Chase has released the 5% categories for the first quarter of 2021 on the Freedom and Freedom Flex cards:
- Wholesale Clubs
- Internet, Cable, & Phone Services
- Select Streaming Services
Streaming services is pretty limited; internet and phone isn’t too useful for those with the 5x INK Cash/Plus cards which already earn 5x on those. Wholesale Clubs for places like Costco, Sam’s, BJ’s will be useful to a lot of people, though the Freedom Flex cards are Mastercards and won’t work at Costco stores.
It’s not yet showing online, but I found it in the Chase Ultimate Rewards login. It’ll go live online for registration tomorrow, December 15th.
Also check out this post for a roundup of all Q1 2021 5% categories, and for additional analysis on how to use the Chase Freedom categories. As noted there, Wholesale Clubs includes online purchases from Costco.com, samsclub.com, and bjs.com.
