We’ve been seeing [targeted] heightened 20,000 Membership Reward “Blue Star” referrals come and go on Amex Business Platinum and Personal Gold cards. Right now they seem to be “in season” with a high percentage of these cards showing heightened referral bonuses. Update: Others are reporting seeing this one Personal Platinum and Business Gold as well. […]
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Episode 36: Is Credit Monitoring Still Important?
Welcome to another episode of Short Cuts on our No Annual Fee Podcast. I recently applied for a Home Equity Line of Credit and noticed that my FICO score was a bit lower than I expected. It got me wondering whether it is still important to monitor my credit report and check my credit score, […]
Spring Cleaning: Four Tune-up Ideas for Points & Miles
We’ve been talking about Spring Cleaning on the podcast the past couple months, before staying at home and social distancing was even a thing. I thought to categorize the activities I’ve been up to in hopes it provides some food for thought for downtime in the coming weeks. Idea 1: Close Unused Bank Accounts If […]
Q1 2020 5x Bonus Categories
Chase Freedom Gas stations Internet, cable, and phone services Streaming services Discover Grocery stores Walgreens CVS Citi Dividend ($6,000 annual bonused spend for $300 back can be completed in a single quarter) Supermarkets Fitness clubs Robert– Written by Robert Dwyer, contributor at Milenomics. Connect with me on Twitter @RobertDwyer
Still Available: Wells Fargo Propel World 40,000 + $100 Air Incidental
The Wells Fargo Propel World card is, amazingly, still available for new applications with a generous 40,000 point welcome offer. I first wrote about the card in April 2018 when there was talk of the card being discontinued. But somehow – 18 months later – it’s still available if you call Wells Fargo and apply […]
Citi Prestige Promo: $75 Off $750+ Hotel Bookings with Code TY75HOTEL
Citi is offering $75 off $750+ hotel bookings with code TY75HOTEL for bookings between November 1, 2019 and December 31, 2019. Update (Nov 1, 2019): This code works towards online ThankYou Point bookings — It’s unclear [to me] whether you can use this code for bookings paid for with ThankYou Points, though I am hopeful. […]
Do Amex Delta No Lifetime Language Offers Skirt the 5 Card Limit? No, but you can extend their useful life
If you were recently targeted for Amex Delta credit cards with offers that contain no lifetime language, you may be eligible for the welcome bonus again. Even if you have or have had the cards. This latest batch of offers expires today 10/30/2019. However, if you have 5 active Amex credit cards you probably won’t […]
My Experience Stacking CNB Rewards with the $100 Visa Infinite Discount Air Benefit
In this post I’ll discuss redeeming City National Bank Rewards through their Concierge, and leveraging its $100 Visa Infinite Discount Air Benefit. The upshot is that for low-priced roundtrip domestic flights in Economy, this is one of the best CNB Rewards redemptions possible. We’ve discussed City National Bank and their Crystal Visa Infinite card quite […]
Amex Pre-Approved Referrals: Dead Already?
It looks like Amex has withdrawn the ability to refer friends for pre-approved “green star” referrals that lack the usual lifetime language. Just last week we noticed these offers on the Amex referral page, but now they appear to be gone. These Amex preapproved referrals were useful because they enabled friends to get a welcome […]
Amex Platinum Churning Restrictions: 90 Days Across All Flavors of Personal Platinum Cards
I recently applied for an Amex Personal Platinum through a “pre-approved” green star referral. Amex tends to have generous approval standards, so I was surprised when they instantly declined me. It seems I bumped into some Amex Platinum churning restrictions I was previously unaware of. I called Amex and they said it was because I […]