Citi 100,000 American Airlines Miles Sign Up Bonus

Posted by Madison on February 28, 2014

During my $1,720 + 267k Point Credit Card Application Spree, I added a new card at the last minute, the Citi Executive card for 100,000 American Airlines miles! Up to this point I’ve been shy about adding airline miles, but I just couldn’t pass up this offer! The offer also includes a $200 in statement […]

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Barnes and Noble $25 Sign Up Bonus

Posted by Kate on February 21, 2014

This week’s featured deal from Barnes and Noble is great for our avid readers out there! They’re offering a $25 gift card as a bonus for the Barnes and Noble Mastercard. If you shop at Barnes and Noble often, the 5% cash back will add up quickly, something Madison realized while planning her recent credit […]

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$1,720 + 267k Point Credit Card Application Spree

Posted by Madison on February 19, 2014

After I spent the last few weeks planning for my application spree, I’ve made most of my decisions and I’m finally ready to get started. It’s back to my turn for the applications since our last $1,800 application spree was under my husband’s name. I mentioned that I’m making a transition from focusing only on […]

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This week’s Featured Deal from American Express offers some great cash back opportunities and an awesome sign-up bonus! For a limited time you can get a $250 statement credit after qualifying purchases on an American Express SimplyCash Business card. How to Get Your Bonus Sign up for the SimplyCash® Business Card from American Express OPEN. […]

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Tips and Tricks for Planning Credit Card Application Sprees

Posted by Madison on February 12, 2014

Application sprees are one of the components in my Obsession with Extreme Credit Carding. While it’s definitely not for everyone, I think it’s a fun challenge to organize and execute. I find the payoff is worth my time and effort… my $1,800 application spree last fall got us a fantastic new fridge in our kitchen! […]

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Barclaycard Frontier 50,000 Mile Sign Up Bonus

Posted by Kate on January 24, 2014

This week’s Featured Deal is another perfect one for travelers. Frontier Airlines has a great sign-up bonus with a low spending requirement, perfect for some of your spring travel! Barclaycard is offering up to 50,000 bonus miles on the Frontier Airlines World MasterCard. The bonus miles should be enough for 2 domestic roundtrip award tickets. […]

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Reader Q & A on High Cashback Credit Cards

Posted by Madison on January 22, 2014

The last few deals we featured sparked lots of interest since they offer 6% and 5% cashback at the grocery store. However since both of these cards involve some extra strategies to maximize (and calculate) the benefits, they also generated plenty of questions from readers. American Express Preferred Card First up is the American Express […]

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American Express added new benefits to their sign up bonuses recently. We discussed the American Express 50 Reward Dollars and Amazon Prime Sign Up Bonus before the holidays. The most popular response I received was from readers who wanted to know if the Amazon Prime bonus was also available for the Blue Cash Preferred® Card. […]

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Wells Fargo 5% Cash Back Credit Card

Posted by Madison on January 10, 2014

This week’s Featured Deal is for those of you who are always on the lookout for 5% cash back at the grocery store with unlimited potential! This week we’re taking a look at the Wells Fargo Cash Back card which pays 5% cash rewards on gas, grocery, and drugstore purchases for 6 months. If you […]

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Kroger 25¢ Per Gallon Gas Savings Sign Up Bonus

Posted by Kate on January 3, 2014

Do you shop at Kroger? If so, this week’s Featured Deal may be just for you! Readers have mentioned the Kroger card as a way to save money on gas many times, so we figured we should take a look. Right now Kroger is offering 25¢ off per gallon of gas with the 1-2-3 REWARDS® […]

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