How to cheat Discover’s Deal of the Year… Or not
When Discover’s Apple Pay promotion first appeared, it seemed too good to be true. Not only did Discover promise to give cardholders a 10% cash back bonus for Apple Pay purchases through the end...
When to apply for the best credit card offers
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.
Credit card signup bonuses continue to be the easiest and best...
Should you transfer Chase points to Amtrak?
Monday December 7th will be the last day to transfer Chase Ultimate Rewards points to Amtrak Guest Rewards. Should you transfer? If so, how much?
Are you planning an Amtrak bedroom or roomette trip? Can...
Quick Tip: Use the best credit card for #GivingTuesday
Today is “Giving Tuesday”. Wikipedia describes this day as “a movement to create a national day of giving at the beginning of the Christmas and holiday season.” With many charities, donation matches are available...
Unbiased signup offer rankings: Transferable points
In the post “The game we play” I broke down the miles & points “game” into two key components:
Acquire points & miles very cheaply
Use points & miles for maximum value
The easiest way to acquire...
Bet You Didn’t Know: Updates on Amex Offers Auto Tweets & the Virgin Visa...
By Julian, author of Devil’s Advocate...
The end of November means two things. First, I'm stuffed full of roasted turkey, potatoes with gravy, and dinner rolls. Mmmmmm, is there anything better than dinner rolls? It's as...
Barclaycard introduces CashForward card
When Barclaycard first introduced their Arrival Plus card, it was pretty exciting. At the time, it offered 2 points per dollar for all spend plus a 10% rebate on all points redeemed. The card...
Plastiq adds new 1.5% promo, but drops prepaid cards from 0% fee debit option
Plastiq, the bill payment service that lets you pay bills via credit card, has introduced a new promotion: Get a 1.5% rate for all one-time, immediate MasterCard payments to any business. This promotion will...
More than 40,000 IHG points for more than $46 and a cramped hand
Last week I wrote “Between 23,000 and 40,000 points for $46 and a cramped hand.” The idea discussed in that post was that you could enter the IHG and MasterCard® Priceless Surprises® Promotion by...
1,200,000 miles for Necker Island: Not easy. Not free.
Yesterday I reported my success in earning 1.2 million Virgin Atlantic miles which I plan to use for a week on Sir Richard Branson’s private Necker Island. In response, a number of readers wanted...
Necker Island, here we come!
7 months ago I decided that it would be cool to use miles to book a week on Sir Richard Branson’s private Island. Virgin Atlantic lists this award on their website under Partner Offers…...
Discover’s Deal of the Year results are in. The gift card rule IS being...
Quick background: Discover is currently running two overlapping promotions: an extra 10% cash back for Apple Pay purchases made through December 31st, plus double all cash back for a year. Each promotion is amazing...
Sapphire Preferred 50K to 60K, and Freedom 15K offers coming soon
Via an inside source, I’ve learned that Chase plans to offer increased signup bonuses for the Sapphire Preferred and Freedom cards. The expected go-live date is November 16, but sometimes deals like these appear...
Quick Tip: Discover claws back portal purchases made with non-Discover cards
Big Habitat shares a reader report that Discover is clawing back some Discover Deals portal purchases paid for with cards other than Discover cards. In the comments of the post, the same reader says...
