One of the best benefits of the Banana Republic Luxe Card is the fact that you earn 5 points per dollar spent at Banana Republic and Gap Family stores (Gap, Old Navy, Athleta, Piperlime). The points are redeemable for Banana Republic Rewards at 1,000 points = $10 rewards certificate. Every time your account accumulates 1,000…
Citi Executive American AAdvantage Card 100,000 Mile Sign Up Bonus
The first big credit card sign up bonus of 2014 has hit the street folks! Citibank just announced a whopping 100,000 mile sign up bonus for the Citi Executive American Airlines AAdvantage Card. Caution: The 100,000 mile bonus requires a ridiculous $10,000 of spending in the first 3 months after applying. Follow this link to…
Chase Ink Cash Card Bonus Categories
The Chase Ink Cash Business Card is a highly rewarding business card with no annual fee. It boasts some great cash back bonus earning categories, which are frequent expenses for most businesses. The main drawback are the bonus category earning limits at $25,000 in spend for 5% cash back categories, and $25,000 in spend for…
Visa Savings Edge Partner Discounts
Visa Savings Edge is a program sponsored by Visa that gives small businesses discounts on purchases at partner retailers. It’s a great way to get an additional discount on some of the purchases that you would already otherwise make at stores like Staples, Chevron, National Car Rental, and many different hotel partners. In fact, most…
Navy Federal Flagship Rewards Card Review
The Navy Federal Flagship Visa card is a valuable and often overlooked credit card. Although it comes with a relatively pedestrian earning rate of 2 points per dollar spent, a low APR, and no foreign transaction fees. The latter is a valuable benefit for a low annual fee of $49/year. Navy Federal Flagship Rewards Card…
Amex Comes Through: Gift Cards Coded As Cash by Chase
About a month ago I wrote about an Amex gift card purchase where Chase had charged me a cash advance fee and interest on the purchase. This was obviously unsettling brcause not only were these fees very high, but Amex never indicated they would code the transaction this way. What was even more disturbing was…
FlightCar LAX Review
After hearing all the buzz about FlightCar, I decided to take the plunge and try it out for myself. I had a trip in April 2014 to Los Angeles coming up and after doing a quick search, FlightCar not only had a car available, but at just $15/day it was also much cheaper (almost half price) compared…
Earn 500 Amtrak Points For Linking Google Wallet
Amtrak Guest Rewards just released a great new offer where you can earn up to 500 points for adding your Amtrak Rewards number to your Google Wallet. This is an incredibly easy way to earn 500 points! I did this is just under 45 seconds. Remember that the 500 point offer is only valid for…
Transfer Citi Thank You Points to Hilton HHonors Points
When we thought that Citi Thank You points couldn’t be devalued more after the Citi Premier card underwent a drastic change and the Citi Forward card is no longer available to the general public (just students), Citi has announced that you can transfer Thank You points to Hilton HHonors points at a 1:1 ratio. Why…
Chase Freedom Categories 2013 Department Store Exclusions
The Chase Freedom Q4 2013 bonus categories include Amazon.com and department stores. Between October and December you can earn 5% cash back on all purchases made with your Chase Freedom Card at Amazon and most department stores. Earning 5% at Amazon is pretty straightforward, but the question remains “What count toward the bonus?” Chase has…