A reader was talking with a CNB concierge rep on 9/25, and was alarmed that the rep told them that point redemptions were now 1.1c versus the 1.3c that you normally were getting. Luckily, they were just early and it actually hadn’t gone into effect yet. Well, I talked to 2 reps last night and […]
Can’t say I didn’t see this coming. Chase had axed my checking account a few months ago, and I wasn’t sure why they got that card and not my Starbucks card, which I had abused. May be a chicken or the egg conundrum. Either way, it was a good ride. At least they gave me […]
I had gotten the cashback version of the Ebates Visa card YEARS AGO when I could easily liquidate giftcards.com physical GCs at the PO. It was great earning 4% cashback (little less than 3% net after fees.) However, after the PO train died, I put the card in the sock drawer. Well, after Ebates / […]
You know, it’s VERY HARD to do an app-o-rama once you’ve been banned by Chase, Citi, Barclay’s, USBank, and Capital One. I’ve stopped doing AoR’s too and just apply “on-demand,” but there were some cards I wanted to get at the same time, so figured I’d do one. Ebates MR Visa card – PENDING This […]
I had applied for some AMEX cards on Friday. At the end of the approval process, AMEX asks if you want your card number now or you can wait. For the first app, I stupidly chose “I’ll wait.” For the 2nd app, I went ahead and clicked on “Get my card number now.” And then […]