Things on this page are fragmentary and immature notes/thoughts of the author. Please read with your own judgement!
Tips and Traps
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Avoid AMEX as it is nutorious for closing many customers' credit cards without valid reasons.
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Costco is a wholesale. It is not considered as a grocery or supermarket for cashback bonus purposes.
Glossory
- ASC: Amazon Store Card
- RGC: Robinhood Gold Card
- BOA-V: BOA Visa Card
- BOA-M: BOA Master Card
- VVC: Verizon Visa Card
- HDCC: Home Depot Credit Card
- Sapphire: Chase Sapphire Credit Card
Category | Coupon/Credit | >=10% | >=5% | >=4% | >=3.5% | >=3% | >=2.5% | >=2% | >=1.5% |
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Costco | RGC |
BOA-M |
Citi-C |
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Amazon | ASC [3] |
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BOA-V RGC |
BOA-V | |||||
Other Online Shopping |
BOA-V RGC |
BOA-V | |||||||
Restaurant | VVC |
RGC Citi-C |
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Supermarket | RGC | ||||||||
Other Grocery |
VVC | RGC Sapphire[6] | BOA-M | ||||||
Macys |
AMEX-M |
RGC | |||||||
Uber Eats |
RGC |
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Airline check-in bag |
BOA-V: $100/yr | RGC | |||||||
Flight | Sapphire[5] |
RGC |
BOA-V | ||||||
Travel | RGC [4] Sapphire [5] |
RGC Citi-C [2] |
BOA-V | ||||||
Hotel | IHG Sapphire[7] | Sapphire[5] | RGC | ||||||
Car Rental |
Sapphire [8] | RGC | |||||||
Home Depot |
HDCC |
BOA-M |
RGC | ||||||
Home Improvement & Furnishings |
BOA-M |
RGC | |||||||
Gas |
Citi-C VVC |
RGC | |||||||
EV Charging |
Citi-C VCC |
RGC |
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Verizon Purchases | VVC | RGC |
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Other | RGC |
BOA-V |
- [2]: On eligible travel purchases only
- [3]: Amazon Prime membership is required to enjoy the discount.
- [4]: Robinhood Gold Card gives you 5% cash back when you book travel through the all-new Robinhood travel portal. For more details, please refer to Robinhood Gold Card waitlist .
- [5]: For purchases through Chase Travel. And points are worth 25% more when redeemed for travel through Chase Travel.
- [6]: For online grocery purchases excluding Walmart, Target and wholesale clubs.
- [7]: Earn up to $50 in statement credits each account anniversary year for hotel stays purchased through Chase Travel.
- [7]: The card comes with trip cancellation and interruption insurance, lost luggage reimbursement, auto rental coverage, etc.
Offers
Credit Cards Without Foreign Transaction Fees
- Robinhood Gold Card
- Sapphire