Chase Fairmont Visa Signature Card Review 2017.06.21 Update: According to the letter, as long as you spend $6k (instead of $12k) on this card in this year before Aug 14, you can earn a free night! Note that the “year” here means card member year. For example, if you opened this account on Feb 25 last year, then you need to…
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Chase Hyatt Credit Card Review 2017.6 Update: According to TPG, Chase will change the sign-up bonus for Chase Hyatt credit card. Currently it’s 2 worldwide free nights, and after Jun 29, the sign-up bonus will be 40k Hyatt points. The value of 2 free nights is higher than 40k points, but the points are much more flexible. If you find 2…
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My annual income is only less than $30k, how was I able to fly in a private jet?! This is all thanks to a deal: as long as you can prove you have a million miles or elite status with a major airline, JetSmarter will give you 3 month membership for free! A million miles is really not a difficult requirement…
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Update [2017.06.19] – I just received my third installment of up to 10 rides at 50% off within the past three weeks. HOWEVER, this time the promotion seems to be targeted for use anywhere “in the United States.” Previously the promotion was only available for use in specific cities within the U.S. The email subject line is the same as posted…
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2017.6 Update: You can activate for Q3 now! Many of you have credit cards that earn 5% back on bonus categories that rotate quarterly. If you are a Chase Freedom, Discover It, Citi Dividend, or US Bank Cash+ cardholder, use the links provided below to activate your Q3 (Jul, Aug, Sep) bonus categories indicated below: 1. Chase Freedom – Restaurant and Movie Theaters Activate here. Restaurant might be…
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It’s fantastic when a hotel offers free breakfast, especially when traveling with kids or when it’s cumbersome to go outside for breakfast. I have reviewed the major hotel brands and summarized their free breakfast policy below. We only summarize based on the rules. YMMV (Your Mileage May Vary) cases always exist, but will not be focused on in this post. Accor…
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These days, banks are constantly changing their online account design. The intent is good of course: they want users to have better experiences. However, sometimes new designs are worse. Yesterday (2017.06.12), AmEx changed its design again. I feel that the new design is mainly for mobile users. If you visit on your computer/laptop, the information density is very low. Besides, it’s not…
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AT&T Access More Card from Citi (Citi ATT) Review 06.13.17 update: Citi has send out emails informing current card holders that, beginning July,22nd, online GC purchase or re-load, or rental payments on AT&T Access More card will no longer earn 3x points. People used to use this card on Raise.com, MPX and Plastiq to take advantage of 3x points earning…
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Citi Hilton HHonors Reserve Card Review 2017.6.12 Update: Now both Citi official site and Hilton official site have taken down the application links. Currently only zombie links are still alive (see the Application Link part), and this means it’s really the last chance to get this card. Do act now if you are interested in this card! 2017.6.6 Update: Not long…
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Introduction My fiancé recently accepted a new position with a company in Tampa, FL, which means we will be relocating from Seattle at a time when hotel and gasoline prices increase for the summer tourist season. Since I’m a practical man with an affinity for saving money, this trip provides a great opportunity to burn some points while saving money on travel we…
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2016.6.10 Update: Now if you send the email to ask for the match, you will get an automatic reply: they ended this promo earlier than planned due to the unexpected high demand. Link of the Deal: Click here. What Is JetSmarter? JetSmarter is a shared private jets company, it’s like Uber for private jets. Now it’s a pretty big company, and…
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2017.6 Update: Recent data points indicate that on or around June 3 or June 4, something changed with the way Plastiq rent/mortgage payments are processed. Charges on the Chase Sapphire Reserve are no longer receiving 3x UR. We are unsure whether this change was implemented by Chase or Plastiq. There are mixed datapoints for whether the Chase Ink Preferred is affected yet, but I assume…
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Apple showed a new person-to-person payment feature in Apple Pay in today’s WWDC 2017. The slide showed that this feature will be built in iMessages. It will be available in this fall. We don’t know much information for now, but the person-to-person payment feature can possibly be huge for churners: Is it free to make a debit card transfer? Does it support credit…
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Introduction MileagePlus X (MPX) is an app that allows you to earn extra United Airlines miles for shopping with one of their listed partners. The app’s been out for a while but it doesn’t get much discussion. No surprises there, since it doesn’t look like United cares too much about this app either. The UI for iOS devices are still…
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Thanks to reader “xiaoducaizhe” for this information. When he tried to downgrade his AmEx Platinum Delta SkyMiles to the Gold SkyMiles, he was told by an AmEx CSR that: AmEx recently built a new team to deal with all the product change or downgrade, effective 2017.06.01. Previously any AmEx CSR can deal with product change or downgrade, but from now…
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