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 of online purchases1 as a statement credit for eligible enrolled Citi® credit cards. Start earning from enrollment or 11/24/2020, whichever is later, through Cyber Monday, 11/30/2020. Promo runs the Tuesday before Thanksgiving through the […]
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Early Experiences with Amex Three-For-All
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 designed to reward the person referring someone with 3 extra points/miles/%CB on the card referred from. This turns cards like the Personal Platinum into a 4x everywhere–the Personal Gold into 7x […]
Amex Referral THREE FOR ALL: 3 Additional Points for 3 Months
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 on the card you referred from for 3 months. To see which of your cards are eligible for this promotion, visit this link and log in: http://americanexpress.com/refer I’m seeing this offer […]
Episode 38: Maximizing Amex 20,000 Point Referrals
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. […]
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 […]