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Wells Fargo Propel AmEx Credit Card Review (Discontinued)

physixfan 2019-03-19 2021-04-27 9 Comments

Wells Fargo Propel American Express Card Review 2021.4 Update: This card is discontinued on 2021.4.20. ContentsApplication LinkBenefitsRecommended Application TimeSummaryRelated Credit CardsHistorical Offers ChartApplication Link Application Link This card no longer accepts new applications. If you have this legacy credit card, you can still enjoy its original benefits. Benefits 20k offer: earn 20,000 bonus points when you spend $1,000 in purchases…
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Discontinued Credit Cards

Metal Card, No Annual Fee, No Foreign Transaction Fee, Third Party AmEx Card, Wells Fargo

10k AmEx MR Per Account with Pay Over Time (Non-Unique Link + Offer Code)

Geo 2019-03-13 2019-05-09 12 Comments

[2019/03/13 Update] – I just received another mailer for a Business Gold card with a new link to try if you have been unsuccessful enrolling thus far. AmEx is sending out physical mailers for a promotional offer where charge card holders can earn 10,000 MR points per account by enrolling in the “Pay Over Time” feature. There are no additional…
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AmEx Summaries

American Express (AmEx), Membership Rewards (MR)

Earn Alaska MVP status after two roundtrips (CA+East Coast members only)

DEVGRU 2019-03-01 2019-03-01 1 Comment

Alaska Airlines just launched a promotion with fast track to MVP and MVP Gold. Typically you need to fly 20,000 miles and 40,000 miles on Alaska metals (and 25% more on partners) to obtain those status. Now, with this offer, you could earn: MVP status after completing 2 round trips (4 qualifying flights). MVP Gold status after completing 4 round trips (8…
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Mileage Run

Alaska Airlines (AS)

A Great Rewards Program for flying to Europe: Etihad Guest!

Justin 2019-02-24 2019-02-24 0 Comments

Note: rumor says Etihad may end the partnership with AA soon, so enjoy it while you can! When I tell people I am collecting Etihad Guest points, I often get asked when I’m going to the Middle East. While I’d love to visit many places in the Middle East, the best use of Etihad Guest points is actually flying from…
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Non Alliance Airlines

Etihad Airways (EY)

AmEx Marriott Bonvoy Credit Card Review (2019.8 Update: Still Available via Product Change)

physixfan 2019-02-13 2022-09-22 61 Comments

Marriott Bonvoy American Express Card (Formerly The Starwood Preferred Guest Credit Card from American Express) Review 2019.8 Update: This card is still available via product change. 2019.2 Update: AmEx SPG is rebranded as AmEx Marriott Bonvoy for current card holders (it does not accept new applications). ContentsApplication LinkBenefitsDisadvantagesRecommended Application TimeSummaryRelated Credit CardsRecommended Downgrade OptionsAfter ApplyingHistorical Offers ChartApplication Link Application Link This card…
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AmEx

American Express (AmEx), Hotel Credit Card, Marriott Bonvoy, No Foreign Transaction Fee, Starwood Preferred Guest (SPG)

AmEx Platinum Card for Ameriprise Review (Discontinued)

physixfan 2019-02-06 2019-10-02 17 Comments

Platinum Card from American Express for Ameriprise Financial Review 2019.10 Update: It seems this card is discontinued. The previous application link shows this offer is no longer available; and the Ameriprise website now only shows two Visa cards. R.I.P. 2019.2 Update: The card does not offer first year AF waiver anymore. Instead, it now comes with the standard sign-up bonus: 60k MR…
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Discontinued Credit Cards

American Express (AmEx), Charge Card, Membership Rewards (MR), Metal Card, No Foreign Transaction Fee, Premium Credit Card

Citi Prestige® Credit Card Review (2021.7 Update: Discontinued)

physixfan 2019-01-31 2021-07-17 1,092 Comments

Citi Prestige® Credit Card Review 2021.7 Update2: It seems this card is indeed discontinued. HT: Bloomberg, OMAAT. 2021.7 Update: The application link is gone. Not sure whether Citi is going to make some change of this card or it will just discontinue. 2019.9 Update: The following negative changes are in effect in Sep 1 2019: 4th night free benefit will be limited…
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Discontinued Credit Cards

Citibank, Dining Card, Metal Card, No Foreign Transaction Fee, Premium Credit Card, ThankYou Points (TYP)

Welcome to FTU Seattle 2019!

physixfan 2019-01-31 2019-05-24 2 Comments

Frequent Traveler University (FTU) is the world』s premier educational series of seminars for frequent travelers. It holds several seminars every year in varies cities. The topics are usually about maximizing points and miles, credit card strategies, and Manufactured Spending (MS), etc. It is a great honor that our author flywithchad, DEVGRU and I are invited to speak at the upcoming event: FTU Seattle! Flywithchad…
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Chatter

FTU (Frequent Traveler University)

Citi Rewards+℠ Student Card Review (Discontinued)

physixfan 2019-01-10 2020-08-16 6 Comments

Citi Rewards+℠ Student Card Review 2020.6 Update: This card is removed from Citi, and all existing application links seem dead. Maybe it is discontinued. ContentsApplication LinkBenefitsDisadvantagesRecommended Application TimeSummaryRelated Credit CardsHistorical Offers ChartApplication Link Application Link This card no longer accepts new applications. If you have this legacy credit card, you can still enjoy its original benefits. Benefits 2.5k offer: earn…
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Discontinued Credit Cards

Citibank, No Annual Fee, ThankYou Points (TYP)

List of Recently Launched Good Credit Cards (2018.12 Update)

physixfan 2018-12-26 2018-12-26 4 Comments

2018.12 Update: 2018 will end soon, so this post is updated accordingly. Things change fast in the credit card game. There are always some cards discontinued every year, and there are also some good new cards launched every year. In this post, a list of recently launched good credit cards are presented in chronological order. The definition of “good” is subjective,…
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Bank Feature Overviews

List of Recently Discontinued Good Credit Cards (2018.12 Update)

physixfan 2018-12-26 2018-12-26 3 Comments

Things change fast in the credit card game. There are always some good new cards launched every year, and there are also some cards discontinued every year. In this post, we collected a list of recently discontinued good credit cards, for everyone to cherish the memory of the past. The definition of 「good」 is subjective, and here we treat the…
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Bank Feature Overviews

Citi ThankYou Preferred Credit Card Review (2019.9 Update: Still Available via Product Change)

physixfan 2018-12-19 2021-05-25 974 Comments

Citi ThankYou Preferred Card Review 2019.9 Update: You can still get this card via product change. ContentsApplication LinkBenefitsDisadvantagesRecommended Application TimeSummaryRelated Credit CardsAfter ApplyingHistorical Offers ChartApplication Link Application Link This card is no longer available to apply, but you can get it by converting from other Citi credit cards. Benefits Earn 15,000 ThankYou Points after spending $1,000 in first 3 months. …
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Citibank

Citibank, No Annual Fee, ThankYou Points (TYP)

Marriott Quietly Loosened Its “No Blackout Dates” Policy

ThunderFat 2018-12-15 2019-07-17 2 Comments

After its merge with SPG program, Marriott incorporated a lot of legacy SPG policies, including the No Blackout Dates policy, stating that if a standard room is available for sale by any means, it should be redeemable using points. However, we recently found that Marriott has changed its no Blackout Dates policy without announcement. Here’s the new policy: 3.2.n. The…
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News

Marriott Bonvoy

Best Savings Accounts & MMA with Top APY in Jul 2021

physixfan 2018-12-12 2021-07-01 76 Comments

Emergency fund is a good thing for everybody, and we should put them in a high yield Savings Account or MMA (Money Market Account). Here’s a ranking of Savings Accounts & MMA with top APY (Annual Percentage Yield): Note: only the accounts with $0 monthly fee, available online, and FDIC insured (up to $250,000 per person) are included. These days…
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Savings Accounts / MMA

You Can Now Use Hilton at Amazon with 0.5 c/p Value! [Dead]

physixfan 2018-11-27 2018-11-27 368 Comments

Update: dead now. 2018.11.27 Update: This glitch was first found on 2018.10.31, and was fixed within a few hours. But now it’s alive again! Act fast if you missed it last time! Check the price is 0.5 c/p not 0.2 in case it is fixed very fast. We all know Hilton points are not very valuable, usually people value them…
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Hilton Honors

Amazon, Hilton Honors