The Top 25 Credit Cards

(If you see any errors or missing cards, please let me know. I try to keep a full list, but it’s a lot of information and I do make mistakes).

Significant Changes Since Last Month:
-Alaska increases to 30,000 miles.
-American Airlines Executive card up to 60,000 miles.
-United up to 55,000 for some and 75,000 for others.
-Delta up to 50,000 and 60,000 miles.
-Hawaiian back to 50,000 miles.
-Hilton Surpass up to 100,000 points.
-Marriott Business also up to 100,000.
-American Express Platinum 100,000 points came and went.

Time for the monthly edition of my Top 25 Credit Cards. I call it “Top 25” out of tradition, but you get a lot more links than that below. Again, if you’re a rookie, make sure you read The Newbie Guide. It’s a little outdated but many of your questions can still be answered there. Basic things like not applying for 3 Chase cards at the same time should be known before you continue. For people running out of cards, remember there’s often a Business card option. I listed a few here but not many, so it might be worth exploring more Business cards. Also, “churning” might be an option. The dates here were a guideline but things always tend to vary individually.

Miles and points aren’t an equal currency. 50,000 Delta Skymiles are worth less to me than 50,000 miles from Singapore Airlines. 25,000 Hyatt points mean more to me than 25,000 Hilton points. And so on. These links work right now (June 2nd at midnight). If you read this later, many of the offers will have changed. Things move fast in this game so read offer details and terms before applying. Especially all that small print when you’re trying to get bonuses more than once on the same card. Ok, enough blabbering…here we go! My “Top 25” current credit cards in order are below…

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June AwardWallet Codes

Here are this month’s free AwardWallet codes for you quick clickers.  Log into your account, click on your name, and select “Upgrade Using A Coupon” to apply a code. This will upgrade your account for 6 months (even existing users). Please only take 1 of these each. I’ll try to edit the post in the morning. If you’re new, AwardWallet is a must for tracking all your accounts, balances, user names, passwords, and expiration dates.

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Tuesday Triple

  • Spend $42 to pick up 6,500 United miles and some average wine
    (Edit: Thanks Carl. Skip this “deal.” The wine sucks and it’s only 2,500 miles on the first shipment).
  • Another Rocketmiles deal for British Airways points this time.
  • The Business link to yesterday’s Delta offer is here. With Chase a lot less useful these days, it’s worth paying more attention to the bonuses from these other banks.

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3 Increased Card Offers

  • American Express is showing 50,000 Delta miles for a gold card and 60,000 for platinum.
  • A few of you reached out to say you were targeted for 70,000 United miles from Chase (plus 5,000 for adding an authorized user). If your offer is lower, you should be able to call or message Chase to match it.
  • 30,000 Alaska miles from Bank of America. The old 25,000-mile offer with a $100 credit should still be working if you prefer that one.

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End Of Week Deals

  • With their usual back and forth, Uber copied Lyft’s New York City deal and is now offering 50% off through Monday. You can get half off (up to 25 bucks) on two rides with code MDWNYC50. 
  • See if you’re targeted for any promos from United. I wasn’t, but a bunch of you emailed your different offers.
  • 50 American miles per dollar spent at Magazines.com is back. This one comes and goes and, obviously, you can rack up a good amount at this rate.

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