Citibank Account Package Review Update: This package has quietly discontinued. Currently the tiers are: Citi Regular Checking, Citi Priority, and Citigold. 2021.7 Update: The $300 offer is still alive, and the new deadline is 2021.10.04. If you have more money in hand, you can also consider Citi Priority Package with $700 offer ($50k deposit requirement). Application Link The Citibank Account Package Benefits $300…
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Citi Dividend Platinum Select Credit 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 Earn 5% cash back in each quarter’s bonus categories, 1% on all other purchases. The following picture shows the bonus category calendar for 2015: The upper limit…
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Citi Prestige® Credit Card Review 2021.7 Update2: It seems this card is indeed discontinued. HT: Bloomberg, OMAAT. 2021.7 Update: The application link is gone. Not sure whether Citi is going to make some change of this card or it will just discontinue. 2019.9 Update: The following negative changes are in effect in Sep 1 2019: 4th night free benefit will be limited…
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Citi Rewards+℠ Student Card Review 2020.6 Update: This card is removed from Citi, and all existing application links seem dead. Maybe it is discontinued. Application Link This card no longer accepts new applications. If you have this legacy credit card, you can still enjoy its original benefits. Benefits 2.5k offer: earn 2,500 ThankYou Points after spending $500 in first 3…
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Citi ThankYou Preferred Card Review 2019.9 Update: You can still get this card via product change. Application Link This card is no longer available to apply, but you can get it by converting from other Citi credit cards. Benefits Earn 15,000 ThankYou Points after spending $1,000 in first 3 months. We estimate that ThankYou Points (TYP) are worth about 1.6…
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[Update] Citi has now announced changes via TPG. The 4th night free benefit will be limited to 2 times per calendar year, and the annual fee will become $495. See the update part of Citi Prestige review for more details. Today one of our readers reported that a new point earning structure will come to Citi Prestige later this year. He…
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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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Costco Anywhere Visa® Business Card by Citi Review Application Link Costco Anywhere Visa® Business Card by Citi Benefits Earn 5% cash back on Costco gas; 4% cash back at other gas stations and EV charging stations; 3% cash back at restaurants and eligible travel spending; 2% cash back at Costco and Costco.com; 1% cash back on other purchases. No annual…
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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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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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AT&T Access More Card from Citi (Citi ATT) Review 2018.12 Update: It seems these days you can’t get it via product change any more, and this card is completely discontinued. 2018.7 Update: It seems it is still possible to get this card via product change. Application Link This card no longer accepts new applications. If you are lucky to have…
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Citi Hilton HHonors Reserve Card Review Application Link This card no longer accepts new applications. Benefits Earn 2 weekend night certificates after spending $2500 in first 4 months. We value this bonus at about $600 since you can redeem the free nights at most hotels within the Hilton Portfolio, including some of the most expensive ones. We value Hilton HHonors Point…
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Citi Hilton HHonors Visa Signature Card Review Application Link This card no longer accepts new applications. Benefits Earn 40,000 HHonors Points after spending $1000 in first 4 months. The best offer is 75k, it’s better to wait for the highest sign-up bonus if you are not in an urgent situation. We value Hilton HHonors Point at 0.5 cents/point (Hotel Points Value), so…
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We have covered how to earn Citi Thankyou Points (TYP) in our previous post Introduction to Citi ThankYou Point (TYP) I: How to Earn, and here we’re going to elaborate on how to redeem the points and recommend the best redemption options available. 0. Overview To redeem ThankYou Points, you go to the official website of Citi Thankyou Rewards, and…
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Citi ThankYou Points (TYP) is the rewards system of Citi credit cards. Citi ThankYou Points, although less popular than Chase Ultimate Rewards, is still very useful and promising. This is the first post in the introduction to TYP series, and the second one is Introduction to Citi ThankYou Point (TYP) II: How to Use. Our reviews consists of two parts: How…
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