Introduction I had written about how awesome the Merrill Plus card was already. It was so awesome I kept putting spend on it so I could reach $50K spend to qualify me for the Delta lounge pass or the $200 annual travel credit. When I met the spend, I gave it a month or so […]
Introduction I don’t like pimping credit cards, but this is the first time I’ve seen a referral / signup bonus on the Discover Miles card. I got the sheet from my paper statement. The offer says you’ll earn 5,000 miles (worth $50) if you sign up and make ANY purchase within 3 months. Remember, this […]
Introduction My wife has the AMEX Surpass card and I’m an AU on it. While I don’t like to MS on the card, it seems that getting Hilton Diamond seems to be worth it these days. I’ve been reading data points that Diamonds are getting better treatment than Golds. I know when I went to […]
Introduction Yesterday morning, I got a call from Sitibank about some activity on my Double Cash card. This is NOT the call you want to get. I don’t remember all of it, so this is the jist of the call C – Hi, this is Siti. We are calling you based on some activity on […]
Introduction After getting hit with so many NSF fees this year, a reader suggested I sign up for a line of credit at my CU to help mitigate some of the fees. And that’s what I did. Signing up It varies with every bank, but my CU allowed me to open a new account […]