Update 1/26/21: Bank of America has announced that the ‘Coins’ program will be discontinued on 2/25/2021. Hat tip to reader Chris L & Irene P. Update 4/9/19: (Correction, not everybody has the same offers, so not... Read More →
Category - Credit Cards Rewards
Chase Amazon Prime Rewards Card Review – 5% Back on Amazon
About a week ago, ads starting popping up for a new Chase Amazon Prime Rewards card. It’s been officially released today, and is largely similar to the current Chase Amazon Rewards card. Direct Link to card Offer Details An... Read More →
Q3 2017 5% Quarterly Categories: Activate, Offers & Suggestions (Freedom, Discover, Dividend, Cash+)
[Originally posted 6/15/17. Reposting 7/2/17 since categories are now live.] It’s now possible to activate/enroll your 5% credit cards for the third quarter of 2017 on Chase Freedom, Discover IT, Citi Dividend, and US Bank Cash+. In... Read More →
Discover 5% on Amazon in Q3 in Addition to Restaurants – Check if you were Targeted
[Originally posted 5/4/17. Reposting 6/15/17 since many more are getting the email offer now.] Some people are being targeted on their Discover card to get 5% back on Amazon for Q3 2017 on top of the standard 5% that everyone gets at... Read More →
BBVA NBA Card will Earn 5% Cash Back from June 1 – June 15
From June 1 through June 15th, the BBVA BNA credit card will offer 5% cash back on up to $5,000 in purchases. Background The BBVA NBA card offers 5% cash back on all purchases during NBA All-Star weekend and during the two week of NBA... Read More →
Chase Freedom Considering New 5x Categories for Mobile Wallets & Recurring Payments
An r/churning user took part in a survey about the Freedom card as part of the Chase Insight Community. The survey indicated Chase is looking at adding a 5% category for recurring payments (phone bill, Netflix, etc.) or for digital... Read More →
Mercedes-Benz Credit Card – $15,000 Cap on Gas Stations Category, Effective May 1
The Mercedes-Benz Credit Card earns 3x Membership Rewards points on gasoline purchases at gas stations located in the United States, but only if the transaction is $400 or less. Apparently, the restriction to transactions of $400 or... Read More →
eBay/Paypal Credit Card: Get 2,500 Points with $300 Spend
The Offer eBay/Paypal credit card sent out another one of their spend offers: Earn 2,500 bonus Reward Points when you spend $300 or more with your eBay Extras Mastercard (excluding purchases made on eBay or with PayPal) now through... Read More →
Do Secondary Prime Accounts Get 5% Cash Back with the Amazon Credit Card?
This one I learned the hard way. I was interested in applying for one of the Amazon 5% back cards. There is the Chase credit card version and the Synchrony store card version. Only Prime members earn 5%. Since my Prime account is an... Read More →
You Profit (A Little Bit) When Fee % Equals Reward %
Now that RadPad is back and codes as travel, using Apple Pay at least, I thought it would be useful to explore how you make a profit when the processing fee percent is close to the percent you get back in rewards. I imagine that many... Read More →
Master List of Credit Cards with Additional Spending Bonuses
March 28, 2017 update: added FNBO Best Western cards. March 27, 2017 update: added IHG, Southwest, & Virgin America cards; moved various definitions of “year” to their own section. In the comments of our article “A... Read More →
Bank of America Better Balance Rewards – Program Rules, Cashback Equivalence & Opportunity Cost
Reader Nate had a very interesting suggestion in the comments of my “Citi Double Cash: 2.00% or 1.98%? A Mathematical Analysis” post (warning: that post is quite niche): How about a post with a table/chart about diminishing... Read More →
KeyBank Relationship Rewards – Overview & Review
A reminder about opting out of KeyBank’s Relationship Rewards to avoid the $40 annual fee is a common bullet point in our write-ups of KeyBank Checking Account bonuses. If you were wondering whether KeyBank Relationship Rewards... Read More →
[Not Working; Likely Expired Looong Ago] Marriott Rewards Premier – 50k Points + Category 1-4 Stay
The Offer Direct link to offer (you’ll need to log in to your Marriott account). Note that a URL ending in “credit-card-rewards.mi” takes you to the current 80,000 offers while dropping the “-rewards” takes... Read More →
[Targeted; Likely Elite Only?; Possibly Expired?] Marriott Rewards Premier – $150 Statement Credit + 40k Points
The Offer Direct link to offer. Clicking “Apply Now” will let you log in to your Marriott account and see if you are targeted. Apply & be approved for a Marriott Rewards Premier Credit Card (which is under 5/24), AND... Read More →