Chase College Checking Account Review Application Link Chase College Checking Benefits New Checking Account Bonus: $100! See below for the requirements to get this bonus. College student must be 17–24 years old to open a Chase College Checking account and must provide a valid student ID or proof of enrollment/acceptance, college name, and expected graduation date at account opening. Otherwise…
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Discover it Business Credit Card Review Application Link Discover it Business Benefits Earn 1.5% cash back per $1 spent on all purchases. Double all cash back you’ve earned at the end of your first year, including Discover Deals. In other words, this card is 3% cash back on everything for the first year. There are some pretty good discounts if…
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Introduction PFS Buyer’s Club is a group that allows you to pre-register for the ability to sell them limited-edition coins before they go on sale from the US Mint. The process is simple. Register and “opt-in” for the deal with PFS, buy and receive the coin you paid for with a credit card from the US Mint, mail the coin…
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Update: It seems referral links still show the old 24-month term. Get it while you can. Dead now. Previously, Chase Sapphire Preferred (CSP) and Chase Sapphire Reserve (CSR) have a churning rule: The product is not available to either (i) current cardmembers of any Sapphire credit card, or (ii) previous cardmembers of any Sapphire credit card who received a new cardmember bonus…
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Starting from Aug 26, 2018, AmEx and Chase work together to limit the bonuses on their Marriott & SPG co-branded credit cards. Now AmEx SPG cards can affect the eligibility of Chase Marriott credit cards, and vice versa. Here’s a summary of the limits. Chase Co-branded Credit Cards Chase cards have their own limits: Chase 5/24 rule: Chase Marriott Premier…
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As you may be aware, Marriott and Starwood Hotels merged their IT systems and points on August 18, 2018 (five days ago). This was a huge deal in the points and miles world because Starwood points were being converted into Marriott points, accounts were being merged, there was a travel package bonanza, lots of IT issues, and brand new credit…
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If you live in the U.S, using credit cards is both a fun and efficient way to earn rewards while spending money that you would have spent anyway! By spending a little bit of effort learning how to efficiently apply for and use credit cards, it’s very simple to earn a round trip flight to China or other countries. If you adopt…
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Delta SkyMiles, the most shadowy program of all times Delta Airlines is not famous for its transparency when it comes to mileage award. After all, once you see Delta charges 300,000 miles for a one-way award on its own metal between the United States and Asia, it should be pretty clear that they can do whatever they want … because…
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US Bank FlexPerks Travel Rewards Visa Signature Card Review 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 25k offer: earn 25,000 FlexPoints after spending $2,000 in first 4 months. FlexPoints are worth a fixed 1.5 cents/point towards travel (such as airline,…
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American Airlines AAdvantage® MileUp® Card Review Application Link Citi American Airlines AAdvantage® MileUp® Card Benefits 10k + $50 offer: earn 10,000 AAdvantage Miles and $50 statement credit after spending $500 in first 3 months. We value AA Miles at 1.6 cents/point (Airline Miles Value), so the 10k+$50 highest sign-up bonus is worth about $210. See A Beginner’s Guide to AA Miles to check…
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The award chart of AsiaMiles, Cathay Pacific’s loyalty program, underwent a drastic change in last month and the new chart went into effect on June 22nd. Since then, there have been lots of “glitches” in the system. For example, one major concern is that partners (e.g. AA, AS, and etc) cannot access Cathay’s saver-level business class award. Below is a screenshot…
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We now have an Instagram account: instagram.com/uscreditcardguide , follow us if you like our trip reports! Changsha is an “under-the-radar” city in central China. You may have never heard of it, but it is actually the powerhouse of China’s domestic TV entertainment industry. In recent years Changsha, like other cities in China, saw a rapid expansion of the tourism industry. China…
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Barclays Arrival Premier World Elite MasterCard Review 2018.10 Update: This card is no longer available. 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 75,000 MILES EACH YEAR if you spend $25,000 on purchases. After that, keep earning UNLIMITED 2X MILES on…
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Chase Hyatt Credit Card Review 2018.6 Update: This card won’t be upgraded to the new card Chase World of Hyatt automatically. If you want to upgrade, there’s a dedicated webpage. You can’t upgrade online; instead, you need to call 1-800-436-7941. Some people get 2,000 points upgrade bonus. Should you upgrade? It depends. If you just want to get an annual free…
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(For better viewing experiences, a desktop browser is recommended.) Data exclusively provided by Yeek. Marriott has just revealed its revamped award charts for more than 6,000 hotels worldwide yesterday. Here we will walk you through some important analyses of the new chart. Overall distribution of Marriott hotel categories post-August To our delight, most (~90%) of the hotels will be classified…
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