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  • Miles and Points

    Chase Announces 4th Quarter Bonus Categories for Freedom Card

    The Chase Freedom credit card earns 5% cash back in bonus categories that change each quarter. The categories for the 4th quarter of 2017 have just been announced. Earn 5% cash back on up to $1,500 in combined purchases from October 1 – December 31, 2017 at Walmart and Department Stores. The “Walmart” category does not include merchants operating within or on Walmart premises such as merchants that sell fast food, beauty services, and gas stations that are not Walmart branded. Walmart affiliate businesses such as Sam’s Club are excluded and will not earn bonus rewards. Online purchases at walmart.com are included. The Department Store category does not include supercenters, discount stores or…

  • Credit Scores

    Make Sense of Your Free Credit Scores

    Is your shirt size medium or large? How about your dress size? Or your shoe size? Very often, your size depends on what store you’re shopping in. Believe it or not, the same goes for your credit scores. They’re different depending on where you get them from. I’ll show you how to make sense of your free credit scores, how they’re calculated, and which ones are more meaningful than others. What is a Credit Score? Your credit score is a 3 digit number that represents your creditworthiness to lenders. The higher the number, the more creditworthy you are. This score is derived from all of the data that’s in your…

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    Benefits

    Priority Pass Restaurants

    Note: This post is updated regularly to include new restaurant additions UPDATE: American Express has eliminated Priority Pass restaurant credits on its credit cards effective 8/1/19. In an effort to increase its offerings, Priority Pass has added restaurants to its list of airport lounges. When dining at these participating venues, simply order off the menu as you normally would and Priority Pass will provide you and your guests with a credit toward your meal. A current list of participating restaurants follows at the end of this article. Credits are typically $28 per person depending on the restaurant. You are responsible for gratuity. Simply present your Priority Pass card before placing an order…

  • Credit Cards

    New Chase United TravelBank Credit Card

    Chase and United Airlines have launched a new credit card, the Chase United TravelBank Card. Unlike traditional airline credit cards that earn frequent flyer miles, this no-annual-fee card earns United TravelBank cash that can be redeemed toward the purchase of a United ticket. This hybrid cash back/travel rewards card won’t attract savvy points & miles junkies, but it might appeal to the casual United flyer. The Chase United TravelBank card does not offer perks that you see with other premium travel cards such as free checked bags, priority boarding or airport lounge access. The only travel-day benefit is a 25% discount on food and beverage purchases onboard. New cardholders will earn a signup…

  • Credit Cards

    Amex Launches New Delta No Annual Fee Credit Card

    Today, American Express and Delta launched the new Blue Delta SkyMiles credit card. The new card earns miles in the Delta SkyMiles program and carries no annual fee. In addition, you can earn 10,000 Bonus Miles after spending $500 in purchases on your new Card in your first 3 months of Card Membership. The Offer Terms include some new language that I haven’t seen before from American Express. The new language is in bold: Welcome bonus offer not available to applicants who: • Have or have had this product or the Delta SkyMiles® Options Credit Card, or • Currently have or have had one of the following products in the last…

  • Offers

    New York Times Amex Offer: Is it a Good Deal?

    When I logged into my American Express account this morning, I saw what appeared at first glance to be a generous Amex Offer–get 50% back with a New York Times online subscription. As a reminder, I love Amex Offers. Getting valuable statement credits for using an enrolled American Express card to purchase items that I had planned on buying anyway is always a treat. I’m not really interested in subscribing to the New York Times, but the Amex Offer seemed more generous than usual. 15-20% statement credit offers are commonplace, but 50% seemed extremely unusual. I was intrigued. I read the offer details and it still looked pretty good: Get 50%…