The Chase Freedom and Freedom Flex categories for the second quarter of 2025 can now be activated:
- Earn 5% cash back on up to $1,500 in combined purchases on Amazon and Select Streaming Services from 4/1/2025 – 6/30/2025.
Some people will find Amazon useful. Personally I have a big Amazon gift card balance and probably won’t use that.
You can also buy third-party gift cards on Amazon (affiliate link), such as Visa, Best Buy, Starbucks, Lowe’s, Safeway and dozens more. Even someone with a large Amazon gift card balance might find this Chase Freedom category useful for Amazon or third-party gift cards purchases since gift card bought on Amazon can not be paid for with an Amazon balance.
Streaming is inherently limited and not too exciting. I can’t yet find the link with the details on which streaming services count. (It might be possible to load up your Apple or Google Play balances with this category; let us know if you see anything like this work.)
You can activate the 5% categories at this link. Personally I always wait for the email and activate it through the link in the email.
Useless for Ink Cash holders
Isn’t everything useless for ink cash holders?
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The real question is what the surprise category will be this quarter.
I wish tax payment to IRS
Will be late for 2024 taxes but maybe estimate for 2025 will be nice. I highly doubt since a very small fraction of people use CC to pay taxes.
This is what I would really like to know as well. I wish it wasn’t like a second surprise in order to plan quarterly spend. But, I guess beggars can’t be choosers.
If it’s similar to Q1 we should know the beginning of June.
Why even have this quarter, Chase?
For the fraction of people who don’t have amazon card. Though I’m on same boat as Chuck with huge amazon GC balance, especially with refund of Gift of Prime.
5 URs are worth more than 5% cash back.
Agree. I typically use BoA CCR for Amazon, but I’ll be switching to Freedom this Quarter.
I usually use Amazon GCs that I get with at least a 10% discount. That’s better than 5 URs.
Lame