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Ranking the Top Business Cards: Chase Ink Bold vs. Amex Business Rewards Gold vs. Starwood Business Amex

September 24, 2012

Update: There is no current sign up bonus for the American Express Business Gold Rewards Card. The business card market is extremely lucrative- for both credit card companies and business owners alike. Businesses generally spend a lot more money than the average consumer, so the potential for credit card companies to make money off the transactions [...]

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My Surreal Experience Redeeming United Miles on Swiss Airlines

September 23, 2012

If you follow me on Twitter, you already know that I had a… unique experience at Miami Airport last night. As I wrote about last week, a blog reader generously gave me a 4 night stay at the Four Seasons Provence, so I used 50,000 United miles to book a one-way business class award on Swiss [...]

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New Expedia Business Rewards Program With Chase Ink

September 19, 2012

Expedia has launched a new Business Rewards program exclusively for Chase Ink customers. The new program is designed for small businesses and includes several travel management tools and rewards geared toward their needs. The main reward seems to be that companies can earn $100 in credit for every 10 hotel nights booked through the program, [...]

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Reminder: Activate Chase Freedom for Quarter 3 Bonuses on Restaurants and Gas Stations

September 13, 2012

One of my favorite features of the Chase Freedom card is the ability to earn 5 points per $1 you spend up to $1,500 each quarter on certain categories of merchants that also change quarterly. Quarter 3 of 2012 is coming to an end on September 30 and Quarter 4 will be starting October 1. [...]

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Maximize Points On Gas Spending And Gift Cards

August 30, 2012

High gas prices got you feeling like this? (Image: Fotolia) It’s been a long, hot, expensive summer driving season. Not only have gas prices been rising all summer, but Tropical Storm/Hurricane Isaac will continue to disrupt oil drilling and distribution in the Gulf of Mexico, and we’re looking at more pain at the pump for [...]

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Video Sunday Reader Question: Chase Sapphire Preferred or Ink Bold

August 26, 2012

Today we have a question from TPG reader Rhoda who is debating whether to keep her Chase Sapphire Preferred or Ink Bold card open. “I have both the Sapphire Preferred and Ink Bold cards.  After the annual fee-free year is up, would it make more sense for me to keep only the Ink Bold and close [...]

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Chase Sapphire Preferred Lower Spending Requirement Ends at 3pm Eastern Today

August 22, 2012

Chase has announced that the sign-up offer launched earlier this week that only required $2,000 in spending in 3 months to score the 40,000-point sign-up bonus will be ending today at 3pm ET. My understanding is that the spending requirement will go back up to the former requirement of having to spend $3,000 in 3 [...]

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Bonus Category Overlap: When To Use Sapphire Preferred vs. Freedom vs. Premier Rewards Gold

August 22, 2012

I always think twice (or thrice) when deciding what credit card to use for every purchase I make. While a big portion of maximizing miles and points is in the redeeming process and knowing how to get the best awards possible, it’s just as critical to maximize every single dollar you spend to bank the [...]

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New Lower Chase Sapphire Preferred Spending Requirement – Now $2,000 in 3 Months

August 20, 2012

Update: Deal ended Wednesday August 22, 2012 at 3pm. As I wrote on Friday, Chase has made a change to its Sapphire Preferred offer, and as I predicted, it’s for the better. The spending requirement in order to earn the entire 40,000 point sign-up bonus has been reduced from $3,000 in three months to $2,000 [...]

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Chase Ink Bold: Which Card Is The Best for You?

August 20, 2012

Credit card companies have a special ability to confuse customers by naming multiple card products similarly while tweaking the benefits of each offering, sometimes just minimally. To the average consumer, it can be very difficult to figure out the best product for their particular needs. Chase just recently revamped their Ink Bold business card offering [...]

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Chase Sapphire Preferred Changes You Shouldn’t Worry About

August 17, 2012

There’s some buzz in the blogosphere about the Chase Sapphire Preferred card offer changing on Monday due to an email Chase sent to affiliates. Through a little bit of digging, my understanding is that the sign-up bonus will not be changing, but the change that is happening will be positive. That being said, things can [...]

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Maximize Your Points With Back to School Shopping

August 16, 2012

Back to school shopping can be a major expense, but if you play your cards right (literally) you can rack up a ton of miles and points by leveraging online shopping portals. What are these portals? Basically online retailers pay a commission to websites to refer them business – so these portals are simply intermediary [...]

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My August Credit Card Applications & Status Update

August 7, 2012

It’s been a solid 3 months since my last credit card application round, so I figured the Starwood 30,000 point offers were good enough of a reason to get a couple more cards and replenish my accounts. I checked my credit scores with Experian and Equifax and had a 749 and a 762 with Transunion, [...]

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Video Sunday Reader Question: What Are Your Top 3 Travel Credit Cards?

August 5, 2012

This question comes in from TPG reader Chris: “If you had to pick only 3 cards, with at least one of them being an American Express product, what would they be?” As always, the answer really depends on what you want to redeem your points for, and what you value – awards without blackout dates, [...]

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Travel Tuesday Top 10: Travel Points and Miles Business Credit Cards

July 31, 2012

Credit cards are the quickest and easiest way to rack up miles and points, especially if you open business credit cards in addition to personal cards. Most issuers will let you get a business credit card (often on the same day as a personal card, which means no extra credit inquiry) by applying with your [...]

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Sunday Reader Question: How Many Chase Cards One Person Can Have

July 29, 2012

TPG reader Frank asks: “I have five Chase cards: Amazon, Priority Club, Hyatt, Sapphire Preferred and Freedom. I wanted to see if you know if there is a limit to how many Chase cards one person can have? I do not use the Amazon card but I have not canceled it since it does not [...]

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Maximizing Chase Ink Bold Spending Bonuses At Office Supply Stores

July 20, 2012

TPG contributor Jason Steele gives us his take on the Chase Ink Bold’s lucrative spending category bonus at office supply stores and how you can make the most of it without getting red flagged. For more analysis on how to maximize points via gift cards, check out the Frequent Miler who operates a “laboratory” of [...]

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How to Check for Targeted Credit Card Offers from Chase

July 18, 2012

Getting a targeted credit card offer is kind of like winning the lottery. Lately I’ve been getting a lot of readers reporting offers of 50,000 Ultimate Rewards points for the Ink Bold with no spend required and last year many people got targeted with 75,000 Sapphire Preferred offers. The problem is that many people throw [...]

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Video Sunday Reader Question: How to Maximize Credit Card Rewards for College Graduates

July 15, 2012

TPG reader Coleman writes a two part question: “Do credit card companies normally approve grads without much credit history? I opened a credit card a year ago and have paid the balance in full each month, as well as utility bills/rent/etc. on time as well too. But I just haven’t been doing it for very [...]

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Destination of the Week: Cape Town, South Africa

July 13, 2012

Though much of its history has been plagued by hardship and controversy, in the wake of its World Cup hosting success (and a star turn on The Bachelor), South Africa has quickly become one of the top jetsetting destinations in the world. That’s why for our Destination of the Week, we’d like to take you [...]

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New 70,000 Point Sign-up Bonus for Ritz-Carlton Visa + 30,000 Point Stay Promotion

July 12, 2012

Since launching the Ritz-Carlton card in 2011, Chase has kept the sign-up bonus steady at 50,000 points, with a couple recent reports of targeted 70,000 point offers. However, I just got notice that for a limited time my official link for the card is now for 70,000 points after $2,000 spent within 3 months, which [...]

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Saturday Recap: Chase Spend Bonuses, BMI and Avios Transfers, American, Delta and US Airways Miles Bonuses

July 7, 2012

Here’s a quick recap of the interesting points and miles news from the week. Freedom Card Third Quarter Bonus Categories July 1 marked the start of Quarter 3 of 2012, and with it, the 5 points per $1 up to $1,500 spending bonus categories on the Chase Freedom card changed over. This quarter the bonus [...]

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Free London Olympics VIP Lounge for Chase Visa Cardmembers

July 5, 2012

During the 2012 London Olympic Games, Chase and Visa will be hosting a VIP Lounge located at 116 Pall Mall in London’s West End (between the Charing Cross Tube station and Buckingham Palace) where cardholders will get to meet Olympic athletes, enjoy food wine and beer, try celebrity chef Morimoto’s cuisine and enjoy free WiFi [...]

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Travel Tuesday Top 10: No Annual Fee Credit Cards for Travelers

July 3, 2012

There are a lot of great rewards credit cards out there that offer lucrative sign-up bonuses and opportunities to redeem points and miles for fantastic travel options. One downside to many of them, though, is the annual fees many of them levy on cardholders each year for the privilege of earning those points and miles. Depending [...]

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