Get $100 Bonuses From Credit Card Promotions
Here are some easy promotional offers from credit cards that have helped me save for an early retirement by paying for a lot of my usual expenses! 
Free $100 Cash
The Chase Sapphire Card is a new rewards credit card that is offering 10,000 bonus points after any first purchase on the credit card, which can be redeemed for $100 cash. No annual fee.
As a rewards card, it offers 1 point for every dollar in purchases (100 points = $1, or the usual 1% back). The nice part is that redemptions are easy - you can even redeem in $1 increments as long as above $25, so you could cash out $27 or $113 without anything left over. There are no earning caps, or points expiration dates.
In addition, you can get double points on airfare booked through their Ultimate Rewards website, as well as a “premium, dedicated service line that gives you access to a live person anytime, 24/7.”
Free $100 Gift Card + Cashback from Restaurants & Amazon.com
The new Citi Forward card is offering 11,000 ThankYou points for making just $250 in purchases and electing for paperless statements within 3 months of account opening. That’s enough points to exchange for $100 in gift cards from stores like Sears, Staples, Overstock.com, Macy’s, or Gap. In terms of ongoing rewards, you get 1 reward point for every $1 you spend on other purchases like most other cards, but this card offers a special 5 reward points for every $1 you spend on books, movies, music and restaurants. You also get 100 points each month you pay your balance on time and don’t exceed your credit limit. See my Citi Forward card review and Amazon.com & restaurants follow-up. for more details.
Free $100 Amazon.com Gift Certificate
The Starwood Preferred Guest® Credit Card from American Express is currently giving out 10,000 Starwood points for signing up and making any purchase. That’s enough for a $100 Gift Card to Amazon.com, Gap, Nordstrom, Banana Republic, and more. Not only do you get the bonus, but this card is one of my favorite rewards cards.
10,000 points are also good for up to 3 free nights at Starwood hotels like Four Points Sheraton. If you like airline miles, you can get 1.25 frequent flier miles per point, 25% more than other airline-specific cards. This card is great for people who like to travel and make the most of their existing frequent flier miles, and can be very useful for getting miles for many different airlines like Delta, American, and more. Click here for details.
Finally, if you spend $15,000 within the first six months, you get another 15,000 bonus Starpoints on top of the 15,000 earned normally. So all in all you’d get 40,000 Starpoints = 50,000 frequent flyer miles = 2 free roundtrip tickets! More info here.
Free $100 Home Depot Gift Card or 10,000 miles
The American Express Preferred Rewards Gold Card is giving out 10,000 Membership Rewards points when you spend $500 in 3 months. Via the Membership Rewards program, you can swap this for a $100 gift card at various places like Gap and Home Depot, or 10,000 miles on a bunch of airlines. The annual fee is waived for the first year.
Free $200 Gift Card or Free $400 Flight
The Citi PremierPass Elite Card offering 20,000 bonus ThankYou points after spending $600 within 3 months. You can convert 20,000 ThankYou points into $200 in gift cards, or also for any domestic coach flight up to $400 in value with no black-out dates. $75 annual fee.
