I’ll admit, our churning has been a bit boring this year since we’ve been going slow with mostly Chase cards. With 2019 coming to a close, we are starting the think about getting the Companion Pass for 2020/2021. Here are our credit card applications and results for Fall 2019. My Applications Barclays JetBlue Business Card…
Wow, it’s the start of a new decade! You can still get the increased sign-up bonuses on the American Express Delta cards ahead of the refresh at the end of the month. All three Southwest personal cards from Chase have increased sign-up bonuses, and it’s one of the best offers yet. Here’s my list of…
I open a decent amount of credit cards each year, but only a handful of them make it into my wallet for everyday spending. In this post, I’ll outline what cards are currently in my wallet and how I use them to maximize the rewards I earn. Chase Sapphire Reserve I use this card for all…
A few months ago, I wrote about a 5,000 mile retention offer I received from Bank of America for keeping my Alaska Airlines business card open. They never gave me a timeframe for when the miles would post to my account, so after a few months of waiting, I figured it was time to call.…
The end of the year is upon us! You can still get the increased sign-up bonuses on the American Express Delta cards ahead of the refresh in the beginning of 2020. Other than that, there haven’t been too many exciting offers, but hopefully something good comes up later this month. Here’s my list of top…
When opening credit cards from Chase, you have to be careful with “velocity”, or how quickly you open the cards. Of course, there are some ground rules which control how quickly you can open Chase cards like only two personal cards every 30 days and one business card every 30 days. And if you open…
Like last time, there’s not a whole lot to report since my last results post. Our spending has been way down this year which is good for our wallets, but less exciting for churning. Here are our credit card applications and results for Summer 2019. My Applications CitiBusiness / AAdvantage Platinum Select World Mastercard This…
I can’t believe it’s already November. Soon the year (and decade!) will be ending. The American Express Delta cards still have increased sign-up bonuses ahead of the refresh in the beginning of 2020. This is also a good time to get Chase Freedom or Freedom Unlimited since the sign-up bonuses are worth 5,000 more points…
It’s standard practice with credit card churning to close the card when the annual fee is due. Some card issuers like American Express are notorious for extending retention offers as a means of incentivizing you to keep your card open. I’ve never had success getting a retention offer from Bank of America so I was…
I applied for the Barclays AAdvantage Aviator Business Mastercard back in August when the sign-up bonus was 75,000 miles. I applied on August 12th and expected that the application would go pending as that’s typical for Barclays. However, I wasn’t sure what to make of this message: I was mainly concerned about the following: We’re…
