Porte Bank 3% APY Bank Account: Earn a $100 Bonus for Opening an Account
Porte Bank offers a 3% APY on balances up to $15,000, which works out to $450 in interest if you keep the full amount deposited for a year. Right now, opening an account through a...
I Wonder How They’re All Doing Now (Children’s Day Special)
Happy Children’s Day to everyone who once celebrated this holiday....
AMEX credit card sign-up bonuses and the once-per-lifetime restriction: an introduction and workaround [June 2021 update: the Business Platinum Card’s Expanding Your Membership feature may be bypassable]
Recently, FM noticed that AMEX has added an “Expanding your Membership” prompt to some links, and it currently appears only on business credit cards. If you can successfully log in...
AMEX Blue Business Cash Business Credit Card [2021.6 Update: $500 Welcome Bonus; No Annual Fee]
The welcome bonus has increased to $250 + $250, which is quite rare for a no-annual-fee business credit card. The 2% cash back on all purchases is also very easy to use....
SurveySavvy | Get Paid for Usage Tracking on Burner Phones and Other Devices: Earn $5-$15/Month [2021.6 Update: May $15 Bonus Posted]
The $15 signup bonus from May has posted, as shown below. We’ve also updated the section on surveys....
A Day in Zhongwei | Desert, Pear Blossoms, and Small-Town Life
I have a friend, Geng, who had been loudly insisting on going to the Sahara for a spring outing. Because of the pandemic, he had no choice but to settle for a spring trip to Shapot...
16 Things You Should Know About US Bank Credit Cards
US Bank used to have a pretty poor reputation among points and miles enthusiasts: not many good cards, and benefits changed often. But since the launch of the premium Altitude Rese...
15 Things You Should Know About Barclays Credit Cards
Overview Barclays has quite a few co-branded hotel and airline cards in the US. Cards like AA Aviator, JetBlue, and Choice Hotel are all fairly solid, and it also recently took ove...
Hotel Notes | The Most Beautiful Airport Hotel? A Sci-Fi Set in the City of Rice Noodles
I have a few friends who love staying at hotels, and I do too, so I’ve been wanting to start a series about hotels I’ve personally experienced—beautiful ones, storied ones, histori...
Starting May 27, California Offers a $50 Gift Card for Getting a COVID-19 Vaccine, Plus a Chance to Win $1,500,000
Today (May 27), California Governor Newsom announced a new Vax for the Win program to encourage California residents to get vaccinated before the state reopens on June 15. To quali...
HSBC Announces Sale of Most of Its U.S. Retail Banking Business
Today (May 26), HSBC USA sent an email titled "Important information about your HSBC relationship" to all U.S. customers. The main content is as follows: Last year, we at HSBC Bank...