[2023.2 Major Update] USCardForum user juanxincai noticed that major new restrictions are now applied to some of the Marriott co-branded cards. On AmEx Marriott Brilliant, the new terms read: Basically it says if you have or have had any of the Chase Marriott co-branded cards in the past 30 days, you are not eligible for the welcome offer for this AmEx…
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Instacart Mastercard® Credit Card from Chase 2023.3 Update: The $300 offer is expired. The current offer is $100. 2023.2 Update: The new offer is $300. Offer ends on 02/27. HT: USCardForum juanxincai. Application Link Chase Instacart Benefits $100 offer: get a $100 Instacart credit after approval. The recent best offer is $300. Earn 5% cashback on Instacart app and website; earn 5%…
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Starbucks Rewards Visa Credit Card 2023.4 Update: This card will be converted to CFU or CFF on Jul 20, 2023. HT: DoC. 2022.12 Update: This card seems discontinued. Also, the Stars will devalue in 2023.2.13, see announcement. 2019.3 Update: The new offer is now 6,500 Stars, worth about $260… But still not recommend to apply. Application Link Chase Starbucks Benefits…
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Marriott Bonvoy Bountiful™ Credit Card Review 2023.2 Update: The offer is now lowered to 85k. Application Link Chase Marriott Bonvoy Bountiful Benefits 85k offer: Earn 85,000 Marriott points by spending $4,000 in the first 3 months. The recent best offer is 125k. We estimate the value of a Marriott point at 0.7 cents/point, so the 125k sign-up bonus is worth…
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United℠ Club Business Card Review 2024.6 Update: The higher offer is expired. The current offer is only 50k. Card art is changed. 2024.1 Update: The new offer is 75k. 2023.6 Update: The higher offer is expired. The current offer is only 50k. Application Link Chase UA Club Business Benefits 50k offer: earn 50,000 UA Miles after spending $5,000 in the…
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IHG One Rewards Traveler Credit Card Review 2024.7 Update: The new offer is 100k. 2024.4 Update: The offer is now down to 80k. Application Link Chase IHG Traveler Benefits 100k offer: earn 100,000 IHG points after spending $2,000 in the first 3 months. The recent best offer is 120k. IHG points are valued around 0.5 cents (Hotel Points Value). So the…
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[2021.08 – We have updated the text and table after finding an errant calculation in our source spreadsheet. Thanks to our readers for bringing this to our attention. However, now the “inflation” is worse than we originally posted!] Introduction The economic concept of inflation is defined as the decline of purchasing power of a given currency over time. This effectively…
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2021.8 Update: Data points are starting to trickle in on Reddit and DoC showing that fixed APR applications are no longer bypassing the Chase 5/24 rule. This includes Green Star/Black Star “Selected for You” and Pre-approved/Pre-qualified offers that would show up on the Chase app and website. The result of submitting an application is immediate denial and no evidence of…
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Chase has implemented a number of positive changes to both the Sapphire Reserve and Sapphire Preferred cards, which go into effect today (August 16, 2021). There will be no immediate impact to the annual fee for either card. The changes identified below will be available immediately to new account holders and apply to existing accounts after the annual cardmember anniversary….
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Chase Slate Edge℠ Review Application Link Chase Slate Edge Benefits Get an automatic, one-time review for a higher credit limit when you pay on time, and spend $500 in your first 6 months. This card offers a generous introductory APR for both purchases and on balance transfers. The balance transfer fee is 3% ($5 minimum) in the first 60 days….
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Aer Lingus Visa Signature® Card Review 2023.5 Update: The new offer is 75k. 2022.7 Update: There’s a new offer. Although the official webpage still says 100k offer, but it is actually: earn 75k by spending $5k in the first 3 months, and earn another 25k by spending $20k in total in the first 12 months. The latter 25k part is actually…
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Iberia Visa Signature® Card Review 2023.5 Update: The new offer is 75k. 2022.7 Update: There’s a new offer. Although the official webpage still says 100k offer, but it is actually: earn 75k by spending $5k in the first 3 months, and earn another 25k by spending $20k in total in the first 12 months. The latter 25k part is actually just…
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British Airways Visa Signature® Card Review 2023.5 Update: The new offer is 75k. 2022.7 Update: There’s a new offer. Although the official webpage still says 100k offer, but it is actually: earn 75k by spending $5k in the first 3 months, and earn another 25k by spending $20k in total in the first 12 months. The latter 25k part is…
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Chase Sapphire Checking Review 2021.1 Update: The $750 offer is expired. There is no welcome bonus now. 2020.10 Update: After the $1,000 offer expired in April, there was no welcome bonus for quite a while. Now there’s a $750 offer. It’s not as good as the $1,000 offer, but worth getting if you have such money on hand. HT: DoC….
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The United TravelBank Card Review 2020.9 Update: This card will become a card called Chase United Getaway on 9/21. The main difference is, you earn TravelBank Cash with the previous card, and you will earn United miles with the new card. HT: DoC. 2020.5 Update: This card is removed from both Chase and United, and all existing application links seem…
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