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. ...
Your Serve or Bluebird is still alive. Now what?
Late last week, Amex delivered bad news to huge numbers of Bluebird and Serve account holders. They shut down accounts due to “unusual usage patterns.” I reported the news here: Amex kills Bluebird and...
Sears 100% back in points wireless headphones, iPhone cables, more
Via Sears’ Weekly Member Deals page, many products are listed at 100% back in points. To see why you might be interested in this, please see: Roll gift cards into points for triple rewards. ...
Bluebird Serve Birdpocalypse: How to liquidate remaining gift cards
This morning Amex delivered bad news to huge numbers of Bluebird and Serve account holders. They shut down accounts due to “unusual usage patterns on your American Express Serve Account.” I reported the news...
Amex kills Bluebird and Serve for many
Amex seems to have swept through all Serve and Bluebird accounts to identify any that were being used to manufacture spend. Identified account holders received emails today as follows:
Dear ,
We are writing to let...
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...
Credit Card Spend in 2016 and Beyond
There was a time when the US Mint sold dollar coins online at face value, with free shipping, and allowed customers to pay with credit cards. The coins were incredibly popular. People bought the...
Nationwide Buxx far less useful as of January 11 2016
Doctor of Credit warned us yesterday. Nationwide Bank had changed the terms on their Visa Buxx cards. Previously, you could load Nationwide Buxx debit cards online with a credit card for a very low...
Barclaycard’s 15,000 mile anniversary incentive
My wife and I have a total of four Barclaycard AAdvantage Aviator Red MasterCards (we have two each). The cards began life as US Airways cards before the big airline merger. Three out of...
Fidelity’s new 2% cash back Visa Signature card now available
You’ve probably seen the news by now: Fidelity has dropped Amex. Fidelity’s Amex card used to be the only no annual fee 2% cash back card on the market. Then, Citibank introduced their Double...
How bad were my 2015 predictions?
I probably should have just swept these predictions under the rug and forgotten about them. In January, I published my predictions for 2015. Every one of my 2014 predictions had come true, at least...
The best way to use Chase points to book hotels
A reader recently asked me about booking a hotel with Chase Ultimate Rewards points. She had found a Marriott property that had good reviews and was available for a free night award for 30,000...
Digital credit card maker, Stratos, sells business
On Monday, TechCrunch reported that Stratos is shutting down, but they may have jumped the gun. Stratos Card is one of several competing devices that are designed to let consumers leave their many credit...
