Barclays Ring MasterCard Review 2019.6 Update: This card is currently unavailable because Barclays is “re-thinking” this brand. Application Link This card no longer accepts new applications. If you have this legacy credit card, you can still enjoy its original benefits. Benefits Enjoy a 0% intro APR for 15 months on balance transfers made within 45 days of account opening. After that, a…
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BankAmericard Credit Card Review Application Link BoA BankAmericard Benefits Introductory 0% APR for your first 15 billing cycles for purchases, and for any balance transfers made within 60 days of opening your account. Introductory $0 balance transfer fee for the first 60 days your account is open. No annual fee. Disadvantages No sign up bonus. No rewards. Recommended Application Time The time…
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When using your credit cards abroad, you usually need to pay a 2%~3% Foreign Transaction Fee (FTF). Some credit cards do not charge this fee, and thus are very suitable for using abroad. Here are some common credit cards with no FTF. Note: Aside from the Foreign Transaction Fee, Visa/MasterCard may also charge a Dynamic Currency Conversion (DCC) Fee, which can be…
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Chase Marriott Bonvoy Premier Business Credit Card Review 2019.2 Update: This card is now discontinued. Application Link This card no longer accepts new applications. If you are lucky to have this legacy credit card, you can still enjoy its original benefits. Benefits 75k offer: Earn 75,000 Marriott Points after spending $3000 in 3 months. The best offer is 100k offer, but we…
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It is well known that, AmEx has a “once per lifetime” policy for its sign-up bonuses. The exact term is: “Welcome bonus offer not available to applicants who have or have had this product.” But if you dig deep in the credit card game, you should know the concept that: the most important thing is now what the term says;…
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SSN, the abbreviation for Social Security Number, was originally used for tracking personal tax situations. However, it has increasingly become the actual “identity card” of a person. An SSN is always asked when applying for a new credit card. Because of this, we often feel there can be no credit history without an SSN, which is a common misunderstanding. In fact,…
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Editor’s Note: Rumors say that the AmEx Centurion card can stop bullet and save your life. Can metal cards really stop bullet? We are very honored to have gun enthusiast Long Yu with us to do actual tests! In these tests, we didn’t use AmEx Centurion; instead, we used the heaviest credit card — Chase Ritz-Carlton, which weighs 28g and is about…
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The Aspiration Summit Account Review Application Link Aspiration Summit Checking Account Benefits NO ATM fee worldwide. Sometimes the ATM side will charge you a fee, but Aspiration will reimburse these fees, this guarantees that no fees will be charged in the end. However, there’s a caveat, see the disadvantages part. When you withdraw cash abroad, you can get local currency automatically, according to…
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2017.11 Update: Added the recent TYP->AV transfer partnership. BTW, the recent UA, DL, etc. devaluations are also updated in our system. Those of us who have been doing this long enough have found that it is easy to earn points but very difficult to use them. I believe many of us here have already accumulated millions of points and miles. However, it is…
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Hilton HHonors Surpass Card from American Express Review 2018.1.18 Update: This card is discontinued and replaced by AmEx Hilton Ascend. Application Link This card no longer accepts new applications. Benefits 90k Offer: earn 90,000 HHonors Points after spending $3,000 in first 3 months. The highest sign-up bonus is 125k. We value Hilton HHonors Points at 0.5 cents/point (Hotel Points Value), click here to see how…
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Citi Forward Card Review 2017.10 Update: According to this reddit thread, Citi Forward will be automatically converted to Citi ThankYou Preferred, and before that date, Citi Forward can not be converted to any card. I called and was told the same info by representative. So, this will reset the 1/24 clock. We will be a few months further way from…
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Deserve PRO Mastercard Review 2020.10 Update: This card is currently invitation based. This company is now focusing on the student card Deserve EDU. [Update] Later on this card is quietly discontinued. Application Link This card is currently invitation based. Benefits $30 offer: earn $30 after making one purchase within the first 3 months. Earn 3% cashback on travel and entertainment,…
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Citi AAdvantage Gold MasterCard Review 2018.7 Update: It seems this card is discontinued. Application Link This card no longer accepts new applications. If you are lucky to have this legacy credit card, you can still enjoy its original benefits. Benefits Earn 25,000 AAdvantage Miles after spending $750 in first 3 months. We value AA Miles at 1.6 cents/point (Airline Miles Value),…
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Chase Fairmont Visa Signature Card Review 2017.10 Update: The free night certificate for 6k spending has posted! Check it on Fairmont official site. 2017.08.15 Update: If you log in to Chase Ultimate Rewards portal, you will find this card has already been listed as a Chase Sapphire Preferred card now with all its points converted to UR points. For those who…
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Introduction Recently Marriott starts to promote its social media campaigns. Now we can earn Marriott points simply by some clicking! Some notes to keep in mind: You can earn up to 45k Marriott points per year by social media. The points earned in this way won’t postpone the expiration date of Marriott points. Preparation: Connect Your Accounts In order to…
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