I got the Chase Sapphire Reserve back in 2016 when it was first released. While I’ve enjoyed the benefits of this card over the past four years, I made the tough decision to downgrade when my annual fee hit this year. Here’s why I downgraded my Chase Sapphire Reserve and what product I changed to.…
Top Travel Credit Cards: September 2020
After a few months of no improved credit card offers, we’re starting to see an uptick in increased sign-up bonuses, especially from Chase. The newest ones on the list are the Southwest and United cards from Chase. You might not need the miles now, but they could come in handy in the future. Here’s my…
Two Hard Pulls After Applying for a Chase Credit Card
Earlier this month, I applied for the Chase Ink Cash business card. While the result wasn’t what I hoped, there was another issue. I got two alerts from Experian stating that my credit was pulled. Unfortunately, this has happened to others as well as reported by Doctor of Credit. If this happened to you, here’s…
Now Is Not the Time to Apply for Chase Business Cards
My husband and I both recently applied for the Chase Ink Cash business card. I’ve never been automatically approved for Chase business cards, but I was expecting the application to go pending followed by an approval a few days later. Despite credit scores over 800, we were both denied and for different reasons. Here’s why…
Top Travel Credit Cards: August 2020
Back in April, I made a prediction that we’d back in the office by August. It sounded crazy at the time but boy was I wrong! Given the current situation, travel might not be on your mind just yet. However, now’s the perfect time to earn points and miles for future trips. The best offer…
Top Travel Credit Cards: July 2020
Apologies for the boring post, but due to the COVID-19 situation, there have been no new enticing sign-up bonuses in the past month. July’s list is mostly unchanged. One good thing is that the increased offer on the IHG credit card from Chase is still available. Here’s my list of top credit card sign-up bonuses…
How Does the Southwest Priority Annual Travel Credit Work?
Southwest Airlines has three options for personal credit cards from Chase. While you can read about all of the cards here, the best option for Southwest frequent fliers is the Southwest Rapid Rewards Priority card. Not only does this card offer unique benefits like upgraded boarding, but it also comes with an annual $75 travel…
Earn Up to 5x Points on Groceries with Chase Cards
I have to say I chuckled when I saw this photo of a masked grocery shopper available on Pexels. My plan was to use a generic photo of produce as the featured image, but I couldn’t resist immortalizing what it’s like to grocery shop in 2020 with this photo! I do have to say if…
Credit Cards That Earn Chase Ultimate Rewards Points
If you want to maximize your points and miles through everyday spending, you’re going to need credit cards that earn more than 1 point per dollar spent. I personally focus on earning Chase Ultimate Rewards points. Chase Ultimate Rewards points are worth $0.01 for non-travel redemptions such as spending 50,000 points for a $500 gift…
Credit Card Churning for Beginners
When I first heard about credit card churning, I thought it was completely irresponsible. Isn’t it bad for your credit score? Aren’t you taking advantage of the promotions? But after my first free hotel stay, I started to come around to the idea. Not only can it increase your credit score, but credit card churning…