How to view Amex category bonus success
Many cards offer category bonuses for different types of spend (you'll find a full roundup of the best of these here). Unfortunately, with many card issuers, it's pretty difficult to figure out if you...
Use your 2018 travel fee credits before it’s too late
Many popular rewards credit cards offer some type of travel fee reimbursements each year. Many of these are calendar year based, which means that there's not much time left to earn those credits if...
How to use Chase Pay in-store 2018
Using Chase Pay in-store can be quick and easy. Unfortunately, it usually isn't. That's not because the system doesn't work, but rather because most cashiers are still completely unfamiliar with it. However, I recently...
Best credit cards for Black Friday deals
Like it or not, this week is all about shopping for deals. We're doing our best to help with our continually evolving Black Friday Deals Master Post (which I expect will soon change to...
Amex product change via chat (it’s back and better than before)
I hate having to call to accomplish pretty much anything. If there's a way to do what I need online, that's always my preference. So, I'm exited to report that Amex once again allows...
[Offer Expired] New Barclaycard Arrival Plus 70K Offer
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Barclays has introduced a new welcome bonus on the Barclaycard Arrival Plus World Elite Mastercard card good for 70,000 Arrival miles after $5,000 in purchases in the...
Why nobody should spend $12K to get 60K Southwest Rapid Rewards
Yesterday, the welcome offers on all three of the consumer Southwest Airlines credit cards increased to 60,000 total points. At this time of year, that's usually a welcome sight as it has in the...
My thoughts about the big Capital One news
Yesterday we learned that Capital One "Miles" will soon be transferable to airline miles. This is big news because it's finally possible to get better than one cent per mile value from those "Miles". ...
[OFFER EXPIRED] Capital One miles now transfer & a huge bonus
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In a move that even Miss Cleo couldn't have predicted, Capital One has introduced a couple of huge new welcome bonuses (that require massive spend) and announced...
Is 4X worth $295 per year? Evaluating the new Amex Business Gold Card.
On the heels of the new (and well regarded) consumer Gold card, Amex introduced their new Business Gold card... and the world shrugged. Why? Both cards offer up to 4X rewards in two categories...
Prestige ups fee, slaughters 4th night free for most of us
Citi has sent out an email and created a landing page confirming the previously-rumored changes to the Citi Prestige card. You can find Citi's page detailing the changes here. They have mostly confirmed what we already...
Category chasing vs. minimum spending
Recently I published a series of posts detailing the cards that offer the best rewards when used together. For example, if you're at a grocery store, pull out the card that earns 4 points...
Spending 1,250,000 Membership Rewards points better
After a couple of years as a miles-and-points blogger and a few more before that traveling in comfort that exceeded my occupation, you might assume that friends and family constantly pepper me with questions...
Amex adds Avianca as a transfer partner
American Express Membership Rewards has just added an awesome new transfer partner: Avianca LifeMiles. I'm particularly enthusiastic about this addition as I've redeemed Avianca LifeMiles several times in recent months, though some folks with surely...
