My first major set of credit card applications was October 2012, where I got a Bank of America Alaska Airlines Visa, a Citi American Airlines Visa, a Citi American Airlines Amex, and a Barclays US Airways card. I decided to outright cancel the Bank of America Alaska card in preparation for applying for a new…
Here are a hodgepodge of thoughts about my last round of credit card applications. 1) It seems that most of the telephone numbers listed on blogs for Bank of America’s credit card reconsideration line have all been disconnected. Both 866-458-8805 and 888-503-6090 connected me to messages saying that the lines had been disconnected. The line…
Today was my churn day, 3 months after my last round of credit card applications. I discussed my thought process of applying for credit cards this time around in a previous post, and I settled on applying for 4 credit cards: the US Bank Club Carlson Personal, US Bank Club Carlson Business, Bank of America…
One of my favorite credit cards is the Barclays US Airways credit card (Flyertalk link), which is one reason why I’m considering adding (another) one to my next round of credit card applications. The sign-up bonus is decent (most recently at 35k miles), but it’s great because it’s a bonus after first use, so there’s no…
It’s been about three months since my last round of credit card applications, so I’m trying to figure out what I’m going to get next. I most recently applied for the Citi Hilton Reserve and the Chase United MileagePlus Explorer Business cards. I’ve already used the two weekend night certificates from the Citi Hilton Reserve…
This is an article for beginners, so I apologize in advance for those of you who are more well versed in these matters. I’ve mentioned manufactured spending a number of times over the past couple of weeks, and some of my friends have told me that they have no idea what I’m talking about, nor…
I’ve successfully converted a number of friends to points and miles earning credit cards, but I sometimes worry about what I’ve done. In general, the credit cards I recommend to my friends have minimum spending requirements (like $3,000 in the first three months for the Chase Sapphire Preferred, which is the card I normally recommend…
I wrote previously about the newly enhanced benefits of the Chase Sapphire Preferred card, but I thought I’d today share some of the more interesting tidbits from the Guide to Benefits. 1. Trip cancellation insurance applies if a terrorist action or hijacking cancels your trip, but not if your trip is cancelled due to declared…
The Chase Sapphire Preferred was the first miles/points credit card that I ever applied for. And I still recommend it as a great intro card for people looking to get into the miles and points game. The sign-up bonus of 40,000 Ultimate Rewards points and waived first-year annual fee is one of the best sign-up…
The Chase Sapphire Preferred card is the card that I’m most likely to recommend to people starting out in the miles/points game: the 2x points on dining and travel is great, there are no foreign transaction fees, it has a good sign-up bonus with first year annual fee waived, and Ultimate Rewards points can be…
