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 →
Category - Credit Cards Rewards
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 Sending Out Different Bonus Spend Offers on AAdvantage Cards & Other Cards
Many people are now getting targeted spend offers on various Citi cards, including AAdvantage cards and many others. I believe all offers are valid through March 31. Keep an eye out on your emails to see if you were targeted. It might... Read More →
[Incorrect] Chase INK Cash will Become Part of Ultimate Rewards on January 29th
Read our full post on corrections to this post Update: This post was written in error. The email shown below is being sent out to legacy INK Cash members who’s cards weren’t part of Ultimate Rewards and couldn’t... Read More →
The Arrival+’s 2.1%, or: Why a 2% card is better
Hot on the heels of my post analyzing the 50% Airline Bonus for the American Express Business Platinum, I’d like to delve into the Arrival+ and a common misconception: that the card earns 2.1x miles on all purchases due to the 5%... Read More →
Critically Evaluating the American Express Business Platinum 50% Airline Bonus
With the publicity surrounding the 100,000 Membership Rewards signup offer on the American Express Business Platinum Card, there’s been a lot of buzz about the 50% Airline Bonus this card offers. The gist is that if you use Pay... Read More →
What Counts as Gas & Transportation for 5x with Freedom and Discover?
Introduction The Chase Freedom card and the Discover IT card are both offering 5x rewards on gas and transportation purchases from January 1, 2017 through March 31, 2017. After activating the benefit, we can earn 5x rewards on up to... Read More →
New Avianca Credit Cards from Banco Popular de Puerto Rico (20,000-60,000 Point Bonus)
Update: The 60,000 bonus is no longer available as there is no where to put the promo code unfortunately. On Thursday we shared details and a full review of the two new Avianca credit cards. At the time it was possible to apply for the... Read More →
Does MPX Carry Over the Merchant Coding for Rewards?
The MPX app from United is convenient way to rack up bonus United miles for purchases you’re making regardless. You’ll net an extra 1-5 miles per dollar (sometimes more) by paying with a gift card bought via the app instead... Read More →
[Rumor] Chase to Remove 5x INK Category Starting Soon for New Cardholders + More Changes
A good source indicates that Chase has imminent plans of changing the 5x category on the Chase INK line cards to earn just 3x. This change will not affect existing cardholders. Only new card applicants. The new 3x category has been in... Read More →
Roundup of Q4 2016 Quarterly Categories on Freedom, Discover, Dividend, U.S. Bank
Originally posted on 9/15/16. Reposting on 10/2/16 since these new categories are now live until the end of the year. Q4 2016 Quarterly Categories All major credit cards which have rotating 5x categories are now live for signup... Read More →
Chase Limits ‘Dining’ Category on Sapphire Cards to Exclude Catering, Bakery, & Dairy
Via Dansdeals, bakeries, caterers, and dairy shops will no longer earn 3x with the Chase Sapphire Reserve card. The 3x Dining category is now limited to restaurants, fast food, coffee shops, and bars. This was confirmed in a secure... Read More →
[Targeted] Fidelity 2% Credit Card: $100-$150 Bonus Offer for Existing Cardholders
The Offer Some existing cardmembers of the U.S. Bank Fidelity 2% Visa card are getting the following mail offer: Spend $2,000 by October 31 and get 10,000 bonus points, worth $100 when redeemed into a Fidelity account There are actually... Read More →
Bank of America Guts the WorldPoints Program Starting November
Via @mileswhip, Bank of America sent out a snail mailer informing users the end of flight redemptions with WorldPoints in November. Many Bank of America cards (and, previously, FIA Amex) have the ability to be cashed out at 1 cent per... Read More →
How to Calculate your $50k Annual Spend on INK and OBC
Calculating your Spend The INK Plus card from Chase offer 5x rewards on up to $50,000 of purchases made on utilities and at office supply stores. Other INK varieties offer the same reward level on up to $25,000. And the Amex Old Blue... Read More →