discover Deals Portal is Down for Many (now fixed)
- $105 In eBay Giftcards For $100 – Limit Of One (PPDG)
- [Expired] Office Max: $15 Off $300 on Mastercard Gift Cards
- [Expired] Amex Business Gift Cards 2.2% Cashback with BeFrugal
- [Expired] Amex Business Gift Cards 2.25% Cashback from Topcashback
- [Expired] eBay Offering A Targeted 4x eBay Bucks Promotion (~8% Back)
- [Expired] Expedia: $50 Discount On Hotel Booking Of $200+ When You Use A Mastercard
Misc
- Amazon Allowance: Minimum is now $5
- Apple Files A Patent To Allow Advertisers To Target Based On Your Credit Card Balance
- PSA: Make Sure You Use Your Chime Card Or You’ll Be Charged A Fee
- Bad News: Amazon Removes Sharing Prime Option
Around The Web
- Booking Train Tickets In Spain, New AmEx Black Card Benefit, Rome2Rio, Free Bowling, PINless Debit & TCB/Raise Changing Terms Again
- MS Is A hobby, Switching Personality, eBates Now With EMV & 500 Free United Miles For Some
- Additional Citi Prestige Benefit, $15 Airport Lounges, Delta Putting Elites On Private Jets & $10 Money Maker AmEx Offer
