re: Credit Card Rewards and Points Discussion

Anyone have the Citi Costco Anywhere card? I looked up reviews and they are bad but the structure to earn rewards seems very nice. Only thing is I believe the points expire after a year? Not sure.

I asked this on page 465 of this thread

The answers are always Changing. I know the fkyertalk specific cards usually give good data points.

I the the CSR retention reps are allowed to offer certain retention plans based on the card and the value of the business you give them by spend. I've spent tens of thousands of legitimate dollars and got nothing, and others where I spent crap, and got my AF waiver or enough? points for meeting new spending requirements?, that it's a new brainer.

It's timing and your value at any given time. Never hurts to ask. I call and ask on almost every card with an AF. I had about a 75% success rate with receiving a good offer 2 years ago. Feels like it's dropped to less than 50% lately.

If you dont get a retention offer amd want to cancel, go for it. If you want to keep the card and don't get an offer, just say you'll call back but leave card open.

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There is no way Chase is giving retention offers on the CSR, right?

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That's tough. With their recent report about the card being unprofitable, might not be much of one if any at all.

I'm trying to find a flight in the spring from New Orleans or Pensacola to Turks and Caicos or another small island in the Carribean. I have 75k UR to spend and could go through the portal but was wondering if you all had any other ideas. I can find some overpriced availability through American, but not through BA. I was hoping to take advantage of their mileage rules. Any advice?

im a novice with the reward game....what are some monthly big ticket items you guys may pay with a reward card to get the most out of it? I know a mortgage isn't one but was thinking of starting to take full advantage of the ones I have. fyi have chase freedom unlimited and chase SP. I was thinking of cancelling CSP though.

thanks for any advice!

I put everything I can on them. Utilities, car insurance, termite contract, gas, groceries, internet and cable, phone bill, medical bills, contact lenses, etc.
It all adds up pretty quickly. I never use cash.

I read a lot of nightmares about redeeming on Flying Blue. They don't know what they are doing it seems like and you can risk being caught in a vortex of stupidity.

Just realized that the AMEX Blue Cash Preferred card AF went from $75 to $95 when digging through old records for something

I thought it was only new applicants that had the increase not existing.

Ive been jumping straight from Flying Blue to Air France to book. Found it fairly straightforward when I actually wanted to book a flight. Found the flight, held it, transferred points from UR, booked and paid in about 10 minutes...but I have found a normal search through FB can be very log in intensive.