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Recommendation of Credit Card Usage

Things on this page are fragmentary and immature notes/thoughts of the author. Please read with your own judgement!

Tips and Traps

  1. Avoid AMEX as it is nutorious for closing many customers' credit cards without valid reasons.

  2. 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%
Costco RGC BOA-M
Citi-C
Amazon ASC [3]
BOA-V
RGC
BOA-V
Other
Online
Shopping
BOA-V
RGC
BOA-V
Restaurant VVC RGC
Citi-C
Supermarket RGC
Other
Grocery
VVC RGC Sapphire[6] BOA-M
Macys AMEX-M
RGC
Uber
Eats
RGC
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
Verizon Purchases VVC RGC
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

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