Anything related to credit cards and their rewards programs
Welcome to the Q4 2013 government shutdown edition of Maximizing What’s in Your Wallet! As a reminder, this post is for all the credit card deadbeats out there looking to maximize cash back rewards. So, if you never carry a balance on your credit cards, have them set to auto-pay in full every month, and want …
In July of this year I was scrolling through my transactions on Yodlee like I commonly do to insure my wife hasn’t put another BMW on the credit card. Just kidding. I was scrolling, but I was looking for any suspicious transactions suggesting my numbers had been stolen. In doing this over about 10 years, …
How to Dispute a Credit Card Transaction Based on Real Experience Read More »
Damn. I have lamented and tracked what PenFed has been doing to this card for some time now. They just keep making it harder and harder to want to keep this card, but I’m really reluctant to let it go. Yesterday I got a letter stating they were going to start charging an annual fee …
PenFed Platinum Cash Rewards Card…Devalued Again Read More »
Welcome to the Q3 2013 edition of Maximizing What’s in Your Wallet! Apologies for the tardiness. As a reminder, this post is for all the credit card deadbeats out there looking to maximize cash back rewards. So, if you never carry a balance on your credit cards, have them set to auto-pay in full every month, …
This represents an update to my review from earlier this year. As a reminder the US Bank Cash+ VISA is one of my core cards. I use it exclusively for paying my cell phone bill and eating at restaurants. The rewards structure used to look like this: Earn 5% Cash Back on two categories – YOU CAN …
Welcome to the Q2 2013 edition of Maximizing What’s in Your Wallet! As a reminder, this post is for all the credit card deadbeats out there looking to maximize cash back rewards. So, if you never carry a balance on your credit cards, have them set to auto-pay in full every month, and want to make …
Bucks Blog over at the NY Times is reporting that B of A has a new card that pays you cash back for on-time payment. This, of course, should peak the interest of any credit card deadbeat who never carries a balance. From the B of A website: Bank of America today introduced the BankAmericard® Better …
BankAmericard Better Balance Rewards Card Review Read More »
I know I’ve said this before, but I’m a firm believer that you rarely get things that you don’t ask for or work for. Such is the case again for me in negotiating some late fees and interest. It all started last year. I was pretty pissed when Sallie Mae decided to switch from their …
Look out Discover, Chase Freedom, and everyone else. There’s a new 5% category cash back card in town, and it looks pretty darn good. The US Bank Cash + VISA offers some solid cash back and lots of flexibility in your rewards card wallet. Anywhere you have a 5% cash back category hole, this card …
For years now I’ve been extolling the virtues of Pentagon Federal Credit Union, primarily for it’s Platinum Cash Rewards VISA. Although many of the benefits of the card have eroded over the years, the key components of this card have been a constant. The first is the 5% cash back you get at any gas station …
