Posts by ymlulu
AMEX Centurion Card [2020.5 Update: Personal version gets $2,000 AMEX Travel Credit; Business version offsets $1,500 of annual fee]
According to DOC, cardholders of this card will receive a $2,000 AMEX Travel Credit in August. After factoring in the Saks credit and Equinox membership reimbursement, this card ac...
A bout of laziness cost me $200*N: Both of my discontinued FNBO cards were shut down
At the beginning of this year, AMEX airline reimbursements took a major hit, so I planned to wait for more stable data points before trying to use the reimbursement benefit again....
Major News: OPT Could Be Trump’s Next Target!
In the previous round, Trump suspended immigration, which caused quite a bit of panic. This time, according to Forbes, the next focus is increasing restrictions on post-graduation...
Shop Away! Rakuten Offers 15% Cash Back at 150 Merchants, Plus $30 for New Sign-Ups
A huge list of merchants on Rakuten (formerly ebates) are offering 15% cash back, so it’s a great time to clear out your shopping cart! If you have an MR-earning version of the acc...
Is It Over? Buffett Sells All Airline Stocks, Including UA, AA, Southwest, and Delta
According to CNBC, Buffett’s company Berkshire Hathaway sold off all of its positions in the U.S. airline industry, worth more than $4 billion. Berkshire Hathaway Chairman and bill...
Big bonus! Refer 4 friends to the Acorns automated investing app and earn a $250 bonus
Right now, if you refer 4 friends to sign up for Acorns, you can earn a $250 bonus. Your friends can also receive a $5 signup bonus. If you have a lot of friends, you could even di...
Account Shutdown Warning: Swagbucks May Close Your Account for Earning Too Much Best Buy Cashback — Redeem Your SB ASAP
Recently, a few friends had their Swagbucks accounts shut down because they used the Best Buy merchant in Shop through Swagbucks too many times. In fact, Swagbucks already makes th...
Supermarket Rewards Showdown: Chase Adds Bonus Earnings on Many Cards, Up to 5x UR
AMEX announced today that several of its cards will offer bonus rewards at supermarkets. Chase is not backing down either: basically all of its annual-fee cards are getting bonus s...
Heads Up: Citi Travel Credit Now Works at Grocery Stores and Restaurants, Plus 3-Month Extension on Minimum Spend
Travel Credit Citi’s public relations department has confirmed that from May 1 through December 31, purchases at grocery stores and restaurants made with the Citi Prestige can auto...
AMEX Adds a New Round of Benefits Across Many Cards: Statement Credits and Bonus Supermarket Earnings
During the pandemic, AMEX finally made some major moves: not only extending the minimum spending window for all newly opened cards to six months, but also adding targeted temporary...
UA Mileage Revamp, Redemption Table Removed (2020.4 Update: Preliminary Changes, Some 10% Increases)
The mileage check had no change yesterday, but today United's partner-saver awards have already quietly gone up 10%. Honestly, I think United could just do a peak/off-peak setup—mo...