I posted on the new 2012 Chase Freedom reward categories last month so I guess it's time to address the ones for the Discover® More Card this week. These 5% cash back categories are a bit more interesting in my opinion.
January – March
- Gas stations – I will still be using the PenFed card. It's the same reward level, and I like credit unions better than big banks.
- Museums – Nice to see something educational in the cash back categories!
- Movie theatres – Interestingly, you get 5% cash back on movies in EVERY quarter. I watch about 1 movie per year in the theatre (on my birthday). Looks like Discover will be getting my $8.
- 10% Cash back at Macy's, JC Penny, Land's End, Kohl's, & Gap – I have to say I really like this offering. 10% is an easy figure to calculate while shopping, and it seems my son just won't stop growing. This is probably good considering he's just over 3ft tall right now.
April – June
- Restaurants – I love it when the restaurants are at 5%. I don't eat out more often because of this, but I get a bigger kickback when I travel for work and get to expense my meals.
- Movie theatres
July – September
- Gas stations – I will still be using the PenFed card.
- Theme parks – I don't really do theme parks right now, but I'm sure this is good for some families.
- Movie theatres
October – December
- Department, electronic, and toy stores – This will be huge for many folks next Christmas season. Many will max out their quarterly rewards here I'm sure.
- Movie theatres
So, no airlines and no hotels this year? I guess not.