Bet You Didn’t Know: How to setup credit fraud alerts by text or email
By Julian, author of Devil’s Advocate...
I was playing with my new REDbird card at Target the other day, which is pretty much the most awesome thing in manufactured spend since... well, since Bluebird. The folks...
How to get 30,000 miles and lots of satellite TV for free
Last week I posted “$100 free for DIRECTV customers!” Those with DIRECTV and a few Amex small business cards can use this offer to get free money from American Express. But, what about those...
$100 free for DIRECTV customers!
UPDATE: Many who have tried this deal have had their DIRECTV payments reversed. Please see this post for details.
Remember the Amazing Amex deal -- $150 free for AT&T customers? If you have an Amex...
Bet You Didn’t Know: Getting a second US Airways Mastercard
By Julian, author of Devil’s Advocate...
UPDATE: As of 2/13/2015 there are mixed reports as to whether Barclaycard has reprogrammed their computers to reject applicants who already have existing US Airways cards. At least one applicant...
Evaluating the old Blue Cash $50K limit
The “Old” Blue Cash card from American Express has been the go-to 5X card since the 5X ThankYou deal went away. It is referred to as the “old” Blue Cash card because it is...
Why the Ritz Carlton card might be worth keeping… for some
The Ritz Carlton 140,000 point credit card offer is back. In exchange for a $395 annual fee, you’ll get 140,000 points after $3K spend in 3 months (details here). Ritz Carlton points are equivalent...
Easy miles for US Airways cardholders
If you’re a US Airways cardholder, you probably received an email like this one:
Many banks offer cardholders referral bonuses like these, but I think this one is worth calling out because it should be...
Citi Prestige vs Premier vs Preferred
Lately I’ve had a bit of a crush on my Citi Prestige card. I signed up for the card in September in order to take advantage of both expiring and new benefits to the...
An analysis of the Virgin Atlantic 90K offer
Note: This is a slightly updated re-publish of a post from August, titled “Will the real Virgin Atlantic offer please stand up?” Bank of America recently re-introduced a signup offer for their Virgin...
US Airways 60K-ish offer
Update: The version of this offer that gives 10,000 anniversary miles is for US Airways Dividend Miles elite members only. There have been numerous reports of non-elite members being automatically denied when applying for this...
Citi Prestige experiment failed, yet I’m way ahead. Here’s how…
In September, I started an experiment with the Citi Prestige card. I knew that its benefits were changing drastically as of October 19th and so I wanted to see if I could double up. ...
Evolve Money adds Discover as a payment source
Evolve Money is an online bill payment service that accepts debit cards (including Visa and MasterCard gift cards) as sources of payment. Now, they’ve added Discover credit cards as a new option. And, just...
Buy AA miles for less than a penny each, automatically
Great news for those who have the version of the US Airways credit card that automatically awards 10,000 bonus miles each year. Barclaycard has announced that this benefit will continue once the US Airways...
How to find the best credit card for groceries, gas, restaurants, and more
One great way to increase credit card rewards is to maximize your use of category bonuses. Many credit cards offer bonus points for shopping in certain locations or with certain types of vendors. These...
