Category - Credit Cards

Discover is the latest card issuer to send out 1099 tax forms for referrals, following Chase & American Express. It’s not clear if Discover is only sending out these forms for those who have received $600. There is also a... Read More →

The American Express Business Platinum card now offers a semi annual $100 dell credit. You get one credit from January through June and then a second credit July through December. In this post we will look at how to maximize this... Read More →

Update: Chase will send out corrected 1099 forms. So this is turning into a real ****storm. Chase this year decided to send out 1099s for referral bonuses earned during 2018. Many reports are now coming in with Chase 1099ing other... Read More →

The Bank of America Cash Rewards card allows you to choose one of 6 categories which earns 3% back on purchases up to $2,500 per quarter. The six categories are: gas, online shopping, dining, travel, drug stores, or home improvement and... Read More →

Updated for 2019, if you notice any errors or cards missing let us know in the comments below. According to the Bureau of Labor statistics the average spent on food away from home was $2,698 for 2012/2013, this number was higher for... Read More →

Update 2/7/19: Be sure to check that the bonus information is showing properly with any email offer. A reader was told by Citi that the Citi Double Cash signup offer for the new member is expired: referrer still gets the $100 bonus, but... Read More →

(Update: now $200 twice per year) One of the new benefits on the American Express Business Platinum card is the $200 Dell annual benefit. Good news is that it’s already showing in the online login as an available benefit for... Read More →

Multiple reports on Reddit have made clear that American Express is actually valuing Hilton points at .67 cents per point on the Form 1099MISC, not 1.25 cents reported earlier today.  The 1.25 cent valuation was really just coming from... Read More →

The Offer No direct link. Sent out via e-mail by Starbucks. Subject line is ‘Limited time $0 introductory annual fee. Restrictions apply. Learn more.’ Chase & Starbucks have increased the sign up bonus on the Starbucks credit card... Read More →

Citi is offering the Citi Prestige card for sign up again. Bonus is 50,000 points after $4,000 in spend within the first 3 months Read More →

[A previous version of this article stated that Amex is valuing Hilton points at 1.25 cents. The article has been updated and edited with the correct number of .67 cents – see this post for more information on that point.]... Read More →

Update 1/31/19: Another round of e-mails, this time on Hilton cards. Subject line is “<name>, here’s an easy way to earn 5K Bonus Points”. Hat tip to reader Faron Update 1/8/19: Another round of e-mails has gone... Read More →

Update: Looks like Dan got the date wrong. Update: According to Dans Deals the annual fee will be increasing to $595 9:59pm EST 1/30/19. Only a couple of hours remain. It isn’t clear if this will affect all links or only affiliate... Read More →

Deal has expired, view more Chase offers by clicking here. The Offer Earn 15% back when you spend between $100 and $400 with a $60 back maximum on Marriott.com The Fine Print Offer only valid at Courtyard, Fairfield Inn, Springhill... Read More →