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CategoryAmex +4x on Travel for Referrals
Amex is back with a heightened referral off that rewards spend on the card you’re referring from in addition to Membership Rewards. After a…
How to Link Chase Business and Personal Online Accounts
Larry on Milenomics Slack shared a heplful tip the other day that I’m passing along here with his permission. He showed how to link…
American Express ‘4-for-us’: The Best Promotion You’ve Never Heard of
Last year here on the blog Robert broke the news about the 3-for-all promotion from American Express. This was a referral opportunity–The person doing…
Episode 54: New Routes, New Airlines, New Welcome Bonuses
0:30 JetBlue New York – London Now Bookable Direct Link Website was down when they released these (classic JetBlue) Starts August 12, 2021 Economy…
Episode 49: Grand Reserve World Mastercard
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
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]
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
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
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
We’ve been seeing 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?
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
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
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
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
PSA: Managing Amex Benefits with Multiple Cards Can Be Wonky [here’s a workaround]
When you’ve got two or more of the same Amex card managed under a single online account, managing benefits like airline incidentals and activating…
How to Generate Heightened Amex Delta Business Referrals
If you go through the normal Amex referral channel, the signup bonuses for Delta Business cards are currently inferior to what you get if…
Does VRBO Code as Travel on Chase? [not for me, but call and they might adjust it]
We’ve been pointing out for over a year now that the Chase Ultimate Rewards portal has a tendency to show Vacation Rentals that are available for booking on Expedia proper
[Targeted] Send Amex Referrals with No Lifetime Language
In a return of an offer that ran earlier this year, Amex is giving existing cardmembers the ability to refer friends for cards with signup bonuses that lack Amex’s usual