The Chase Freedom card offers 5x points on up to $1,500 spent each quarter on rotating categories. During year 2025 they are adding additional category options to count toward the $1,500 spend limit during the final month of each... Read More →
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Chase Freedom 5x Surprise Category For March 2025: Insurance, Tax Prep & More
Update 3/23/25: Tax payments with pay1040 & ACI have been working to count as part of the ‘Tax Prep’ category. Original Post 3/2/25: In the Chase app, there is showing a “birthday surprise category” on the... Read More →
Q2 2025 5% Quarterly Categories: Activate, Offers & Suggestions (Freedom/Flex, Discover, Dividend, Cash+ & More)
It’s now possible to activate all 5% category credit cards for the second quarter of 2025, including the Chase Freedom, Chase Freedom Flex, Discover IT, Citi Dividend, US Bank Cash+ and some smaller cards. In this post we’ll provide the... Read More →
Chase Freedom Q2 2025 Categories: Amazon, Streaming
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... Read More →
Q1 2025 5% Quarterly Categories: Activate, Offers & Suggestions (Freedom/Flex, Discover, Dividend, Cash+ & More)
It’s now possible to activate all 5% category credit cards for the first quarter of 2025, including the Chase Freedom, Chase Freedom Flex, Discover IT, Citi Dividend, US Bank Cash+ and some smaller cards. In this post we’ll provide the... Read More →
Chase Freedom Q1 2025 Categories: Grocery Stores, Fitness Clubs, Spa Services, Norwegian Cruise Lines
Chase has released the 5x categories for the first quarter of 2025 on their Freedom and Freedom Flex cards, up to $1,500 in spend: Grocery Stores (excluding Walmart & Target) Fitness Clubs & Gym Memberships Hair, Nails, &... Read More →
(Update) Chase Freedom Q4 2024 Categories: Paypal, McDonald’s, Pet Stores & Services, Select Charities
Update 10/6/24: A lot of people wanted to buy gift cards at CVS to earn 7x. However, it seems that recently the CVS system is not allowing Visa gift cards and other gift cards to be purchased with Paypal. The system only allows the fee... Read More →
Q4 2024 5% Quarterly Categories: Activate, Offers & Suggestions (Freedom/Flex, Discover, Dividend, Cash+ & More)
It’s now possible to activate all 5% category credit cards for the fourth quarter of 2024, including the Chase Freedom, Chase Freedom Flex, Discover IT, Citi Dividend, US Bank Cash+ and some smaller cards. In this post we’ll provide the... Read More →
Some Chase Freedom Cards Being Converted To Chase Freedom Flex/Freedom Unlimited
Update 9/27/24: Another round of product changes are going out now, to take place on October 7, 2024. (ht r/churning) Original Post 11/30/21: Some existing vanilla Chase Freedom cardholders have received an e-mail with the subject line... Read More →
Chase Freedom Q3 2024 Categories: Gas & Entertainment
Chase has released the 5%/5x categories on their Freedom and Freedom Flex cards for the third quarter of 2024, up to $1,500 in purchases: Gas stations and EV charging Select live entertainment and movie theaters Gas is always useful... Read More →
[Update] Chase Freedom Rise Card For Those Signing Up For Their First Card; Students & Credit Building (Launching June 11th)
Update 5/21/24: This card now includes the possibility to upgrade to the Chase Freedom card. On your first card anniversary an automatic check is done by Chase that looks at: The cardmembers’ Freedom Rise account is open, and a purchase... Read More →
Q2 2024 5% Quarterly Categories: Activate, Offers & Suggestions (Freedom/Flex, Discover, Dividend, Cash+ & More)
It’s now possible to activate all 5% category credit cards for the second quarter of 2024, including the Chase Freedom, Chase Freedom Flex, Discover IT, Citi Dividend, US Bank Cash+ and some smaller cards. In this post we’ll provide the... Read More →
(Updates) Chase Freedom Categories For Q2 2024: Restaurants, Hotels, Amazon, Whole Foods
Update 3/15/24: Two things have been officially confirmed to us through Chase media channels: Amazon and Whole Foods are both included in the 5% category. “The Amazon.com category includes purchases made at Amazon.com (including... Read More →
Q1 2024 5% Quarterly Categories: Activate, Offers & Suggestions (Freedom/Flex, Discover, Dividend, Cash+ & More)
It’s now possible to activate all 5% category credit cards for the first quarter of 2024, including the Chase Freedom, Chase Freedom Flex, Discover IT, Citi Dividend, US Bank Cash+ and some smaller cards. In this post we’ll provide the... Read More →
Chase Freedom & Freedom Flex 5% Categories For Q1 2024: Grocery, Fitness, Spa
Chase released the 5% categories on the Freedom and Freedom Flex cards for the first quarter of 2024: Grocery Stores – This is always a favorite since we all shop for groceries. Plus, you can max this out by purchasing gift cards... Read More →