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Is the Equifax cure worse than the hack? Here’s what I plan to do…

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Ouch.  Equifax failed to properly secure private data concerning 143 million US consumers.  Hackers may have gotten our names, Social Security numbers, birth dates,...
Ink Business Preferred

Why I converted from Ink Plus to Ink Business Preferred

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The Chase Ink Business Preferred Card has, by some measures, the best current signup bonus available today (80K valuable Ultimate Rewards points via the...
Equifax data breach

Equifax data breach: Find out if you’re affected and get protected

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Equifax today announced a "cybersecurity incident".  In other words, they were hacked, and about 143 million US consumers are potentially affected. Equifax says that the...
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Chase business cards don’t add to your 5/24 count

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With the introduction of their unofficial 5/24 Rule, Chase has made life much harder for those who like to frequently sign up for credit...
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[Expired] Another awesome targeted Amex Offer: Supermarket Rewards!

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I don't know about you, but as long as Amex keeps paying me to use their cards I'm a happy camper.  I love this...
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When does credit card travel insurance cover award flights?

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I recently published a comparison of travel insurance provided automatically by ultra-premium credit cards (Chase Sapphire Reserve, Citi Prestige, and Amex Platinum).  You can...
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A super card for college savings

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  Until recently I haven't given the Marvel Mastercard much thought.  This no-fee card issued by Synchrony Bank offers 3% cash back on...
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Citi AA signup bonuses now 50K

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While Barclaycard is out with a new AA 60,000 mile offer after first purchase, Citibank's previous 60K offers have gone away.  Fortunately we found...
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[EXPIRED] Hyatt Globalist fast track for all credit card holders

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Hyatt is offering a fast track to Globalist status for all Hyatt credit card holders. Register by September 30th, 2017 and stay 20 nights between September 1-December 31st...
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(EXPIRED) Nice: 60K American AAdvantage miles after a single purchase + fee

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Barclaycard has yet again increased generous sign up bonus on the American Airlines Aviator Red World Elite Mastercard: you can now earn 60,000 American Airlines miles on...
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Chase ends ability to double up Sapphire Reserve and Sapphire Preferred bonuses

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Doctor of Credit has published a memo that Chase sent out to their employees which stated that, as of yesterday, customers can no longer...
Free Checked Bags

When is your free checked bag free?

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In response to yesterday's post about Sapphire Reserve Travel Insurance, one reader noted that they had to pay for flights with their airline credit...
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[Expired] 10,000 Starpoints for adding authorized users [Targeted]

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Amex is out with a targeted promotion to earn up to 10,000 bonus Starpoints for adding authorized users to your Amex SPG personal card when...
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How I messed up my 75K application (BOA 5 card limit?)

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Every now and then, in my pursuit of points and miles and/or great deals, I mess up.  And, usually there's a lesson or two...

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