Yeah, what he said! My latest app-o-Rama went sour at first, after I got denied by Chase for two credit cards: British Airways and Chase Sapphire Preferred. And not just denied, really denied! No matter what I told them and how much I begged–nothing helped! I called them three times and gave them plenty of opportunities to… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Credit Cards
My App-o-Rama [Weird] Results Are In!
This weekend I have completed the app-o-Ramas for me and the wife with weird results. My FICO score before the AOR was 816, and hers was 796. Here are the results. Lazy Traveler: Card Bonus Spend Time Annual Fee Cap 11.15 One APPROVED 50K=$5,000 $4.5K 3/mths None Chase Sapphire Preferred CALL: DENIED 40K+5K UR points (for adding… Continue Reading
AMEX Business Gold 75,000-Point Bonus Can Be Yours–with a Twist
Per this PointsCentric post, you can turn a standard 25,000-point offer into a 50- or 75,000-point offer with a trick. He recommends to copy the link into your phone or tablet browser, and voila–you’ve got the offer. Here is the link: https://www.americanexpress.com/us/small-business/credit-cards/business-gold-rewards. Note that you would have to spend $10,000 in 3 months, but this is… Continue Reading
Are You Sick and Tired of Credit Card Frauds and Data Breaches?
The White House appears to be sick of it, too. On October 17, President Obama issued an Executive Order designed to combat this menace. The problem has gotten so bad in the recent years that neither the financial industry nor law enforcement can turn the blind eye anymore. Data breach here, data breach there. Dairy Queen and Neiman Markus, Target… Continue Reading
My Best Credit Card Lists Are Updated
Things have been a bit slow in the last month, but there have been some new developments. Chase British Airways Card with 50,000 Avios Bonus Waives the Annual Fee Chase has recently introduced a new policy for most of their cards. If you haven’t had the bonus within the last 24 months (and aren’t currently holding the… Continue Reading
Sun Country Credit Card 40,000 Points Sign Up Bonus
There is a new kid on the block: First BankCard Sun Country Airlines credit card. OK, so the “new” is relative. The First BankCard Sun Country credit card 40,000-mile bonus has been around since this summer, but if it has made a splash, it’s been very quiet so far. For obvious reasons, our… Continue Reading
My Best in the World Miles/Points Credit Card Links Have Been Updated
I have updated my two lists of the best credit cards in the world for free flights and free hotel stays. No affiliate links and/or conflicts of interests there, folks, only pure goodness! Killed some dead links, and added new options. For newbies and a couple of folks who have sent me emails: please do… Continue Reading
Chase Ink Plus 70,000-Point Bonus Offer Is Now Online!
The Chase Ink Plus 70,000-point bonus has been available for a few months, but you had to go to your favorite Chase branch in order to get it. What a hassle, right? Rejoice; now you can complete your application without having to put on a shirt. The terms are the same as for the… Continue Reading
Travel and Credit Card Debt
To tell you the truth, I wasn’t going to blog today. I spent a couple of days in Atlantic City with my family, helping the local economy to recover from those devastating blows that the sudden influx of competition in the neighboring states has inflicted on this once thriving municipality. And then I had to get… Continue Reading
A Few Good Things We Are Losing in September
Credit Cards The better Chase United Airlines 55,000 Mileage Plus Miles and $50 credit: expires September 2 (there is still time) The better American Express Delta Airlines 50,000 SkyMiles and $50 credit: expires September 8 (there is still time) New Checking Account Bonuses Astoria Bank: $250 bonus (NYC only). Expires Sep 1. (Gone). Capital One: $250 Bonus for the new business account.… Continue Reading
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