Tag: Chase Ultimate Rewards
Chasing Ultimate Rewards: My revised strategy
In the March 2015 post “Chasing Ultimate Rewards,” I detailed plans to earn approximately 210,000 Ultimate Rewards points per year without paying credit card...
Best credit card combos: Mixed rewards
This is part 4 of a multi-part series of “best credit card combos”. The goal is to find the combination of 2, 3, or...
Membership Rewards vs. Ultimate Rewards vs. ThankYou Rewards. Which is best?
The big 3 credit card issuers, Amex, Chase, and Citibank, have a lot in common. Each offers a proprietary rewards program in which points...
Best credit card combos: Ultimate Rewards
UPDATE: After this post was written, Chase introduced two new cards: Chase Freedom Unlimited which offers 1.5 points per dollar on all spend and...
Updates: REDbird, Plenti, my 90,000 point mistake, Ink 30K and 60K offers
I have a number of quick updates for today…
REDbird
As of May 6, 2015, Target no longer accepts credit cards for in-store REDbird reloads. For...
Getting to Know Ultimate Rewards: Transferring Points
What options do you have to transfer Chase Ultimate Rewards to travel partners and which are the best value?
Tying loose ends: Prestige 4th night, 5X everywhere, retrieving points, Necker Island
Today I have a grab bag of follow-ups from previous posts… Citi Prestige 4th Night Fee Hotel Benefit One nice perk of the Citi...
My 90,000 point Ultimate Rewards mistake
You know that sinking knot in the pit of your stomach feeling when you realize you just made a big mistake? Yeah, that was...
Getting to Know Ultimate Rewards: Using Points
A summary and breakdown of the various ways to redeem Chase Ultimate Rewards points.
Getting to Know Ultimate Rewards: Earning Points
A complete guide to Chase Ultimate Rewards earning. How to get the most points possible through sign-up and category bonuses.
Which points and miles are best across all programs? My favorite points programs.
What are the overall best points programs? The top loyalty currencies and how best to use them.
Banking transferable points and keeping them alive
Amex Membership Rewards, Chase Ultimate Rewards, and Citi ThankYou Rewards have a lot in common between them, besides their similar sounding names. All three...
Cancelling my favorite cards
Every time an annual fee comes due on a credit card, I make a decision as to whether to keep, cancel, or downgrade the...
Which points and miles are best? Flexible Points Programs
A full rundown and explanation of flexible points programs offered by Citi, Chase, American Express and other banks.
