Category - Credit Cards Rewards

Discover Categories All four quarters of the 5% category bonus with Discover are now showing on the Discover site. We knew about the gas & transportation in Q1 and restaurants and movies in Q2. They’ve now added Q3 as Home... Read More →

Background Discover is running a generous promotion offering double cashback to cardholders for their first card year. For cashback from ordinary credit card spend, it’s a lukewarm deal – it ups the rate from 1% to 2%... Read More →

Discover has released the details for the Q2 2016 category, for April, May, and June of 2016. Restaurants Movies So far, the 2016 categories are exactly the same as 2015. As always, you’ll earn 5% on up to $1,500 in spend. And for... Read More →

Via Flyertalk, there is now wording on Citi’s website indicating that the Prestige card can be used to book United flights at 1.6 cents per point. “60% more value on American Airlines or United Airways flights.”... Read More →

There’s a credit card from PCMCU credit union in Wisconsin that offers 5% back on all purchases, on up to $1,000 of purchases –  $50 in rewards per month. Direct Link to thePCMCU MasterCard Platinum Rewards Card The card has... Read More →

When Citi launched the AT&T Access More credit card offering 3x ThankYou points for online purchases, there was a huge question mark written all over the card: what will count as an online purchase to earn bonus rewards... Read More →

Offer at a glance Maximum bonus amount: $150 Availability: GA only Direct deposit required: One statement cycle with combined direct deposits of $500+ Additional requirements: Three bill pays of $25+ Hard/soft pull: Soft pull Credit... Read More →

This card has been discontinued. Card Basics Red Roof Inn is a basic hotel chain (think Day Inn, Motel 6) with over 400 properties in the United States. They recently launched their own credit card, issued by Comenity Bank. Here are the... Read More →

Introduction The Chase Freedom card and the Discover IT card are offering 5x rewards on gas and transportation purchases from January 1, 2016, until March 31, 2016. After activating the benefit, we can earn 5x rewards on up to $1,500 in... Read More →

The Offer The eBay/Paypal credit card has been on a roll with offers this holiday season. Here is the wrap-up offer, valid through December 24th. Earn 10x points on all purchases. Max of 4,400 points, or $440 in spend. I got this email... Read More →

2016 Freedom Categories Direct Link Q1 January 1 – March 31: Gas stations and local commuter transportation Q2 April 1 – June 30: Grocery stores (not including Walmart and Target purchases) and more Q3 July 1 –... Read More →

Real-Time Redemption US Bank is now offering Real-Time Redemption for the Flexperks Visa card. After enrollment, a text message will come instantly after using the credit card and allow you to redeem rewards toward the purchase. If you... Read More →

[Update 6/19/17: Beginning this month, Amex made a change and now calculates the year as beginning the day after your anniversary date. As such, some of the information in the post (Q1, below) is inaccurate. And I wonder if the mid... Read More →

In Chase branches, it’s now officially showing their Q1 2016 category.  Gas and local commuter transportation will earn 5x during January, February, and March 2016. HT: TPG Enrollment will available for this category from December... Read More →

The Fidelity Rewards Amex credit card is one of the popular options for a straight 2% cash back on all purchases. The one hassle with this card has always been that you have to redeem the rewards into a linked Fidelity account and not... Read More →