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About LinkBacksI had miles on Continental that I wasn't going to use so I moved them over to my Amtrak Guest Rewards account and from there converted most of them to CVS gift cards. However, I had 5,000 Guest Rewards points left over and the lowest redemption level for gift cards is 6,000. Instead of writing the 5,000 points ($50) off, I opened a Chase Amtrak Guest Rewards MasterCard (no annual fee), which grants 12,000 points after first purchase. So soon I will have 17,000 Guest rewards points redeemable for $150 in gift cards (Going with Gap/Banana Republic this time) with 1,000 points ($10) left on the table.
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Centurion Member
- Join Date
- Apr 2009
- Location
- Texas
- Posts
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Taking the train to rescue my stranded airline miles
CARDS (and why)
FIA Card Services: Fidelity Amex (best cash back excepting 5% cards), Fidelity Visa (spare)
Chase: Freedom (only for 5% reward categories, purchases under $10), Sapphire (not in use), Amazon Rewards (for Amazon purchases only)
CapitalOne: No Hassle Rewards (no foreign transaction fee, my only MasterCard, not in use)
Amex: Blue Cash Everyday (not in use)
Discover: More (only for 5% reward categories)
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Centurion Member
- Join Date
- Jun 2011
- Location
- Down South
- Posts
- 201
This plan sounds very savvy.
Cards
Visa: BofA Cash rewards Visa Signature (1% on everything)
Kroger 123 Rewards Visa, Ascend FCU Platinum Visa (1% back), Penfed Platinum Cash Rewards Visa (5% on Gas)
BofA Cash Reward Platinum Plus (1% on everything, 2%on groceries, 3% on gas), Penfed Platinum Rewards Visa ( 5 points on gas, 3 points on groceries, 1 point on everything else)
Discover: Discover More (5% back rotating categories), Discover Miles (2% on travel and restaurants, double miles on phone, internet, and tv
Amex: Gold Card, BofA Accelerated Cash Rewards (1.5% on everything)
Express Store card (points for gift certificates and special deals)
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