The Wednesday Weekly — October 6, 2024
Don’t forget November 7th is BofA’s More Rewards Day, where you get an extra 2% / 2x back on each of your BofA cards, up to $2500 in spend per card.
I plan on spending $2500 on each of my four BofA cards:
Category: Credit Cards
As I mentioned a few months ago, I have a Feeds page which is very handy. It aggregates more than a dozen resources related to the bank bonus hunting game — blog, vlog & podcast feeds. The Feeds page also includes some handy links — at the top of the page — to various resources I check each day in addition to what is presented to me in the feeds list. Please click on the aforementioned link for more details about what the Feeds page is.
Here’s what I do each day.
I came across this video a few weeks back. In under a minute she explains the Triple dip of the Amex Business Platinum (ABP) with sweet clarity. She doesn’t waste words. I love it. I think it is the very best introduction to the Triple dip anyone could ever watch lol. Video below.
Update 10/26/2024. The 1.5x UR CSR discount on Apple products is back and will available through the end of November.
The Wednesday Morning Weekly — September 11, 2024
This one will be short and sweet!
A brand new iPhone Pro costs $999 before taxes. After say 7% sales tax it’s $1068 out the door. This is quite pricey!
But for those who have a Chase Sapphire Reserve (CSR), Chase often runs specials where you can buy Apple products with Ultimate Rewards points at 1.5x, which provides a 33.3% discount on the iPhone — if you value Chase UR at 1 CPP as I do. This brings the $1068 out the door price down to $712.
10/19/2024: DoC created a new page listing several things which count for the software credit. There are already over 100 comments.
8/27/2024: Good news! Synology C2 Storage codes as MCC 5734 and should count for the annual $100 software subscription credit. See the end of this article for more details.
7/2/2024: I just learned from DoC that U.S. Bank is now offering a $750 SUB on their Triple Cash Rewards Business Credit Card for a $6,000 spend within 6 months. I need another card to work and I think I am going to go for it. US Bank Triple Cash Rewards was only $500 for $4500 spend in the recent past. $750 sounds really enticing and reminds me of the recent Ink Unlimited and Ink Cash deals — the Chase Inks are my favorite cards of all credit cards. The card has no annual fee along with 0% APY for 12 months on purchases. I’ve also heard you can even fund bank accounts with it if done properly. The 3% cashback on gas and dining is helpful as well.
The Wednesday Morning Weekly — October 16, 2024
I am really in love with this old school card design one can choose for their Discover It Cashback or Discover It Miles credit cards. Looks very similar to the old Sears Discover cards from the late 80’s — brings back memories!
I booked a Wanna Get Away Plus flight with Southwest for $98.98, using my Bank of America Premium Rewards credit card, and it successfully triggered the $100 Premium Rewards flight credit. Image below.
So I recently did an AOR (App-O-Rama) and the Wells Fargo Active Cash was one of the cards I applied for and failed to get. The datapoints in the denial letter are interesting.
Both the Discover It and Chase Freedom Flex rotating categories are in for Q4 2024.
The following is my plan for Q4 2024 using my custom cashback strategy as described in my recent article: Introducing My 5%+ Custom Cashback Strategy.
I was told by an online acquaintance that they were targeted by Bank of America for $750 elevated sign up bonuses for both their Business Unlimited Cash (BUC) & Business Customized Cash (BCC) credit cards.
The normal sign up bonus is $300 a piece. The “elevated” offer many of us know about is $500 a piece. This $750 offer is total news to me!