Six ways to secure a Southwest Companion Pass without flying
If you want to be free to fly around the country (and slightly beyond), with a friend, the best deal around is the Southwest Companion Pass. The deal is simple: earn 110,000 Southwest points...
Chase calls an end to the game. Should we seek quick wins or long...
Yesterday, Doctor of Credit reported that Chase will begin enforcing their dreaded “5/24” rule on cobranded cards “at some point in April.” This means that those who regularly “churn” new credit cards for their...
The 200K deal I didn’t kill, but should have
In the past several months I’ve been telling people that one of the best deals in points & miles was on its last legs. If they wanted to get in on it, I advised...
An opportunity for increased credit card spend for Canadians?
Earlier this month I came across a press release for a digital wallet service called UGO Pay. Here’s a snippet:
UGO launches peer-to-peer money transfer capabilities with the addition of UGO Pay
TORONTO , Feb. 1,...
Is it time to convert Discover Cash Back to miles?
If you have a stash of Discover Cash Back, but you’d rather have Southwest Rapid Rewards points or JetBlue TrueBlue points, then now may be the time to convert Discover Cash Back to miles.
This...
A good use for Hilton free night certs — in Connecticut
The Citi Hilton HHonors Reserve Card has a very good signup bonus: 2 Free Weekend Nights after $2,500 spend. Each year, you can get another free weekend night by spending $10,000 on your card. ...
The Rube Goldberg approach to buying miles and delivering flowers [Update: ShopRunner not stacking...
UPDATE 1:20 PM ET, 1/28/16: It turns out that ShopRunner free deliver does not stack with mile-earning promo codes. I'm sorry for this mix up! I will publish an updated post shortly.
UPDATE 2;30 PM...
Credit card junkies: it’s time to apply for Chase Ink.
Doctor of Credit reports that Chase’s dreaded 5/24 rule will be applied to Ink business cards in March 2016.
What is the 5/24 rule?
In the past year or so, Chase has frequently denied applications for...
How to get approved for the Chase Ink 60K offer
One of the best credit card signup offers around also happens to be one of the best point earning cards around: the Chase Ink Plus. The current signup offer for this card is 60,000...
Chase Private Client and Sapphire Preferred 65K
In 2012, after setting up an LLC for my blog, I opened a business checking account at a local Chase branch. Since then, Chase has been my primary bank for both business and personal...
Fidelity FlexPerks? Is the Fidelity Visa Signature 2% card better than we thought?
A couple of weeks ago, I announced that Fidelity’s new no-annual-fee 2% cash back Visa Signature card is now available. Cards offering 2% cash back with no fee are rare enough, but could the...
Crystal Visa Infinite: The best card you can’t get
I signed up for the Crystal Visa Infinite card late last year because of its 100,000 point signup bonus and waived first year fee (no longer available). The signup process turned out to be...
Coin Digital Wallet Card Review
My wife and I have 30 active credit card accounts. Give or take. If you include authorized user cards, the total is closer to 70. We regularly open new cards for the signup bonuses. ...
Bet You Didn’t Know: A Repeatable Companion Airfare Discount with the CNB Crystal Visa...
By Julian, author of Devil’s Advocate...
In my experience, one of the most overrated credit card benefits is the companion airfare discount. It seems these deals always manage to feature a slew of caveats that make the...
