You might recall that all my Citi credit cards were recently shut down. Obviously I filed a reinstatement request. We appreciate your business as a Sears Mastercard customer. Unfortunately, as the result of a recent review of your account we found it necessary to close your Sears Mastercard account. Please…
6/5/2023 Update: This is still ongoing. 4/1/2023 Update: The offer was extended again but it is expiring soon (4/3/2023). 2/3/2023 Update: Offer extended till 2/28/2023. Gopuff, a delivery service, is offering a $100 bonus to both referred and the referrer. Many chase cards come with monthly $10 credit on Gopuff…
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Burning Butter Recruitment Drive 2.0
May 4, 2019Almost half a year ago I launched r/burningbutter, a semi-private subreddit for discussing miles, points, and credit cards. After its initial recruitment, I made no effort in recruiting for the sub, nor did I actively try to shape the sub. Now, through this post, I’m initiating another recruitment to r/burningbutter.…
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U.S. Bank has added a feature of 100 free trades for Gold checking customers. 100 free trades per year in a U.S. Bancorp Investments self-directed brokerage account that’s enrolled in e-delivery. You qualify with your Gold Checking package² from our affiliate U.S. Bank. Standard trade fee is $4.95 Closing Thoughts…
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Empower 50k Drop Points, PLUS 2.15%-4.25% Saving AND 1-2% Debit Card (Up to $1K/MONTH)
April 23, 2019Earlier this month I mentioned that Empower is offering $50 signup bonus. You would have to get invited via SMS which you still can get by emailing me your number at travelinpoints@gmail.com. Alternatively, you can get 50,000 points from Drop. At first I thought getting $50 through Empower was a…
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Recently I was shutdown by Citi after a fraud alert. I suspected that the shutdown was because of too many inquires and account and sure enough I was right. Citi officially stated “too many recently opened accounts” for the basis of shutdown We’ve closed your accounts Based on information obtained…
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Follow-up On My Ebates/MR Post
April 23, 2019A little over a week ago I made a post a possible way to link 3% Ebates card to MR earning account. The conclusion of said post was that one of these two scenario was likely true (a) changing email address on Synchrony’s end might allow one switch from cashbaack…
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Citi Shutdown: Citi Closed All My Credit Cards
April 20, 2019It wasn’t long ago when I was tirelessly collecting shareable Citi shutdown stories due to recent number of inquires and accounts and it was a difficult thing to bring those DPs on public display but in all likelihood now I have become that data point. I’ve been shutdown by Citi.…
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My $1000 Citi Prestige Trip Delay Claim
April 17, 2019I recently had a 6+ hour delay and filed a trip delay claim for 2 * $500 = $1000 on my Citi card which I had used to pay tax on American Airline award booking for myself and SO. I tend to book flights with Citi Prestige because it earns…
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A typical address verification requires one to send in a state ID and perhaps a utility bill or bank statement. However, American Express sometimes requires a signed letterhead from your local bank for address verification purpose. First let me make something clear – American Express does not always require a…
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Protected: A Possible Play
April 13, 2019There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.