Apple Card Review 2020.7 Update: There is a $50 sign-up bonus (sort of): make a purchase on Apple Service (including Apple Music, TV+, App Store purchases and more), and earn $50. Offer ends on Jul 31, official link is here. Application Link Here is the official page for Apple Card. Apply in the Wallet app on iOS devices. Features Earn 3%…
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2020.6 Update: The new no fee card Synchrony Verizon Visa Card is a metal card, and its weight is 17g. 2020.6 Update: The new card US Bank Altitude Go turns out to be a metal card, although it has no annual fee. Most credit cards are made of plastic of approximately 5 grams (g) of plastic, but some are made…
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Citibank Priority Package Review 2020.7 Update: The $700 offer is still alive, and the new deadline is 2021.01.05. If you don’t have much cash, you can also consider Citibank Account Package with $400 offer ($15k deposit requirement), or Citi Basic Banking Package with $200 offer ($5k deposit requirement). Application Link Citi Priority Package Benefits $700 sign-up bonus! Please read below for the requirements…
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Citibank Account Package Review 2020.7 Update: The new offer is $400. If you have more money in hand, you can also consider Citi Priority Package with $700 offer ($50k deposit requirement); if you don’t have much cash, you can also consider Citi Basic Banking Package with $200 offer ($5k deposit requirement). Application Link The Citibank Account Package Benefits $400 offer. Please read below for…
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Verizon Visa Card Review 2020.6 Update: Verizon is going to launch this card on Jun 26. Everyone approved during the early access period (Jun 22 – Jun 25) will split $1 Million Verizon Dollars equally – up to $1000 Verizon Dollars. This promotion will end by 9pm ET on 6/25. Application Link Synchrony Verizon Benefits Limited Time Offer: Everyone approved during…
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US Bank Cash+ Visa Signature Credit Card Review 2020.6 Update: Card art is changed. Application Link US Bank Cash Plus Benefits $150 offer: earn $150 after spending $500 within the first 90 days. Earn 5% cash back on first $2,000 combined purchases each quarter on two categories you choose, 2% cash back on your choice of one everyday category, 1% cash back…
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The Uber Credit Card Review 2020.6 Update: It seems this card is removed from Barclays and Uber, and previous application links are dead. Probably it’s discontinued? Not sure what’s going on. If you want a substitute, you may consider US Bank Altitude Go which is also a no fee card with 4% cashback on dining. 2019.11 Update: The following changes…
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US Bank Altitude Go Visa Signature Card Review Application Link US Bank Altitude Go Benefits 20k offer: earn 20,000 bonus points after spending $1,000 in first 3 months. Points are worth 1.0 cent/point (fixed value) via “Real-time Rewards”. So the 20k sign-up bonus is worth $200. Note that you can’t transfer the points to US Bank Altitude Reserve to increase…
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Chase Sapphire Reserve® (CSR) Review 2020.5 Update2: The “Pay Yourself Back” (i.e. 1.5 cents/point redemption) feature is now live: https://ultimaterewardspoints.chase.com/pay-yourself-back/ 2020.5 Update: Several improvements were made because of the COVID-19 pandemic: You can now use your $300 travel credit at grocery stores and gas stations, from Jun 1st to the end of this year. You can now redeem your UR points…
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The United TravelBank Card Review 2020.5 Update: This card is removed from both Chase and United, and all existing application links seem dead. Not sure whether you still can do a product change to this card, data points are welcomed. Application Link Chase United TravelBank Benefits $150 offer: earn $150 TravelBank Cash after spending $1000 in the first 3 months….
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2020.5 Update: These days people don’t travel any more, so this rank may be useful to many now. Our blog has a sign-up bonus rank that lists the best cards in terms of first year value. However, some friends complained to me: the credit cards in that rank are all related to airlines or hotels, I don’t travel a lot,…
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2020.5 Update: AmEx added several good temporary benefits on several cards due to the COVID-19 pandemic, such as wireless phone credit, streaming credit. This rank focuses on the first year value, therefore we included these temporal credits in our calculation. But keep in mind that they are temporal and you won’t get them beyond 2020. Earning credit card signup bonuses…
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2020.5 Update: Capital One (C1) lost transfer partners Qatar Airways (QR) Privilege Club/Qmiles and Hainan Airlines (HU) Fortune Wings Club, starting from May 13. 2020.4 Update: Citi TYP added Emirates (EK) Skywards as a partner with a transfer ratio of 1:1. Usage It is better to view this chart on desktop. The screens on mobile devices are usually too narrow…
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Chase Savings Account Review 2020.5 Update: The offer $300 checking + $200 savings + $100 for both is back! HT: DoC. 2020.1 Update: There’s a new $300 offer. You don’t need to open a checking account together, but the deposit requirement is raised from $15k to $25k. HT: DoC. P.S. It seems the $300 checking offer is no longer available….
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Chase Total Checking Account Review 2020.7 Update: The new offer is $200 checking + $200 savings + $100 for both. HT: DoC. 2020.5 Update: The offer $300 checking + $200 savings + $100 for both is back! HT: DoC. Application Link Chase Total Checking Benefits New Checking Account Bonus: $200. See below for the requirements to get this bonus. There…
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