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Having accumulated tens of millions of miles and points from credit cards, Dan shares his secrets on how to get started and optimize your credit card sign ups and spending.

Register Now For Q2 Chase Freedom Spending And Last Day For Q1 Spending

-Chase Freedom Mastercard-Earn $100 cash back (in the form of 10,000 Ultimate Rewards points) when you spend $500 in 3 months. -Chase Freedom Visa-Earn $100...

Current Mega Signup Bonuses From Chase

Related post: Reconsideration For Those Without The Gift Of Gab (Don't just give up after you are denied!) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chase has really stepped up their credit...

Want To Boost Your Credit Score? Spend On Business Cards Instead Of Consumer Cards.

Update: Have you used this strategy to improve your credit score? Let's hear about it in the comments! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Originally posted on 11/08/12: One of the most...

Register Now For Q1 Chase Freedom Spending!

Update, 03/11: Don't forget that you have to register your card by 03/14 to participate in the Q1 bonus categories! --------------------------------------------------- Update, 01/08: I've already...

Split By GroupMe: Free Until 03/12

Update #3: A $499 limit has been added to qualify for free processing. Update #2: It's back to being free again through 03/12! Update, 03/08: It...

Reconsideration For Those Without The Gift Of Gab

Read more about what you can do via Secure Message and where to find secure messaging in this post. Calling the Reconsideration department after...

75,000 Point Signup Bonus For The Business Gold Rewards Card From American Express Open!

Update: The 75K offer link below will expire tomorrow, 03/08, at 1:59pm EST! ————————————————————————— Related posts: -ANA Not Charging Fuel Surcharges For Award Travel On United...

A List Of Gift Cards Sold By Office Supply Stores

Update: Want to save money on gas while earning more points? Several DDF users have confirmed that they paid the lower cash price for gas...

Vanilla Reloads Transfers To American Express Prepaid

Update: No news here at all, but if you only started paying attention to Vanilla Reloads once Bluebird came around then you can come...

Signup Bonus Returns For The American Express Business Platinum Card

Related posts: -Singapore Airlines Also Not Charging Fuel Surcharges For Award Travel On United Or USAirways! -ANA Not Charging Fuel Surcharges For Award Travel On...

50K Premier Rewards Gold And 45K Delta Card Offers!

Step 1: Click here to check which offers you can get. Step 2: Click on “Offers Matched for You” at the top of the left...

What Do You SM For?

Secure messaging (or SM for short) is incredible.  It's a time saver and it works miracles. Some examples of what you can do: -Have an application...

Killer Apps: Knowing The Top Benefits Of Each Card

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- People are always asking me what the best cards are.  If only it were that easy. You see different cards have different things they excel...

Is Today The Last Day To Change Your Previously Registered $200 Airline Fee Credit Choice?

The Platinum Card® from American Express is loaded with many valuable benefits.  One of them is a $200 annual fee credit for an airline...

Should You Get A United Club Card?

Update, 01/27/13: Today is the last day to apply for Avis President's Club if you are a United Club cardholder. That benefit is being...

75,000 Point Signup Bonus For The Business Gold Rewards Card From American Express Open!

Update #2: DEAD! Update: This offer expires on Monday, 01/28 at 10:59am EST. ————————————————————————— Related posts: -ANA Not Charging Fuel Surcharges For Award Travel On United Or USAirways! -Is...

New Rules? What New Rules?

Lots of people have been talking about language AMEX added to their apps early last year about new rules that specify getting the bonus...

Flying To Israel With The Current El Al Promotions

Update: Promo #2 is already dead, but promo #1 for a 20%-30% bonus on transfers to Matmid expires today, 01/10/13. This was originally posted on...

Today’s Escapades

Update #2, 01/07: Got all of my Staples gift cards today!  A couple of them were slightly smaller than what I expected, but still...

Possible 100K Platinum Card Signup Bonus?

Update, 01/08 at 11:25am: DEAD! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disclaimer: I was told about this a little while ago but had to promise not to be the one to...

Chase Offers Ending Soon

Update: There may be just 2 days left to grab some Ink cards with the lowered spend requirements.  Nothing confirmed at this point, but...

Another Flavor Of Vanilla: My Vanilla Debit Card

Related posts: Today’s Escapades --------------------------------------------------------------------------     In the past I've blogged about buying Vanilla Reload (VR) cards (right). Another flavor of Vanilla is the My Vanilla Personal Reloadable Prepaid...

50,000 Point Signup Bonus For the American Express Business Gold Rewards Card

Update: DEAD! It's worth noting that between 12/03 and 01/14 you will be able to get a 30% bonus on Membership Rewards transfers to British...

Matched On Ink Plus

I've already done several successful 3BMs and 4BMs with all of the major banks this year and I went for a few Chase business...

Updated Chase Ink Offers

Related posts: -Want To Boost Your Credit Score? Spend On Business Cards Instead Of Consumer Cards. -A Rundown Of The Chase Ultimate Rewards Program And Ultimate...

Chase Ink Offers Being Updated

Update: These changes will happen tomorrow morning. If you want the better expiring 25K Ink Classic or Ink Cash bonus offers, or if you want...

Rumor Confirmed: Chase Eliminating Freedom Exclusives Program.

Post update #4: Just as a reminder, today is the final day to get a Freedom card and qualify for Chase exclusives.  People are...

Breaking Down Which Credit Card To Use.

This was originally posted on 07/26, but 2 of the 4 cards below are being downgraded. If you're into optimizing your spending you may...

Last Chance For A Cap-Free Blue Cash Preferred Card…

Update: Offer expired! Originally posted on 10/11: Blue Cash Preferred Card from American Express The Blue Cash Preferred Card currently gives 6% cash back at grocery stores,...

A Rundown Of The Chase Ultimate Rewards Program And Ultimate Rewards Cards

Find other articles like this by clicking on the “credit card posts” tab on top of the DansDeals banner at the top of this...

Register Now For Q4, Plus Last Week For Q3 Chase Freedom Spending!

Update: 09/30 is the last date for 5+ points per dollar at gas stations and restaurants.  People have reported getting the 5 point per...

30,000 Starwood Starpoints Signup Bonus On Both The Starwood Consumer And The Starwood Business American Express Cards!

Update: The 30K offer is now dead. Related posts: -4BM Success! (2 consumer card and 2 business card approvals with just 1 hard pull!) -Which Miles...

Upcoming Chase Sapphire Preferred Changes?

Update #4: The 2K offer is now dead.  The offer is back to 40,000 points for spending $3,000 in 3 months. --------------------------------------------------------------- Update #3, 08/22: I...

$50 For Not Being Targeted…

Ever get frustrated for not being targeted for a specific promotion? I wrote a secure message to American Express about my displeasure for not being...

Credit Score FAQs Part 1: Opening And Closing Cards.

Find other articles like this by clicking on the “credit card posts” tab on top of the DansDeals banner at the top of this...

Citi Launches Hilton Reserve Card

I've had the Citi Hilton HHonors™ Visa Signature® Card for some time now.  I never use it, but it has no annual fee and...

Chase Has A Great New British Airways Visa Offer, Though It’s Not Quite As Sweet As Last Year’s.

Originally posted on 04/11/12: Related posts: -Save $400 On Fuel Surcharges To Israel By Booking Avios Rewards Via Iberia Instead Of British Airways! -Flying With An Infant...

Card Offers Ending Soon…

-Ending tomorrow, 07/17, at about 5pm EDT: Chase British Airways Visa: 50K Avios for spending $1, or 75K for spending $10K in 1 year,...

American Express Brings Back Online Credit Reallocation!

American Express has finally brought back the ability to move credit lines between their consumer credit cards. To do so just logon to your account,...

Activate Your Q3 Chase Freedom 5x Point Categories And Finish Your Q2 Bonus Spending Now!

Update: Tomorrow, June 30th, is the last day to complete spending for thr Q2 categories, if you haven't spent the full $1,500 yet then...

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