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Are the IHG Premier cards worth our big spend?

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I originally published this post before IHG's new elite program details were announced.  We knew at the time that $40K spend would result in earning Diamond status, but we didn't know what Diamond status...
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(Free Nights Awarded ) Why I paid over $1000 to upgrade 3 no-fee Hilton...

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Update 5/15 - I wanted to do a follow-up to this original post as there were some questions about whether not upgrading to the Aspire would trigger a free night award without having to wait...
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Star Alliance to launch a credit card, redeem across 26 airlines

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Bloomberg is reporting that Star Alliance is planning to launch a credit card this year that will enable cardholders to redeem miles across all 26 member airlines. Interestingly, the article specifically notes that you'll...
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How To Unenroll From Amex Pay Over Time (And Why You Should)

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American Express has targeted many cardholders in recent months with offers to earn 10,000-30,000 bonus Membership Rewards simply for enrolling in Pay Over Time. To have a chance of getting targeted for these offers, you...
AAdvantage Aviator Business MasterCard 80,000 miles welcome offer

(EXPIRED) 80k + $95 AAdvantage Aviator Business MasterCard Welcome Offer

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Earlier this year the AAdvantage Aviator Business MasterCard disappeared from the Barclays website. That initially didn't bode well for the future of the card, but it returned with a solid welcome offer a couple...
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US Bank Now Providing Instant Credit Card Numbers For New Applications

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A couple of years ago, US Bank announced that they'd be introducing the ability to obtain credit card numbers instantly for new card applications. There seemed to be a delay in that functionality being introduced,...
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(More people targeted) Big Increased Welcome Offer on Amex Business Platinum with no lifetime...

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Update 4/24/22 - It appears that Amex has targeted another round of cardholders for this No Lifetime Language offer. My wife was targeted again, after getting it two months ago (she applied again and we...
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(EXPIRED) SoFi Checking/Invest/Credit Card offers: Up to $800 possible cashback

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SoFi has several interlocking offers out right now, both direct and through SwagBucks/MyPoints. There are separate welcome offers for checking, SoFi Invest and the credit card. They can all be combined for an immediate...
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What are welcome offer free nights worth?

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In order to provide our readers unbiased credit card bonus recommendations, we estimate the first year value of each credit card offer.  We use that info at the top of our Best Offers page...
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New Liverpool Card From Cardless – You’ll Never Fork (Out) Alone

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Cardless has launched several credit cards over the last year or two for various sports teams, but the best card so far - and the best one they'll ever produce - has been launched...
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Mastercards on my mind for Player 2’s Curve card (on Nick’s mind)

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A few weeks ago, I called the Curve card the ultimate Player 2 card. In a nutshell, currently only available to a select number of people who are part of the beta testing group,...
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Huge improvement to Platinum card Digital Entertainment Credit

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Last year, Amex launched a digital entertainment credit on the Amex Platinum card. To say I was underwhelmed would be an understatement. Initially, the only services eligible for the credit were Audible, Peacock, Sirius...
PayPal Mastercard Credit Card 3% 2%

PayPal Relaunching Credit Card: Earn 3% On PayPal Purchases, 2% Everywhere Else

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PayPal has announced that they're relaunching their Mastercard credit card and it has the potential to be very interesting for big online spenders and those with large tax bills. The existing PayPal Mastercard credit card...
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My IHG Free Night Strategy [On Greg’s Mind]

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I’m a fan of IHG’s revamped  Premier card and its new business card twin. For only $99 per year, both cards offer Platinum Elite status, up to $50 per year in United Airlines TravelBank credit, 4th...

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