Since the end of September I’ve been pretty busy travel wise. I took a work trip to Michigan on Amtrak and I just got back from a trip to Florida for a wedding. In the next month, I’m taking a trip to San Francisco for a conference in November and I’m spending Thanksgiving in Las Vegas. With all this travel
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5 Reasons I Applied for The World of Hyatt Credit Card
A few of months ago I wrote about the last card that I applied for, the Fidelity Rewards Visa. In that post I talked about why I didn’t apply for the World of Hyatt card at the time. A lot has changed between then and now. Here are the five reason I finally applied for the World of Hyatt Card:
Read MoreIf You Have An iPhone, You Can Get Up to 33% Cash Back at GrubHub
Now through 7/10, if you order with the Grubhub app and use your Apple Cash Balance, you will get $5 cash back on your next 3 orders. The minimum purchase is $15. I just tried this tonight and the money is immediately added to your Apple Cash Balance. This deal is even better if you have the Ebates app. In
Read MoreCiti Takes Two Steps Forward, One Step Back
A couple months ago I wrote about how the new World Elite benefits added more value to Citi Prestige. Well today, the other shoe has dropped. Citi has announced a number of big changes in benefits to all their cards including the Citi Prestige. Here are some of the benefits that are going away beginning on September 22: Worldwide Car
Read MoreZanzibar Trip report Part 1: Positioning for my Qatar Airway flight
For my birthday I always plan an international trip. Since I live in Chicago, I usually target somewhere warm. In the past for my birthday, I’ve visited Panama, Costa Rica and Peru. This year I wanted to visit some place exotic and not a usual travel spot for North American tourists. That’s why I chose to go to Zanzibar. For
Read MoreDon’t Forget to Activate Your Chase Freedom and Discover Bonus Categories
The bonus categories for the Chase Freedom and Discover It cards have been announced. The bonus categories for the Chase Freedom are Gas and Streaming services. The set of streaming services includes Netflix, Spotify and Hulu. The Discover categories are Restaurants and PayPal. The categories for both of these card are not very useful for me. All the streaming services
Read MoreIt’s Not Even September and I Already Booked a Trip for My Birthday
For my birthday I’ll be taking a trip to France thanks to a great sale on Business class flights from La Compagnie. Flights from Newark to Paris were as low as $1000 round trip. I took the opportunity to book a trip for the end of February/beginning of March to not only celebrate my birthday but also my mother’s birthday
Read MoreDid Anyone Else get a Gift Card from AMEX?
Yesterday I got this letter from American Express. AMEX usually sends out a gifts or gift cards to those who hold an American Express Platinum card every 1-2 years. The gift cards are usually for high end or specialty retailers and the amounts range from $100 – $300. 2 years ago AMEX sent me a package of things from Boxed.
Read MoreNew Direct Flight from Chicago to Australia
Qantas has just announced that they will launch a flight from Chicago to Brisbane. This is very exciting news and comes right on the heels of American and Qantas announcing their joint partnership. The flights are not available to be book yet but should be in the coming weeks. When this route launches, O’Hare will have two direct flights to
Read MoreThe American Express Gold Dining Credit Can Now be Used with Boxed
The $120 dining credit from American Express just got better. As of this morning you can use the statement credit on items ordered from Boxed. If you’ve read this blog you, know how much I order from Boxed. The ability to get the $10 statement credit from the AMEX gold card makes that card so much more valuable. I probably
Read MoreNew Benefits for the Alaska Airlines Visa Credit
The Alaska Airlines Visa is one of those cards I have strictly for the benefits and access to BankAmeriDeals. Recently, Bank of America added two new benefits to the card. Card members now get 20% cash back on in-flight purchases and 50% Lounge Discount on day passes. The cash back on in-flight purchases is comparable to the benefit on the
Read MoreWhats in my Wallet? (June 2019)
Every month I go through the credit cards that I’m currently carrying in my wallet. I’ll highlight the reason I’m carrying a particular card as well as any new card bonuses. Changes since last post : Applied for Fidelity® Rewards Visa Signature Applied for the American Express Gold Card Cancelled Altitude Reserve Downgraded American Express Everyday Preferred to the American
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