Episode 49: Grand Reserve World Mastercard January 20, 2021 I received an offer via email the other day for a wine-focused rewards credit card I’ve been monitoring for a while, the Grand Reserve…
How Citi Calculates Months for Retention Bonuses December 28, 2020 I recently accepted a retention offer on my Citi Prestige card and bungled the timing of the spending requirement. I called Citi and discovered…
Citi Holiday Promotion: 5% back on up to $500 of online purchases [capped at $25 per credit card] November 16, 2020 Direct Link to check whether you’re targeted, and full T&Cs. To show our appreciation for our customers, we’re giving 5% back on up to $500…
Early Experiences with Amex Three-For-All October 7, 2020 Just one week ago Robert broke the news about American Express’ Three-For-All. This enhancement to their current (and very generous) universal referral system is…
Amex Referral THREE FOR ALL: 3 Additional Points for 3 Months October 1, 2020 Q3 is off to a great start with this new referral offer from Amex. When you refer a friend you’ll get 3 additional points…
Episode 38: Maximizing Amex 20,000 Point Referrals April 16, 2020 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…
Episode 36: Is Credit Monitoring Still Important? March 30, 2020 Welcome to another episode of Short Cuts on our No Annual Fee Podcast. I recently applied for a Home Equity Line of Credit and…
Spring Cleaning: Four Tune-up Ideas for Points & Miles March 28, 2020 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….
Q1 2020 5x Bonus Categories December 17, 2019 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…
Still Available: Wells Fargo Propel World 40,000 + $100 Air Incidental November 3, 2019 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…
