If you just got 100K points from a brand new travel rewards card, you should know a few things to help make sure you’re earning even more points, saving money, and getting great value. Plus we’ll also look at “Amex referral reformatory rescinded” and how to earn points on RENT with any credit card.
Main Event: Mastering your Sapphire Preferred card
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Giant Mailbag
(01:30) – One reader shares a success story using the “email the GM” strategy…
Card News
(03:37) – Capital One Venture X Business Card: Up to 350K Miles
Read our review of the Capital One Venture X Business Card here.
(06:55) – Amex referrals back for many (referral reformatory rescinded)
(09:48) – Two Hawaiian cards in one day (my quick experience)
Crazy Thing
(17:23) – Synchrony reintroduces Cathay Pacific card
Mattress Running the Numbers
(21:06) – Bilt now offers rewards when you pay your rent with non-Bilt credit cards
Bonvoyed
(26:48) – Virgin jacked up fees on KLM/ Air France then backed off
Awards, Points, and More
(31:03) – Frontier Elite Gold status for $40
(35:22) – 30% transfer bonus from Citi to Virgin Atlantic thru May 17
Main Event: Mastering your Sapphire Preferred card
(36:39) – Read our FAQ about this card here.
(38:45) – Earn more points
(59:09) – Save money
(1:09:49) – Redeem points for great value
(1:17:33) – DON’T TRANSFER TO…
Question of the Week
(1:20:50) – World of Hyatt credit card gives an additional Hyatt category 1-4 free night certificate with 15K spend in a calendar year. But with recent Hyatt category changes, is it still worth spending towards that goal?
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Music Credit – “Ocean Deep” by Annie Yoder
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A couple of weeks back I asked about the 2 HA personal cards & you noted it on your podcast. Thanks for that. Was wondering if either one of you would jump on the opportunity and of course the opportunity was too good & Nick did so.
Just wanted to report that I did in fact apply for the 2nd Hawaiian card, but applied on March 31. Got the auto-rejection note… and finally worked up the courage to call in today. CSR was great & I got the 70k offer (due to application date).
Thanks for all of the general encouragement.
can you post the link to the two different banks hawaiian points biz cards please. I have the Barclays one ( i think: it says Barclay on the back, but “bank of Hawaii” on the front in the upper Left.