The Offer Direct Link (this offer is targeted) Spend $1,000 anywhere outside of Best Buy and get a $50 Best Buy Reward certificate The Fine Print Offer ends 2/28/17 This exclusive offer is only for the intended recipient of this email... Read More →
Category - Credit Cards
A Correction On Changes To The Chase Ink Cash
On January 11th we posted a story about changes to the Chase INK Cash card that story included some inaccuracies. Chase have two Ink Cash cards: Ink Cash (legacy card, no longer available) Ink Business Cash (current card that is still... Read More →
American Express Blue Cash Preferred Card Review – 6% on Groceries, 3% on Gas & Dept Stores
The American Express Blue Cash Preferred is one of those cards that makes people’s eyes momentarily pop out of their sockets—6% on groceries! However, not all is rosy in Blue-Cash-Preferred-land, especially with the annual fee... Read More →
BankAmericard Cash Rewards Credit Card Review – 3% on Gas, 2% on Groceries & Wholesale Clubs
(Update: Card is now called Customized Cash Rewards. No other changes.) The BankAmericard Cash Rewards is a favorite of churners for its occasional $200 signup bonus. While it’s benefits have been summarized on here before, I... Read More →
USAA Limitless 2.5% Available in More States
At the start of October 2016, USAA launched a new credit card called ‘Limitless’, you can read our full review here. The main thing to know is that it earns 2.5% cash back on all purchases (as long as you have a USAA checking account... Read More →
[Targeted] Best Buy Visa Offer: 50 Points Per Day For Transactions Outside Of Best Buy
The Offer No direct link, targeted offer Use your My Best Buy Visa Card to make purchases outside of Best Buy between now and February 28th 2017 and get 50 bonus points per day The Fine Print This exclusive offer is only for the... Read More →
Master List of Credit Cards with 4%/4x+ Rewards
A lot has changed in the two and a half years since the last post about 5%+ cash back cards. This is a (hopefully) comprehensive survey of the current landscape of high-earning rewards cards. For the sake of brevity, important caveats... Read More →
Ritz-Carlton Rewards Signup Bonus Down to 2 Nights & Probable 3 Night Application Link
The Ritz-Carlton Rewards card had its signup bonus decreased at some point recently (at least as early as January 12). The current offer on the landing page is two complimentary nights at any participating Tier 1-4 hotel, with a... Read More →
McDonald’s No Longer Accepts Payments With American Express Points
In late 2014 American Express & McDonald’s announced that the ability to to use American Express Membership Rewards points to pay for purchases (as well as a $1 donation every time this was done, up to a limit of $500,000)... Read More →
[Dead] Working Link for Chase Fairmont Card
Readers in the comments of the previous post found two working links for the Fairmont card. One reader applied and got approved too. Direct Link #1 Direct Link #2 These probably won’t last. Grab them now if you are interested in... Read More →
Chase Fairmont Card No Longer Accepting New Applications
Update: Working links can be found here. We’ve confirmed with Chase (officially) that they are no longer accepting new applications on the Chase Fairmont card. This is likely due to the fact that AccorHotels acquired the Fairmont... Read More →
Confirmed: Chase Sapphire Reserve In Branch 100,000 Bonus Will End March 12th
As we mentioned yesterday the Chase Sapphire Reserve 100,000 point bonus has decreased to 50,000 online (some links are still showing the 100,000 point offer – but they mention yesterday’s end date so probably not worth the... Read More →
All The Automobile Manufacturer Branded Credit Cards
This post is intended as a (hopefully) comprehensive analysis of automobile manufacturer branded credit cards (most of which are exceedingly mediocre). I would not recommend these cards, with the exception of the American Express... Read More →
Citi Premier Branch Signup Bonus Going Down to 30,000 on January 22nd
Citi will be lowering the signup bonus on the Premier card from 40,000 ThankYou points to 30,000 coming January 22nd. The annual fee will be waived for this offer. Here’s a picture we got from Richard Kerr on Travel Hacking 101... Read More →
Some American Express Cardholders Double Charged by American Airlines on January 9 [Fully Updated 01/12]
Based on personal experience and DPs over at FT (starting with post #71), it looks like some American Express premium charge card cardholders who made a purchase from American Airlines (AA) on January 9 were charged twice—the charge... Read More →
