Um… Yey? When people tell you let’s check your score, this is what they mean. They don’t mean your score at Credit Karma, Credit Sesame or dozens of other scores developed by clever marketers, including the ones from major credit bureaus. Understanding the difference between FICO and every other score in existence (nicknamed FACO)… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Credit Cards
Update of My Best Credit Card Lists for Free Travel
My extensive list of the most awesome credit cards for FREE FLIGHTS and FREE STAYS is updated with a couple of new offers. Citi Hilton HHonors has increased the bonus from 50,000 to 60,000 points. The deadline is 08/31/14. The old offer was a $50 statement credit if you stayed at Hilton within 3 months… Continue Reading
Credit Cards Round Up — New Offers
First of all, I have updated my Best Credit Cards for… sections. Take a gander and see for yourself what you have been missing. The credit card links listed in these sections do not earn affiliate commissions, and they truly represent the best value you’ll be able to find anywhere! Best Credit Cards for Free… Continue Reading
The End of Churning? Writings on AMEX Wall
Is American Express onto us? Dan’s post that made a big splash yesterday warns about the upcoming end of our ability to churn American Express cards every 12 months. A few of his readers spoke with AMEX reps who told them that AMEX was about to implement new (?) policy prohibiting members from receiving a… Continue Reading
New (again) 100,000-mile offer: Citi and AA Up the Ante!
Just on Monday, I wrote about two new AAdvantage offers from the Citi Exectutive credit card, and now there is a new development. Citi is offering a publicly available 100,000-mile offer and $200-statement credit if you don’t mind spending $10,000 in three months and a $450 annual fee. And of course, it gives you and your family… Continue Reading
Record-High 50,000-mile Alaska Airlines Credit Card Offer
I was dragging my feet before posting it here, but it seems that folks have been getting confirmation of the bonus, so I think the risk is low at this point. Alaskan is a fantastic airline, but what’s even more fantastic is all the partners you can redeem their miles on, including Delta and Emirates.… Continue Reading
Chase Sapphire Preferred New 55K Points Offer–Like the Good Al’ Times, but Better!
Some blogs are reporting the offer as dead. I can still access it as of 5.55 PM EST. If you see 40,000 points when you click on the link, try manually copy the link and paste it in Incognito (Chrome) or In-Private (IE). Please report your experiences There is finally some good news we… Continue Reading
Barclays Offers FREE True FICO Score
Barclaycard has come up with a free bonafide FICO score for its members. That’s great news! Since many of us carry at least one of their best Barclaycard Arrival or US Air credit cards, we are eligible. To see what I consider the best Barclays credit card and one of the best travel reward cards… Continue Reading
Last Day for the All Four Chase Southwest 50,000-Point Bonus Offers
There are currently four Chase Southwest Airlines 50,000-point bonus offers (scroll to #9): two for personal cards (Premier and Plus) and two for business cards (also Premier and Plus). You can apply and be approved for all four, but not on the same day. Depending on how many Chase card you have right now, you… Continue Reading
Your Credit Card Information is Safe and Secure with Us… Right?
My Sunday post @ Frugal Travel Guy The unprecedented and spectacular Sony PlayStation security breach in 2011 that affected almost 80 million Sony users displayed what could only be construed as nothing short of inaptitude. In Sony’s own words, “the personal data table… was not encrypted, but was, of course, behind a very sophisticated security… Continue Reading
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