Category: Credit Card Reviews

Update: Score 23% cash back with Discover it Miles and Apple Pay until the end of 2015! Looking for a 3% cash back credit card? Well, you just found one, at least for the first year. After that the story changes. The newly launched “Discover it Miles” is a new iteration of the Discover it… Continue reading Discover it Miles Offers Unlimited 3% Cash Back During the First Year

Citi just launched a new credit card, and it actually has a somewhat novel approach to cash back. In a nutshell, you earn 1% cash back for every purchase, and an additional 1% cash back when you pay off the purchase. So at the end of the day you can earn 2% cash back for… Continue reading New Citi Double Cash Credit Card Gives You Cash Back on Payments

***Update: American Express recently (late 2014) revised the terms of the old Blue Cash whereby you will only receive 5% on the first $50,000 in Everyday Purchases made during your reward year. Prior to this change there was no cash back limit. If you still carry the original American Express Blue Cash card in your… Continue reading Dont Upgrade If You Still Have the Old Blue Cash Card from American Express

If you’re a member of Sam’s Club, you might be interested in the new Sam’s Club credit cards, which comes with tiered rewards on popular everyday expenses. The so-called “5-3-1 Credit Card Cash Back Program” offers healthy rewards value to Sam’s Savings, Sam’s Business, and Sam’s Plus members in the U.S. and Puerto Rico. It… Continue reading Sam’s Club Credit Card Offers 5-3-1 Cash Back Categories

The crowded credit card lineup at American Express is about to get even more jam-packed. Coming soon to a wallet near you will be the “Amex EveryDay Credit Card,” which sounds an awful lot like the Blue Cash Everyday credit card, but has its own unique qualities. Amex EveryDay Is Big on Membership Rewards [checklist]… Continue reading Amex EveryDay Card Review: Smart Chip Technology and 0% APR

Remember that baby who hated cash back? You know, the one Jimmy Fallon used to try to coax into liking more cash back? Well, that baby might need to find another job. Capital One has given their Capital One Cash Credit Card a new name: Quicksilver. The new “Quicksilver Cash Rewards Credit Card” isn’t all… Continue reading Capital One’s New Quicksilver Credit Card Offers 1.5% Cash Back Year Round

By now, you’re probably used to credit cards that only offer bonus cash back in select categories during certain periods of the year. Perhaps one of the most popular credit cards to offer this revolving rewards structure is the Chase Freedom card. The new Discover it credit card offers the same style of cash back.… Continue reading U.S. Bank Cash+ Credit Card Review: Pick Your Own Cash Back Categories

If you’re an AARP member, listen up. Chase has teamed up with the organization to offer a great credit card deal to members over the age of 50. It’s actually available to non-AARP members and individuals under 50, but I believe it’s geared more toward that crowd. First and foremost, the new “AARP Signature Visa… Continue reading New Chase AARP Credit Card Launched: 3% Cash Back on Gas and Restaurants

Only a few short hours ago, I presented the difference between the Amex Green Card and Gold Card. It turned out the two cards were pretty darn similar. Sadly, my analysis doesn’t stop there. I say sadly because I’m tired of typing, but I digress. American Express also offers the so-called “Premier Rewards Gold Card,”… Continue reading Amex Premier Rewards Gold Card Review

These days, American Express seems to have a credit card for every color of the rainbow. They’ve got their notorious Black Amex, the Platinum Card, they had a Clear Card, the Plum Card (it’s a color too), and of course, the classic Green and Gold cards. Oh, and let’s not forget the credit card issuer’s… Continue reading American Express Green Card vs. Gold Card