Thursday Triple

  • From reader Jen, get a very easy 25 Hertz points here.
  • Also from Jen. If you have a FlexPerks card, get 500 free points for activating Real-Time Rewards. Log into your account, click My Accounts – My Rewards – Redeem Rewards – Offers. You’ll see the offer there.
  • Finally from…wait for it…yeah, you guessed it – Jen…here’s another Rocketmiles deal worth looking at. Especially if you have an American Airlines card.

Giveaway

No pressure at all but…

Reader Carlos just reached out to contribute some lounge passes for a giveaway. Considering I’ve never done one and didn’t ask for that gift…it was a pleasant surprise. So, if any of you feel like contributing something (again – no pressure at all) for a reader giveaway, please feel free to let me know. Thanks guys!

American Express Platinum

People always ask, “What’s the best card to get right now?”

The answer right now (if you haven’t had this exact version) is the American Express Platinum card.

Hard to beat 100,000 points. The only “negative” is a $450 annual fee. But the $200 airline credit this year and next before closing the card should pretty much take care of that issue. So if you haven’t had this one, it’s your best choice today.

 

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:
-InterContinental (IHG) new 75,000 point link.
-Southwest Plus card up to 50,000 points again.
-70,000-point offer for Ink card in Chase branches.
-Amex Mercedes Benz Platinum card up to 75,000 points.
-New Premier Traveler card from PNC added.
-Amex Platinum up to 100,000 points.

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 It’s a little outdated but many of your questions can still be answered there.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 (May 9th 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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JetBlue Status Match

Thanks to reader Jack for passing on this JetBlue status match. You are good to go if you any status they mention (including the Southwest Companion Pass). Have a great weekend, guys!