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PSA: Prepaying Your Credit Card May Invalidate Your Rewards
I want to start off with a definition of prepayment because it can mean 2 things. Inside the definition of “BREAK DOWN” I added some emphasis
DEFINITION of ‘Prepayment’
The sati..
The Best Credit Card Formula
Which credit card should I get? Probably the simplest question I don’t really see explained super simply. You have top 10 lists, or lists of credit cards… but the best credit
A list of Commerce Bank rewards credit cards
While it’s fun writing about the Chase Sapphire Preferred and the Hawaiian Airlines World Elite MasterCard, it’s also fun to dig into more obscure cards. We thus turn now to
Are Chase Ultimate Rewards points worth foregoing credit card churning for 2 years?
Reader Harvson asks via Ask TaggingMiles:
I’ve been in this hobby for a few years now, but have dialed back flying and MSing because the former leaves me feeling guilty (as we’ve
Managing Credit Cards and Annual Fees
We’re doing a bit of housekeeping here at TaggingMiles, partially spurred, because we received this question via Ask TaggingMiles, from Scott. His question:
I always see posts a..
The great mystery of the 2016 presidential election cycle: why doesn’t Scott Walker get a 0% balance transfer?
Here’s an interesting headline from National Journal a few weeks ago: Scott Walker Is Paying 27.24 Percent Interest on $10,000-Plus in Credit-Card Debt:
Gov. Scott Walker has tw..
Comenity Bank apparently launched the Farmers Bank Rewards Visa in June
This one escaped my notice, but apparently Comenity Bank launched the Farmers Bank Rewards Visa in June. It’s a little more interesting than the recently announced Univision card..
The Annual SPG AMEX 30k Sign-up bonus is out, what will you do?
By now, you’ve probably seen a dozen or so Starwood Preferred Guest (SPG) AMEX 30k Sign-up Bonus posts. In fact, from a casual google image search–well take a look for
Rant: Citi Premier Return Protection does not exist
Well, hello stranger(s). I know it’s been a while, and I also know my posting schedule has officially gone from somewhat-understandably to annoyingly to unacceptably late. Workin..
Best Travel Credit Card… For What?
Carrie makes fun of me because people often ask me, “what’s the best ?”, and I give them an answer like, “whatever works for you”. My thing is
A review of the Victoria’s Secret Angel Credit Card by Comenity Bank
Believe it or not, a lot of readers have asked me to write up the Victoria’s Secret credit card. And by “a lot of readers” I mean “Elaine in the comments
A list of metal credit cards: besides the Chase Sapphire Preferred, what are your options?
Most credit cards are made out of plastic–it’s cheap and resilient, so what’s not to like? But if you want to differentiate yourself from the hoi polloi, metal cards are
EXCLUSIVE: An interview with D. Barrett, the guy whose name appears on the Chase Sapphire Preferred credit card
Welcome back to Chase Sapphire Preferred week! Dwayne Barrett, or “D” as he’s known to his friends, is known to Chase Sapphire Preferred fanboys everywhere as the latest “Guy Whose
The Chase Sapphire Preferred credit score conundrum
Welcome back to Chase Sapphire Preferred week! Today’s topic: what credit score do you need to get a Chase Sapphire Preferred credit card? And does it even matter anymore?
As luc..
Chase Sapphire Preferred® vs. the Hello Kitty® Visa® Platinum Reward Card®: Which is better?
Welcome back to Chase Sapphire Preferred week! One of the best things about being a blogger is the interaction with people from all over the world. I publish a post
It’s Chase Sapphire Preferred Week! (Sponsored by the Hawaiian Airlines World Elite Mastercard)
It’s hard to believe, but there are a lot of people out there who still don’t appreciate the greatness of the Chase Sapphire Preferred card. As a famous blogger once
[Chart] Best Hotel Credit Card Annual Benefits
Instead of making a chart of credit card signup bonuses, I wanted to make one of annual bonuses, but decided to include annual fee, passive benefits, and foreign transaction fee…
Call Center Operations Want To Be Efficient And Make You Happy
Recently, I listened to this NPR podcast from Planet Money about Xerox instituting a test for any applicants for their call center created by Evolv. Basically, the test revolves ..
Check your B of A account: $200 bonus offered for Travel Rewards card sign-up
I just logged into my B of A account and I saw this:
The public offer on this one is 10,000 points ($100), so for now this seems to be targeted.
Family Delta award tickets – maybe the 50K and 60K offers are worth a second look.
This week it was time for me to apply for a new Citi card, and I decided to throw in an AMEX card as well. I had planned to open
Disturbing news on Chase Credit Cards
Chuck over at Doctor of Credit put together a rather exhaustive post on Chase’s latest actions on approvals of Ultimate Rewards credit cards.
For me, it was a very sobering post
You Should Listen To The Deal Mommy On Getting A Convertible Credit Card
I recently came across The Deal Mommy’s post on signing up for a “Convertible Credit Card” and it was an exchange between her and Trevor from Tagging Miles, on how difficult
Banana Republic / Gap credit card changes: top-tier status easier to get
I recently heard from the lovely folks who issue my Banana Republic credit card. They wanted me to know that a new card and new benefits are on the way.