Thread: I've made $818.73 off cashback/cc promos since October.

Great tips on the travel cards Rob!

I have set a goal for this year of $2000 in rewards.

Based on your breakdown that sound achievable. With the $1000+ offer I got, I could see myself hitting $2,500 to $3,000 this year if I play my cards right, literally.

So far this year I've made about $675 in cashback and gift cards

I have you beat so far this year, ha. I took advantage of that British Airways 100k miles promotion (since expired) and the stipulation was to spend $2,500 during the first 3 months. There was a big purchase I was planning anyway so I held of on it until the card arrived and that allowed me to meet the threshold the very first week. My first billing cycle closed and I now have 107k miles - I feel rich! I know the value of airline miles can be iffy depending on how they are used but the absolute minimum value of that I would say is $1070 and could be significantly higher if I use them for flights far in advance so I can book at the bargain basement point levels. I will probably end up converting them from BA to AA miles because as much as I would like to go to Europe, it's not on the top of my list by any means.

So far since Jan. 1, 2011 I've made $464.57 in credit card cashback alone. This includes the redemption of some cashback that was earned during the fourth quarter of 2010, but most was earned this year. Most of the cashback came from my Fidelity Amex card.

Besides the cashback, I got a $50 gift card for opening a Sony Visa account with CapOne and $100 for opening a checking account with Chase. (As I said in another post, I missed out on the $500 Chase Sapphire promotion because I already have the card.)

Loyalty program rewards added another $35, and $100 came in the form of gift cards for frequent flier miles that I was able to cash in by first transferring them to the Amtrak Guest Rewards program.

I could be making more by juggling multiple cards, probably a few hundred bucks more, but it's much easier to track my spending when I'm just using the one card, Fidelity Amex.

I just beat last year's total by almost $71 with a total of $889.64 of cashback rewards from Fidelity Amex, Chase Freedom and Chase Amazon. This does not include promotional offers for opening new accounts, etc. I made more this year despite juggling fewer cards because I took greater advantage of the reward points mall (WorldPoints) available via the Fidelity Amex card.

That is impressive. Very impressive. I will tally mine up in January.