Amex EveryDay cards deflate Fair Trading Prices, Ink Cash outshines Ink Plus, Freedom outshines...
Update: This post includes offers that were valid at the time of publication, but have since expired. Please click here to see the best offers currently available.
Last week, Point Princess tweeted a request for me to update...
Amtrak zombie links found; should you hop on?
UPDATE: Zombie links are now dead.
This morning I wrote that Chase was no longer offering the Amtrak credit card. In that post I explained why the card was interesting, even to those not interested...
Chase kills the Amtrak card. Why you might care…
I was never interested in the Chase Amtrak card. Sure, it can be used to earn Amtrak points, and those can be valuable, but there was always a better option for earning those points:...
Chasing Ultimate Rewards
I was bummed the other day when I logged into my Chase account and saw that my Ultimate Rewards point total had dropped to a meager 100,000 points. In the past, I’ve earned what...
US Bank business card employee spend does not count towards spend requirements
Consider this a public service announcement… A reader reports that she did not earn the full signup bonus from the US Bank Club Carlson Business Rewards Visa card because she attempted to meet part...
Banking transferable points and keeping them alive
Amex Membership Rewards, Chase Ultimate Rewards, and Citi ThankYou Rewards have a lot in common between them, besides their similar sounding names. All three are transferable points programs in which it is possible to...
How to convert 8900 Arrival Plus points to cash, and my latest retention call...
Update: This post references a card offer and benefits that have since expired. See our Best Offers page for current offer information.
Yesterday I called Barclaycard to see if they would offer me a retention bonus...
Cancelling my favorite cards
Every time an annual fee comes due on a credit card, I make a decision as to whether to keep, cancel, or downgrade the card. Are the benefits that the card offers worth the...
Discover introduces a new card and a potentially VERY lucrative 1st year offer
Discover has just unveiled a new credit card: Discover It Miles.
While this card earns “miles” it appears to really be indistinguishable from a cash back card. Points are redeemable for travel expenses or for...
How one call led to a points bonanza and rethought plans
A couple of days ago I called Citibank to cancel one of my AA Executive cards since the annual fee was about to come due. As a reminder, last year Citi offered a whopping...
5X ThankYou offer returns… sort of
There used to be a wonderful sign up offer for the no fee Citi ThankYou Preferred card: earn 5 points per dollar at grocery stores, drug stores, and gas stations for 12 months. At...
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...
