2018.10 Update: AmEx Gold is revamped to a great card a few days ago, and it becomes a metal card now. 2018.8 Update: The former #1 Chase Ritz-Carlton is now discontinued, so we excluded it from this ranking. Most credit cards are made of plastics (~5g), but some are made of metal. Not all heavy cards have the same weight, which credit…
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American Express Gold Card Review 2018.10 Update: New benefits (4x MR at restaurants and supermarkets and $120 dining credit) are officially alive! Annual Fee is creased to $250. New applications will not receive first year waived AF. For current cardholders, if your next anniversary date is earlier than April 1st, 2019, your next AF due will still be $195, otherwise…
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City National Bank (CNB) Crystal Visa Infinite Credit Card Review 2018.9 Update: The new offer is 75k, and is valid from 9.17 to 12.17. 2018.1 Update: There’s a 50k offer now, but note that the first year annual fee ($400) is no longer waived. Application Link The official webpage for this card is here, but you can’t apply online, you…
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Chase IHG Rewards Club Premier World Elite MasterCard Review 2018.7 Update: The new bonus is 100k+5k+$50, HT: DoC. Application Link Chase IHG Premier Benefits 100k+5k+$50 offer: earn $50 statement credit after first purchase, earn 100,000 IHG points after spending $3,000 in 3 months, and earn additional 5,000 miles after you add your first authorized user and make your first purchase. IHG points are valued…
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Chase Marriott Rewards Premier Plus Credit Card Review 2018.8.26 Update: the new Marriott & SPG co-branded credit cards bonus limits is now effective. 2018.7 Update: The 100k offer is expired. Now there’s only 75k offer. Application Link Chase Marriott Premier Plus Benefits 75k offer: Earn 75,000 Marriott points by spending $3,000 in the first 3 months from account opening. The…
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Chase Ritz-Carlton Rewards Credit Card Review 2018.7 Update3: The links are all dead now. R.I.P. 2018.7 Update2: A working link is found! Apply Now! Act Fast! 2018.7 Update: The official page of this card https://creditcards.chase.com/credit-cards/ritz-carlton-rewards is now automatically redirected to the Marriott plus card. This indicates this card is possibly discontinued. Anyone card find a working link?? Application Link This card…
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Platinum Card from American Express Review 2018.7.24 Update: I just received an email offer to upgrade a Premier Rewards Gold card to an AmEx Platinum under a promotion to receive 25,000 MR after spending $2,000 in 90 days. The upgrade offer isn’t great considering the $550 annual fee, but the spend requirement is quite easy to meet. Subject line of the…
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The Platinum Card from American Express Exclusively for Morgan Stanley Review 2018.7.2 Update: AmEx Platinum now has a new benefit: Saks credit. “Get up to $100 in statement credits annually for purchases at Saks Fifth Avenue or saks.com on your Platinum Card. That’s up to $50 in statement credits from January through June and up to $50 in statement credits from…
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Chase Sapphire Preferred Card (CSP) Review Application Link Chase Sapphire Preferred (CSP) Benefits 50k offer: earn 50,000 Ultimate Rewards (UR) points after spending $4000 in the first 3 months, and get 5,000 more points by adding an authorized user and making a purchase within this same 3 month period. We estimate that Ultimate Rewards (UR) points are worth about 1.6 cents/point, see…
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Chase Marriott Rewards Premier Credit Card Review 2018.5 Update: Now you can upgrade this card to the new Chase Marriott Premier Plus. You can earn 10k~50k Marriott points after making one purchase before 2018.12.31. The number of bonus points may vary by people (YMMV). Upgrade link: https://www.chase.com/chasegreatrewards/catchall Application Link This card no longer accepts new applications. If you are lucky to…
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Platinum Card from American Express Exclusively for Mercedes-Benz 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 60,000 Membership Rewards (MR) Points after spending $5,000 in first 3 months. The highest sign-up bonus is 75k. Because you can only get one…
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American Express Platinum Card for Schwab Review 2018.7.2 Update: AmEx Platinum now has a new benefit: Saks credit. “Get up to $100 in statement credits annually for purchases at Saks Fifth Avenue or saks.com on your Platinum Card. That’s up to $50 in statement credits from January through June and up to $50 in statement credits from July through December….
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Chase Marriott Rewards Premier Business Credit Card Review 2018.8.26 Update: the new Marriott & SPG co-branded credit cards bonus limits is now effective. 2018.8 Update: Note that the new offer does not waive first year annual fee any more. 2018.1 Update: The new offer is 75k Marriott points, and the first year annual fee is waived. Comparing to the previous offer,…
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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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Citi Prestige Card Review 2017.12 Update: The 40k link is already dead. Now there’s no sign-up bonus at all. 2017.11 Update: A 40k offer link is found. HT: FlyerTalk. 2017.10 Update: The 75k offer link is expired. Now there’s not sign-up bonus at all online. According to our reader bideer erbide, you can still get the 75k offer in branch until…
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