Earn 6% Cash Back on grocery stores, restaurants, and mobile wallet purchases with your Rakuten Visa Card during the month of June. Others got 4% instead of 6%. Does not appear to be any limit. Read More →
Category - Credit Cards
Citi Premier 3x Grocery & Restaurants – Live Already Since June 2nd (Instead Of Scheduled August 23rd Launch)
Citi has announced that the planned enhancement to their Premier card went live on June 2nd instead of the scheduled launch of August 23rd. Citi had previously announced adding 3x categories to the Premier card in the following... Read More →
Does Chase Deduct Points Earned When ‘Pay Yourself Back’ Is Used? (No, Good News)
Chase has added a new feature called ‘Pay Yourself Back‘ where Chase Sapphire Preferred & Chase Sapphire Reserve cardholders can redeem points for 1.25¢/1.5¢ per point towards purchases made in these categories: Grocery... Read More →
American Express Pulls Back On Adding New Credit Card Customers Due To Uncertainty
Bloomberg is reporting that American Express has pulled back on adding new credit card customers because American Express ‘can’t get a clear picture of consumers’ financial health and employment trends’. Part of this... Read More →
Does Upgrading To Chase Sapphire Reserve Restart My 48-Month Signup Bonus Clock?
A lot of people have asked this question, so I thought it worthy of a post: If I upgrade to the Sapphire Reserve card, does that restart my 48-month clock when I'll be eligible again? No, it should not reset it. Read More →
[Update] Customers Can Only Apply For One Sapphire Card (e.g. CSP Cardholders Can’t Get CSR) + 48 Month Wait for Bonus
[Originally posted in 2017. Update 6/2/20: Milestomemories has verified with some data points that you can upgrade to a Sapphire card (e.g. Freedom/Slate to Sapphire Reserve) even if you currently are a Sapphire cardholder (e.g. you... Read More →
Reminder: You Can Upgrade To The Chase Sapphire Preferred/Reserve From Chase Slate/Freedom Cards
Chase is currently offering some temporary benefits for the Chase Sapphire Reserve & Preferred. The biggest is the ‘Pay Yourself Back’ feature that allows you to convert Chase Ultimate Rewards points for 1.25¢/1.5¢ per... Read More →
American Express Delays Centurion Lounge Openings For Heathrow, JFK & Denver
American Express closed all Centurion Lounges indefinitely on March 21st, 2020 due to COVID-19. American Express had released opening dates for six new lounges in late 2019 for 2020 opening dates. We are still waiting for Denver, London... Read More →
Apple Card Users Can Enroll To Skip Their Upcoming Monthly Payment
[Update 6/1/20: They continue to extend this offer through May, and now through June. You must, however, file a request to skip the payment; if you simply fail to pay without officially requesting the skip, you’ll be charged. (hat... Read More →
[Expired] [YMMV] Barclays: Make 3 Orders With Food Delivery Services & Get $20 Statement Credit
Barclays is offering some cardholders a $20 statement credit when cardholders use their card three times to place orders with Uber Eats, DoorDash, Postmates, Grubhub or Caviar, from June 1 until June 30 Read More →
[Expired] Mercedes Benz Auto Loans Now Accept Credit Card Payments With Flat $4.95 Fee
Those who have an auto loan through Mercedes Benz Financial Services can now make payments directly with a credit card for a flat $4.95 fee. Mercedes partners with a payment processor called Repay for this service. They even accept Amex... Read More →
Chase Adds Signup Bonus Tracking Information on Credit Cards (See How Much Spend Remains)
[Update 6/1/20: For bonuses that have two tiers, the tracker now tracks both tiers of the bonus. Hat tip to roygbiv92] Chase has now added a signup bonus tracker to clarify how much spend remains until you meet the requirement for the... Read More →
Should You Upgrade To The Chase Sapphire Reserve?
Chase recently announced some temporary benefits for Chase Sapphire Preferred & Chase Sapphire Reserve cardholders. Most readers won’t be eligible to sign up for either card due to the 5/24 rule, but some will have the Chase... Read More →
[YMMV] Redeem American Express Membership Rewards Points For Home Depot Gift Cards At 20% Discount
Redeem your Amex Membership Rewards points for Home Depot gift cards at a 20% discount, e.g. $100 Home Depot gift card for 8,000 points instead of 10,000 points. I'm not seeing it in my account, must be targeted/YMMV. Read More →
Discover Adds Home Depot To Their Q2 2020 Rotating Categories
Discover added today Home Depot as an additional option to get 5% in the Q2 2020 5% categories. Home Depot will be available as an option just for the month of June, and it will combine with the other categories toward the $1,500 Q2... Read More →