UJustWait84 All American 25819 Posts user info edit post |
AMEX Platinum FTW
Chase Sapphire Preferred had a decent signup bonus, but Reserve is better
Lots of 100k point offers out there for airline cards, but the redemptions aren't great. 9/16/2021 8:31:58 PM |
The Coz Tempus Fugitive 25642 Posts user info edit post |
Anyone interested in the Wells Fargo Active Cash 2% Card?
Also, will Chase answer? 10/6/2021 3:17:27 PM |
HaLo All American 14235 Posts user info edit post |
Fuck Wells Fargo 10/6/2021 7:45:36 PM |
The Coz Tempus Fugitive 25642 Posts user info edit post |
Yes, that's what I've said until now. 10/6/2021 10:33:24 PM |
HaLo All American 14235 Posts user info edit post |
Nah, fuck ‘em 10/6/2021 11:39:04 PM |
The Coz Tempus Fugitive 25642 Posts user info edit post |
OK. Their business practices in recent years have certainly been. . . questionable. 10/7/2021 9:39:04 AM |
synapse play so hard 60929 Posts user info edit post |
Fuck Wells Fargo
[Edited on October 7, 2021 at 12:49 PM. Reason : also what's wrong with Fidelity's 2% card?] 10/7/2021 12:48:42 PM |
The Coz Tempus Fugitive 25642 Posts user info edit post |
Nothing wrong with it. I don't have an existing relationship with Fidelity, and seek to limit my financial entanglements. I got the message on Wells Fargo. My hope is that Chase will feel the competitive pressure to launch a similar 2% card, and then I'll go for that. 10/7/2021 1:51:59 PM |
synapse play so hard 60929 Posts user info edit post |
fair points 10/8/2021 1:35:25 PM |
The Coz Tempus Fugitive 25642 Posts user info edit post |
Thx! 10/8/2021 2:15:37 PM |
smoothcrim Universal Magnetic! 18958 Posts user info edit post |
nah fuck wells fargo 10/8/2021 9:26:53 PM |
David0603 All American 12764 Posts user info edit post |
2%??? Zzzzzzz 10/9/2021 11:00:03 PM |
The Coz Tempus Fugitive 25642 Posts user info edit post |
Not everybody derives the same benefits from or even likes travel, nor wants to juggle a dozen cards and try to remember what's the most optimal to use at any given time, so 2% flat seems generally better than 1.5% flat. Citi Double Cash has been around awhile, but it's more like 1% + 1%. My spend isn't high enough to where this worth a lot of hoop-jumping. I have three credit cards. All Visa, all Chase. Would prefer to stick with Chase. 10/10/2021 8:23:14 AM |
David0603 All American 12764 Posts user info edit post |
To each their own, just not sure why someone is bothering with a credit card strategy thread if they're content with 2%. 10/10/2021 2:51:37 PM |
The Coz Tempus Fugitive 25642 Posts user info edit post |
Fine, what's the appropriate thread for that? 10/10/2021 10:23:26 PM |
dbhawley All American 3339 Posts user info edit post |
Not a credit card offer, but thought I'd share anyway. I have a Citi Thankyou Preferred card that I keep around just for bigger tech purchases - they offer a 24 month extended warranty after the manufacturer's warranty. Never gotten to use it until this past month.
My Pixel 3, purchased Oct 20, 2018, decided it wanted to join the masses of Pixel 3 phones dying out of the blue, one month shy of being 3 years old. Started the claim online - they had me take it to a repair shop for an estimate or statement of no fix (UbreakIfix does this for free and is the official Google Repair shop), submit receipts, copy of the initial warranty, statement, and photos. Did all that in a few days, and in just over a week I got an email saying my full claim was approved. Just got the check for $856 - great experience overall. 10/11/2021 10:54:35 AM |
synapse play so hard 60929 Posts user info edit post |
^^ this is the right thread
i use a 2% card for whenever i'm buying something that doesn't qualify for higher % on another card, and haven't been in the manufactured spend game for a long time...so I use it a lot. 10/12/2021 9:05:24 AM |
David0603 All American 12764 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "Fine, what's the appropriate thread for that?" |
Why do you need a thread if you're just going to put everything on one 2% card?10/14/2021 2:32:32 PM |
The Coz Tempus Fugitive 25642 Posts user info edit post |
LOL. I'm seeking opinions on said card in a credit card thread. I didn't realize that would be so controversial. Please carry on with my compliments. 10/14/2021 4:07:54 PM |
David0603 All American 12764 Posts user info edit post |
Haha. I'm just fucking with you dude. 10/16/2021 5:30:50 PM |
The Coz Tempus Fugitive 25642 Posts user info edit post |
k 10/16/2021 7:51:23 PM |
CaelNCSU All American 6883 Posts user info edit post |
Coinbase's card gets 4% back in a couple of shitcoins like Stellar and 1% in Bitcoin. It's a debit card with a $2500 daily limit. No fees on purchases, selling, or transfer of USDC which is dollar based. Having USDC earns the same interest as my state employees money market accounts do.
Not sure if debit cards count. 10/17/2021 2:49:52 PM |
synapse play so hard 60929 Posts user info edit post |
how much spending have you been able to manufacture? 10/18/2021 2:54:07 PM |
StTexan Suggestions??? 6809 Posts user info edit post |
Somewhat related, but not about cc…whats the best gas rewards program. Currently participate in exxon. Wondering if one is better than the other 7/25/2023 9:11:14 PM |
David0603 All American 12764 Posts user info edit post |
Depends what type of rewards you want. 7/28/2023 12:41:18 AM |
StTexan Suggestions??? 6809 Posts user info edit post |
Cash back/free gas or maybe just a free coffee once in a while. 7/28/2023 3:01:38 PM |
StTexan Suggestions??? 6809 Posts user info edit post |
Went with exxon. Had to use some fleet gas card from work. Comes to about 135 a year rewards at exxon. They do like a monthly special were you earn a few bucks extra for filling up on certain dates, etc etc. 1/5/2024 12:04:18 AM |
The Coz Tempus Fugitive 25642 Posts user info edit post |
$135 a year based on how much spend or how many gallons? What's your typical daily average mileage, or just something for situational comparison? 1/5/2024 12:42:39 PM |
StTexan Suggestions??? 6809 Posts user info edit post |
Bout 120 gallons a month. If you fill up with premium etc etc etc, you get .07 per gallon back
[Edited on January 5, 2024 at 3:40 PM. Reason : .07 if fill with 100 gallons a month] 1/5/2024 3:39:26 PM |
The Coz Tempus Fugitive 25642 Posts user info edit post |
Thanks. I am nowhere close to that. 1/5/2024 7:20:37 PM |
theDuke866 All American 52765 Posts user info edit post |
I recently bought a Tesla on my Chase Freedom Unlimited, then transferred the 1.5x points to my Sapphire Reserve for the 50% bonus on travel redemption.
Double-win--for another year or two while I'm still eligible for SCRA benefits, the interest on the card is only 4%, which is far less than any car loan. 1/7/2024 12:46:41 AM |
The Coz Tempus Fugitive 25642 Posts user info edit post |
How much of the total bill for the Tesla did they allow you to pay with a credit card? 1/7/2024 8:46:02 AM |
emnsk All American 2746 Posts user info edit post |
I'm gonna get a credit card soon. I've been only using debit.
I don't intend to indebt myself, so I see nothing but the positive 1/7/2024 8:31:35 PM |
The Coz Tempus Fugitive 25642 Posts user info edit post |
Autopay in full on due date every month. Don't spend more than you have. Simple.] 1/7/2024 10:41:11 PM |
theDuke866 All American 52765 Posts user info edit post |
^^^ $25k 1/8/2024 12:28:24 AM |
HaLo All American 14235 Posts user info edit post |
^^^^^ are you able to find redemptions on chase travel that are actually getting 50% bonus? What I’m seeing each time I compare a flight through the carrier is that on chasetravel it’s 1.5x the cost. 1/8/2024 12:53:10 AM |
theDuke866 All American 52765 Posts user info edit post |
Yeah, sometimes. It's usually not 1.5x the cost...but I pretty much only redeem stuff through the chase portal when it's the same cost as elsewhere. I have maybe 140k or so Chase points...eventually I'll burn a bunch of them on something big.
The other thing is that I have a ton of Marriott and IHG points, and for that matter, a few (<10k) Delta points, maybe 45k United points, and 75k AA points. That's even after burning prob 8-10 weeks of vacation last year because a new company was gonna take over and I was gonna lose it all. I don't use any points unless I'm at least breaking even versus just paying for it--so sometimes I just end up paying outright. 1/8/2024 11:29:00 PM |
The Coz Tempus Fugitive 25642 Posts user info edit post |
The problem with not redeeming rewards (which I often fall into myself) is that the points are constantly being devalued, and that holding them is like being in a non-interest-bearing account. 1/9/2024 6:16:17 PM |
theDuke866 All American 52765 Posts user info edit post |
Yeah, that’s true…at least with something like Chase points which are fixed to a dollar amount. 1/9/2024 6:48:25 PM |
theDuke866 All American 52765 Posts user info edit post |
I think that every time I go to the grocery store (2-3x month), I'm gonna buy $1000 on a Visa gift card and put it on my Marriott Bonvoy card (4x points at grocery stores). Plus I'll get Publix or Winn-Dixie points.
Then I can buy money orders and deposit them, and use them to pay off my boat loan. I financed through a dealership at 8.99%, partly for convenience, and partly to avoid depleting all my cash or having to sell off any investments (I'm kinda gun shy about not having stacks of cash readily available). I figured I'd just suck it up for a couple of years, then hopefully refinance the boat once interest rates are lower.
That will score a ton of rewards points, and it will also have the debt at 4% instead of nearly 9%, at least for the next 18 months or so while I'm still enjoying Chase's SCRA benefits on my credit cards.
I don't know if I'll have the Tesla and the boat paid off in 18 months, but I can put a pretty big dent in it, especially without bleeding so much in interest on the boat loan once a good chunk of it is at 4% (plus I'll put a couple thousand per month additionally against the boat loan, so it'll get paid off quickly). Worst case, I bet I can do a home equity loan for way less than 9% by mid-2025 when the SCRA benefits go away. 1/13/2024 11:25:35 PM |
David0603 All American 12764 Posts user info edit post |
Bought about 300K in money orders on my old SunTrust delta debit card. Scored about $15,000 in travel for $300. 2/6/2024 12:13:20 AM |
The Coz Tempus Fugitive 25642 Posts user info edit post |
That sounds like a pretty good deal. 2/6/2024 12:12:12 PM |
theDuke866 All American 52765 Posts user info edit post |
^^ Duuuuuuuude. Wow. That is pretty extreme, haha.
I bought a $500 gift card (Visa debit card) a few weeks ago. Bought a money order at USPS with it. No issues.
I bought two more over the last couple of week, but this time it's not working at USPS to buy the MO. Not sure what the deal is. 2/6/2024 8:20:03 PM |
StTexan Suggestions??? 6809 Posts user info edit post |
^prob think you are a drug smuggler 2/7/2024 3:20:29 AM |
NCSUStinger Duh, Winning 62422 Posts user info edit post |
Try food lion
it really comes down to who is working customer service sometimes 2/10/2024 7:18:43 PM |
theDuke866 All American 52765 Posts user info edit post |
Tried a different gift card (all 3 PIN enabled). It only worked that first time. Not sure what the difference was.
Man that would be nice to grab points all over the place and exchange 9% money for 4% money. 2/13/2024 9:02:41 PM |
Str8BacardiL ************ 41752 Posts user info edit post |
American Express has bought me two hot tubs this year and quartz countertops for my beach condo. 4/11/2024 3:26:23 PM |
theDuke866 All American 52765 Posts user info edit post |
I just got an AmEx Platinum a couple of days ago. Hopefully I can get the fee waived at least for the first year as military, until I retire (seems unclear whether they do it for Reserves or not. Chase always has on their cards, so we'll see.) 4/11/2024 9:01:46 PM |
dmspack oh we back 25392 Posts user info edit post |
Capital One and WalMart are ending their partnership. So no more 5% on Walmart purchases.
We do pretty much all of our grocery shopping through the Walmart app and get it delivered to our house (Walmart+ is worth every penny for us, fwiw).
Any good credit card recommendations for Walmart? Or am I better off to just use my 2% cash back there now? I know some cards have the rotating categories that feature Walmart once/year.
[Edited on September 17, 2024 at 2:28 PM. Reason : H] 9/17/2024 2:26:55 PM |
smoothcrim Universal Magnetic! 18958 Posts user info edit post |
4% on costco from the costco visa and the fee waived if you want to swap walmart for costco 9/17/2024 4:44:35 PM |