If you have a good credit score and the discipline not to get into consumer debt, you can profit from your responsibility by participating in various credit card promos where their ad dollars go into your pocket. There have been some exceptionally nice deals lately to choose from, one of which expires soon. Here’s a brief summary:
$500 in Gift Cards or $500 towards Student Loans, your Mortgage, Airfare or Hotel
The Citi ThankYou Premier Card is competing with a 50,000 ThankYou Point bonus. You get 50,000 bonus ThankYou Points after $2,500 in purchases within 3 months of account opening. 50,000 points is worth $500 in gift cards, airfare, or a check towards your student loan or mortgage. No annual fee. See this post for details.
$500 in Cash or $625 towards Airfare or Hotel
The Chase Sapphire Preferred Card is a rewards credit card offering new cardholders 50,000 bonus points after you spend $3,000 in purchases within the first 3 months. 50,000 points can be redeemed for $500 cash or two airplane tickets worth up to $312.50 each since they offer a 25% boost towards airfare and hotels. No annual fee for the first year, $95 in future years. They also offer 2 points per dollar spent on dining & 1 point per dollar spent on all other purchases. Additional details here.
(This card is the “big brother” of the regular Chase Sapphire Card, where you can get 25,000 points ($250 cash) after you spend $3,000 in purchases within the first 3 months, and there is no annual fee in the first year or subsequent years.
This is their new travel-oriented card, with no foreign transaction fee on purchases and you can also earn points based on the amount of miles you actually fly. The annual fee is free the first year, $125 in later years if you keep it. Alternatively, if you want a card with no annual fee period, the Citi ThankYouSM Preferred Card is offering 25,000 bonus points after $2,000 in purchases within 4 months.
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I’m not sure if this has been widely received, but I did also just receive a 75,000 point offer from American Express Open (business card) for spending $2,000 by October 2011.
It’s a business card, so I guess there are some limitations on who can get one and what kinds of expenses, but it seemed like a pretty low spend for a lot of points.
I did just receive another invite letter for this card, if someone wants the invite code.
I received an offer in the mail for the Citi Card – annual fee waived, spend $1,000 for 50,000 points. Reading your blog has reminded me to check the credit card offers that come in the mail. I had a Sapphire offer I never opened (shredded/tossed it) and can’t help but wonder if I had gotten the 100,000 points offer anyway.
Anyway, seems to me a banner year for rewards – I know I will be checking my credit card offers more carefully. Thanks again for the heads up on these!!
Yes, it seems that, after a couple of years of less than stellar offers, they are coming out of the woodwork again. Between the Sapphire and Amex Open, we’re looking at pulling in 125,000 points ($1,250) with no annual fees.
Pretty good, especially when you consider that it is tax-free money!
Does anyone know if two people at the same address can get one? (My wife and I)
@John – Yes, two people at the same address can get one each. Credit scores are per individual.
Thanks!!
I just received the Citi Thankyou card and I called in and confirmed that the $125 annual fee is waived for the first 12 months. When I asked them what else they could do in terms of waiving it for a longer period, they gave me a second promotion stating that if I spent $4,500 within the first 3 months they will credit my statement with $125. Not a bad deal.