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Fly Emirates First Class For Less Than $21,000

A few months ago popular YouTube filmmaker Casey Neistat published a video documenting his $21,000 Emirates First Class flight. Flying first class on an Emirates A380 seems like one of the most over the top experiences out there. Sure the first class suite looks incredible, drink options are plentiful, and the food looks fantastic, but it’s the onboard…
Credit Tip: Quizzle Free Credit Report

Quizzle.com is not a quiz website, that’s sporcle, Quizzle is an online provider of free credit scores and free credit reports. There are various free credit report websites out there, but the Quizzle Free Credit Report is my favorite. Quizzle makes it extremely easy (and free) to check your score online. More importantly this site gives you a complete credit…
4th Night Free From Citi Prestige Booking Experience

One of the most underrated credit card benefits today is the Citi Prestige 4th night free benefit. Effectively when card-holders book a hotel through the Citi Concierge they’ll (eventually) receive a statement credit for the 4th paid night. The best part, as if it wasn’t already good enough, is that this benefit is UNLIMITED. Card-holders can…
Weekend Plans: Apply For The Chase Sapphire Reserve!

A few weeks ago Chase officially killed the online sign-up bonus of 100,000 points for the Chase Sapphire Reserve. Although the online offer was reduced to just 50,000 points, new applicants could still receive the 100,000 point offer by visiting a Chase branch and applying in person. This Sunday, March 12th, the 100,000 in person…
US Bank FlexPerks Travel Rewards vs. US Bank FlexPerks Gold

As Credit Card Madness continues, we have finally reached the end of similar cards from the same card issuer. Going forward card match-ups will be between various co-branded card and comparing cards between card issuers. Today’s match-up however is between two more cards from US Bank. The US Bank FlexPerks Travel Rewards vs the US Bank FlexPerks…
Always Check Monthly Credit Card Statement Details

I have a confession to make, I rarely check my monthly credit card statement details. Instead I generally check my credit card mobile apps a few times a week to track my spending. I use credit cards in place of debit cards. This leads to a ton of smaller charges in any given month. Some…
Why I’m Enjoying American Airlines AAdvantage 2017

Let’s take a quick break from Credit Card Madness to explain a few reasons why I’m loving American Airlines AAdvantage 2017. I was extremely disappointed when American followed Delta and United and switched to a revenue based loyalty program. In the past, I loved American because the little guy was effectively equal to big spenders. I could…
American Express Blue Cash Preferred vs. American Express Everyday Preferred US Bank Cash+ vs. US Bank FlexPerks Select+

Today’s Card Madness matchup again features two no annual fee credit cards. If you’ve been following along this is will be the fifth and final matchup of the no annual fee category. Today’s matchup is between two cards from US Bank. Similar to other rounds we are again comparing a cash back card and a…
Citi ThankYou Preferred vs. Citi Double Cash

In yet another edition of Credit Card Madness I will once again compare two no fee annual credit cards. This time I am focusing on two cards from Citi Bank. Similar to the previous editions of Credit Card Madness, one of these cards is an entry-level points earning credit card and the other is a cash…