This post summarizes the main articles from the US Credit Card 101 blog and US Credit Card 101 Planet during 2026.3.16-3.23, for easy reading in one place.
US Credit Card 101 Blog
The US Credit Card 101 blog published quite a few articles during this period. We’ve organized them below so they’re easy to browse in one place.
The 5 most popular articles were:
- Capital One Venture X credit card: 500,000-point application and bonus-unlocking experience; 75,000-point welcome bonus
- Capital One bank account review: 2026.3 update: record-high $400 checking account opening bonus!
- Chase IHG Premier Business credit card: 2026.3 update: limited-time 200,000-point welcome bonus
- Best high-interest account opening bonuses: 2026.2 update: up to 27.23% annualized return
- How to pay federal taxes with a credit card: 2026.3 update
Other articles include:
- Citi ThankYou Points (TYP) guide and how to use them: 2026.3 update: TYP devalued again?!
- AXOS Bank account review: savings account up to 4.21% APY
- Varo Money review: get $150 for opening an account
- Comprehensive HSBC Premier account review: expires March 31! $7,000 account opening bonus, available to both new and existing customers, 7.3% annualized return
- Futu Moomoo investing platform: promo includes $50; $1,000 NVDA account opening bonus
- Chase IHG Premier credit card: 2026.3 update: 140,000 points / 5/24 welcome bonus
- Synchrony Virgin Red credit card: limited-time 75,000 points + $100 welcome bonus
- Etrade banking and investment account review: 2026.3 update: earn $10,000/3.75% APY/$300 for opening an account
Some of the news-and-deals posts were also quite good:
- Citi transfer bonus: 25% to Avianca LifeMiles and 30% to Virgin Atlantic
- AMEX is about to launch a new business credit card! Graphite?
- Stock up! $15 off $50 on Amazon household essentials
- Guide to Mint Mobile, a high-value US phone service (usable in China): 2026.3 update: 3 months at $10/month
- Free Alaska miles for just a few taps! Register now for the Goals Go Further points promo
- inKind restaurant app: disappointing update, various discounts no longer stack: get $25 for signing up
- Stock up! Spend $30 on select Amazon snacks and get $10 back
- IHG timeshare presentation offer: starting at $199 for 3 hotel nights + 50,000 points
- TopCashback + online services money-maker: 100% cash back, get Express VPN free
- Rakuten money-maker: 90%-100% cash back on services like NordPass!
- Link your Uber and Marriott accounts: get 1,500 points + up to 6x points
- Hilton timeshare presentation offer: from $199 for 3 hotel nights + 150,000 points back
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US Credit Card 101 Planet
US Credit Card 101 Planet is a paid community where we share loopholes and reimbursement techniques that aren’t suitable for posting publicly on the blog. It also includes useful features like business-class award availability alerts, extra cash back on card applications, and VIP bookings for luxury hotels. For details, see:
Some of the best Planet posts this week include:
- Late-March CIP applications: still eligible for the welcome bonus even without the pop-up confirmation
- Register for Delta Business Traveller to get an NLL link for the Delta Biz card
- “Hidden gem”: Chase Marriott 5/24 offer is still alive
- “Cash back on a hot offer?” Chase IHG Business 200,000-point offer now has cash back: Apply through Planet’s cash-back site to get extra cash back on credit card applications!
- Updated currently active AMEX NLL links (2026.3.19): The good news is that NLL is still alive
- AMEX back-button / double-browser method may be dead: Sigh, that’s one fewer AMEX trick. But Planet members have probably already maxed out their card slots with this method; it just may no longer work for AMEX Charge cards
Award flight and hotel alert:
- “Amazing Hilton redemption” The Waldorf Astoria New York is back! Lock in $1,500+ luxury for 150,000 points!: Multiple Planet members successfully booked it!
Other data-point discussions:
- myEquifax registration DP
- DP on 2 synced profiles: approved starting with only an AMEX authorized user card; C1 primary card + AMEX authorized user card 4506
- Tello has started charging tax; remember to change your address to a low-tax state
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