March 2015 round of credit card applications

It had been a while since I have applied for a credit card (over 60 days since my AMEX Business Platinum card).  Today, I went ahead and applied for 6 cards.  Here’s what I applied for (in order):  (also, I have no referral links so you can Google the cards) AMEX Simply Cash (approved after […]

How to avoid American Airlines phone ticketing fees

UPDATE – Looks like I was wrong about the free award cancellations within 24 hours, so only do this trick if you actually do plan on ticketing the reservation. TL:DR Book award travel on AA.com with your origin and destination with any date in the future if your dates aren’t available.  Call them up and […]

The rationale for switching from Bluebird/Serve to the Target Red Card

  Updated 4/26/15  – As of 4/15/15, AMEX stopped letting you load with a non-AMEX credit card.  This has changed the math.  I’ve also removed the Softcard Serve since that product is no longer available to new customers. I had been debating on whether to make the switch from my Isis Serve to Redbird lately […]