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Upgrade to AMEX Business Platinum for a 50,000-point bonus, YMMV
You can now upgrade from the AMEX Biz Gold/Green to the Biz Platinum and receive a 50,000-point upgrade bonus. If you have one of these cards, check whether you were targeted. The...
Applying for Too Many Credit Cards Could Cost You Your Job!
I saw a post on Reddit from someone who failed a company background check after applying for a lot of credit cards. The person works in a sensitive software development role and is...
BofA Virgin Atlantic Credit Card [2019.9 Update: 65,000 Welcome Bonus, New Big-Spending Perk]
The welcome bonus on this card has increased to 65,000, and it now also offers a high-spending perk that lets you choose either an upgrade voucher or a companion ticket. Overall, t...
US Bank FlexPerks Gold (Amex Version) Credit Card
This card is very similar to the FlexPerks Travel, with only slightly different bonus categories. Dining works out to an effective 4.5% return, which is quite strong. The $85 annua...
[Discontinued] US Bank FlexPerks Travel Rewards Credit Card
This card’s points are worth 1.5c/p toward travel, which works out to 3% back on whichever of airfare, gas, or grocery purchases is your highest spending category, and 3% back on c...
How to Respond to and Prevent Credit Card, Debit Card, and Bank Account Fraud
If you suddenly notice an unfamiliar transaction on your bank account or credit card, what should you do? No one wants this to happen, but once it does, you should move quickly to...
Free AMEX Card Perk: ShopRunner for Free 2-Day Shipping on Online Orders
Shopping season is almost here, and online shopping is a must. What’s frustrating, though, is waiting on painfully slow shipping in the U.S. ShopRunner offers 2-day shipping at man...
AMEX Credit Card Extended Warranty Claim: My Laptop Repair Experience
If you buy electronics, sooner or later something will break. I recently had some bad luck myself: my laptop suddenly stopped charging. Fortunately, I had purchased it with the AME...
Chase Family Shutdown + AMEX Financial Review (FR): My Experience
Hi everyone, I'm ISSAC. Back in May, I went through both an AMEX FR and a Chase family shutdown at the same time, and I'm sharing my experience here....
10 Things You Should Know About Discover Credit Cards
Discover has been consistently stable and has long focused on no-annual-fee credit cards. The benefits are practical, the quarterly 5% cash back categories are easy to use, and app...
AMEX SimpleCash Plus Business Credit Card [2019.7 Update: Apparently Discontinued!]
This card can no longer be found on the official website, and the old application link now returns an error, so it may have been discontinued. That’s a shame, since it was one of t...