Venture X Business is live (requires application through a business relationship manager) as of May 1st. It is essentially a business copy of the personal Venture X card, except this one currently comes with an insane signup bonus. The insane part is that the full signup bonus requires half a…
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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6/7/2023 Update: Here is a Reddit post that shows that a user made $502.31 because of a direct deposit to Yotta. So, yeah, I continue to keep hitting DD at Yotta. Regulars of this blog should be no stranger to Yotta as I have written about them occasionally. They used…
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I did an extensive review on Fold, a Bitcoin earning card/platform, a while ago and updated the review here and there. For a long time, I had said that Fold and the Coinbase Debit card were the only two crypto cards I would recommend in general. But Fold has made…
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I am generally a fan of prize-linked accounts and I have written an extensive review on PrizePool, mentioned how people are making thousands of dollars on Yotta, and gone over the odds of getting debit card swipe reimbursed in these platforms. PrizePool has been gearing up to publically launch “PrizePool…
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A few days news broke out that T-Mobile is set to acquire Mint mobile for up to $1.35 billion (mint, NYT). Most people in r/mintmobile don’t see it as a pro-consumer move (see this thread) and I don’t either. Mint’s $15/month plan is pretty attractive and that’s the yearly plan…
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My American Express Financial Review
February 19, 2023In late 2017 Chase axed my cards (I got back with Chase in 2021 btw) and Citi did the same in 2019, so I always wonder when American Express would bestow me with their infamous Financial Review. Well, it finally happened. What Triggered the Financial Review Relatively large (with respect…
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Paceline Credit Card Program Closes!
February 19, 2023Paceline had an extremely lucrative credit card to a point that it was in my 2022’s “what card do I use?” list. It was very easy to earn 3% cashback everywhere and 5% cashback on groceries, pharmacies, and more (see Doctor of Credit or Frequent Miler for reviews). It also…
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Metropolitan Bank Looks to Exit Crypto (And Why it Matters)
February 11, 2023Last month (January 2023), Metropolitan Bank put out a press release titled “Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp. to Exit Crypto-Asset Related Vertical“. This has been covered by various outlets (see, for example, Reuters, Businesswire, and Coindesk) but to my knowledge, it has received no coverage in the credit/debit card reward blogosphere.…
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BoA Credit Card 3% on Plastiq (up to 5.25% through Preferred Reward)
February 11, 2023Plastiq recently broke the news that as of February 10, 2023, they will no longer accept American Express. Fortunately, there are still plenty of cards that are accepted by Plastiq. Bank of America’s Advantage Custom Cash Rewards card isn’t just accepted on Plastiq, but it can also earn 3% on…
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If you have followed credit card reward blogs then you have been aware of Bilt card by now. Personally, I don’t talk about it because (a) I don’t have the Bilt card and (b) the card has no signup bonus. However, now, it is worth talking about Bilt Rewards as…
