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Earlier this month I wrote about why I’ve finally applied again for the Citi Prestige card. In that post I explained a few of the reasons why I ultimately decided to apply for the card. Thankfully, when I applied for the card I was approved immediately online. Then, just about two weeks later my new…
It’s hard to believe that the Chase Sapphire Reserve card has been around since September 2016. When Chase first introduced the Sapphire Reserve it was easily the best all-around rewards credit card available. It offered 3X points on travel and dining and came with a massive 100,000 Ultimate Reward point sign-up bonus. For that, the…
As professional sports team managers famously say to the press, this past year was a bit of a rebuilding year. What I mean by that is that this past year I focused on maximizing the credit cards I already carried vs. opening new ones and changing strategies. In doing this I was able to easily…
Several weeks ago I received an email from Citi informing me that I’d be receiving a new contactless credit card. In the past year I’ve had a few different homes addresses and unfortunately, that card never arrived. Then, about two weeks ago I moved to a new apartment and updated my mailing address and requested…
Several weeks ago I wrote about a very enthusiastic email I received from Citi. The email’s subject line exclaimed Citi had some “Great News” regarding my underutilized Citi ThankYou Premier card. Now, it turns out that news wasn’t all that great. Instead, Citi was simply emailing to let me know that I would soon receive…
The other day I received a text from a friend asking me about a new(ish) credit card from American Express. Specifically, my friend asked if the American Express Blue Cash Preferred card was worth carrying. I responded to him and told him that I wasn’t too familiar with the card. I also told him that…
Ah, the illusive perfect credit card combination. For those new to the world of miles and points, the idea of carrying multiple credit cards might be confusing. Especially when two of those cards come from the same issuer and offer, what appear to be, similar benefits. However, by pairing certain credit cards you can actually…
Back in late August I received an email from Chase. The email outlined my mid-year rewards summary with the Chase Sapphire Reserve card. Now, the Chase Sapphire Reserve credit card was my “go-to” credit card for a pretty long time. In fact, I used little else from when Chase first released the card in 2016…
That’s the subject line of the email I received from Citi just over a week ago. As you can guess, I was pretty excited when I read that subject line and immediately clicked into the email. I’ve had the Citi ThankYou Premier card for about 2 years now. I got the card when I downgraded…
If you are familiar with the complex world of credit cards you may be familiar with the term sock-drawering. Sock drawering is the practice of storing certain credit cards that you don’t use all that often (ever), but want to keep open. We keep the cards open because of a certain benefit the card offers…
