A while ago I had acquired 50k Wyndham points through what was at time time an all time high bonus on Barclay Wyndham card. But recently Wyndham had a even higher all time high bonus and I have talked about how good that bonus is here. Anyway, Wyndham points expire…
Uphold Debit Card: 2% and 4% Cashback: Review
As mentioned in an earlier post, I have been searching for a “fun” debit card to replace my existing ones. I recently reviewed the 1% and 3% debit cards from MetaMask (which are effectively 1% cards). It turns out that both Uphold debit cards are now working again in the…
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An Intermediate Guide to Selecting Your Next Credit Card
September 20, 2021Its been a while since I have written a full blown guide. I think the last one were “a beginners guide to Chase cards” (last updated: 2018 lol) and anti-churning rules (last updated: I have no idea), both were cross-posted in r/churning at some point. Well, 4 years later, here…
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Four Amtrak Application in a Month
September 11, 2021I applied for Amtrack card four times. Why? Why not? lol. This story starts at the very beginning of last month when I applied for the glorious 50k offer and found myself instantly denied. Few days later I opened a bank account (no deposit yet). Then few more days after…
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[Dead] 3% Profit on Plastiq Payment with Coinbase Debit Card
September 7, 2021Coinbase debit card coded as a debit card on Plastiq which meant you were only getting charged 1% fee. Since Coinbase card pays 4% cashback in the form of crypto, this meant an effective 3% profit on Plastiq payment. Use this link to get $10 in Bitcoin (BTC) when you…
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Curve Update – Make it or Break It?
August 31, 2021About 2 weeks ago, I wrote a small “signup now or regret later” piece on Curve. At the time, the belief was that US version of Curve would have similar features to the UK version and alike the UK version, US Curve would also be a debit card. However, after…
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I am Moving Money to PrizePool. PrizePool got more Transparent.
August 15, 2021I used to like PrizePool a lot, I think that is clear from the extensive review I wrote on PrizePool. But then they started to offer more tickets for referrals and I’m just not a fan of referral based model in general. Referral based model is understandable from a company’s…
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Signup Now or Regret Later. Curve is Coming to US!
August 15, 20218/15/2021 Update: Per terms and conditions, US version of Curve looks to be a credit card requiring credit check and all that. You have until September 6th to signup to get wait listed with 1% reward. Also, Curve does not pay cashback for money equivalent transactions like MO, funding cards…
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A few years ago, American Express made some tweaks whose (unintentional) byproduct was that users could self-refer. Late 2018, I wrote a post asking users to avoid self-referral, fast forward a little later and we saw users getting shutdown for self-referral. At the time, my suggestion to avoid self-referral was…
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Recently a user in Travel in Points Telegram channel shared his app-o-ramma, which included two Bank of America cards, namely Alaska Airline Business card (60k signup bonus) and Business cards rewards ($750 signup bonus). I had been instant denied for Amtrak personal card just a few days prior but FOMO…
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Two Not as Popular Credit Cards to NOT Overlook
August 5, 2021The credit card blogosphere is filled with same news on the high affiliate paying products like CSP, CSR, Platinum, Premier, etc. Sure, they are backed by some good program but here are two other cards that currently have killer offer, yet aren’t as talked about. Barclay Wyndham Business card currently…
