Tag: Chase Ink Bold
How to see which purchases qualify for Chase Ink and Freedom bonus categories
I feel like a dummy. I’ve struggled with this for years. Chase Ink cards are great because the earn valuable Ultimate Rewards points and...
$20 rebate on $300+ Visa cards at Staples
Valid through January 10th: Staples is offering a $20 Visa Prepaid Card rebate when you purchase $300 or more in Visa gift cards at...
Manufacturing miles for free flights
The fastest way, by far, to earn miles for free flights is to sign up for the best credit card offers. The next best...
The weird math of buying points
What’s better, buying points for .5 cents each or for .7 cents each? Obviously .5 is better because it’s cheaper. What if the points...
The deal without portals
Two weeks ago, I wrote about one of the most exciting triple dip opportunities currently available: Go through online portal to Staples...
Ink evolution, Ink rules, and an insider tip
The original title for this post was simply “Ink Rules.” I realized after writing the title, that it could have multiple meanings. “Ink” could...
A great disturbance in the Force
In the past few days I’ve been writing a lot about the ability to buy $200 Visa gift cards online from Staples. This event,...
Catching up
Lots of miscellaneous things going on... Delta award bookings Last week I reported a way to book multiple saver level awards when Delta shows...
The best cards get better, plus 5000 points
I love when great cards get even better. Chase already surprised us recently by changing the benefits guides for most of their cards for...
Credit card purchase perks and how they apply when using gift cards
One of the best ways to increase point earnings or cash back when buying merchandise is to double dip: first get the most points...
The best mix of Ultimate Rewards cards
Chase's Ultimate Rewards program is hands down my favorite loyalty program. Through incredible sign-up bonuses, generous category bonuses, and the often lucrative Ultimate Rewards...
The single best credit card and why my favorite cards didn’t make the list
"If I were to get just one credit card, which one should it be?"
I get this question a lot, but it's not easy to...
Ink metamorphosizes from MasterCard to Visa. Why I care.
According to several blogs (here, here, and here), in late June Chase quietly began shipping out Chase Ink cards as Visa cards rather than...
When 18X beats 21X. Same store, same portal.
Note: Most of the following post was written yesterday morning. Since then, I learned about some additional related issues, so I added information about...
