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Best credit card for Gas purchases
« on: December 19, 2012, 07:22:51 PM »
Hi, a family member of mine asked me to post.

He spends approx $400 per month on gas and has the Chase Freedom and Sapphire Preferred.

When the freedom rotating catagory is Gas, it is pretty obvious that that's his way to go.

What about the other 3 quarters, which card gives the best value from gas purchases - preferrebly transferable points or miles (UR, MR, etc.)

TIA


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Re: Best credit card for Gas purchases
« Reply #1 on: December 19, 2012, 07:25:45 PM »
Any of the Ink cards give 2x
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« Reply #2 on: December 19, 2012, 07:27:28 PM »
PRG (I think) gives 2x on Gas


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Re: Best credit card for Gas purchases
« Reply #3 on: December 19, 2012, 07:35:49 PM »
Beware: the SP, weirdly enough, does not count gas as "travel", and thus does not give double points. ???

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Re: Best credit card for Gas purchases
« Reply #4 on: December 19, 2012, 07:36:07 PM »
Is PenFed still 5% on gas?
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Re: Best credit card for Gas purchases
« Reply #5 on: December 19, 2012, 07:48:34 PM »
Beware: the SP, weirdly enough, does not count gas as "travel", and thus does not give double points. ???
Why is that weird?

Is PenFed still 5% on gas?
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Re: Best credit card for Gas purchases
« Reply #6 on: December 19, 2012, 07:55:14 PM »
Why is that weird?

Well, what the heck else do you use it for, besides to travel? Toilet scrubber? A l'chaim?!

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Re: Best credit card for Gas purchases
« Reply #7 on: December 19, 2012, 07:57:22 PM »
Well, what the heck else do you use it for, besides to travel? Toilet scrubber? A l'chaim?!
With the same logic they should also give 2.14 for car leases and purchases.
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Re: Best credit card for Gas purchases
« Reply #8 on: December 19, 2012, 08:00:07 PM »
With the same logic they should also give 2.14 for car leases and purchases.

Hey, they give it for car rentals, tolls, bus tickets... why are those any better?

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Re: Best credit card for Gas purchases
« Reply #9 on: December 19, 2012, 08:01:02 PM »
Hey, they give it for car rentals, tolls, bus tickets... why are those any better?
Because those are things generally incurred while traveling. (Liberal strongholds like CHI and NYC with tolls everywhere excepted)
Gas OTOH is used everyday by everyone with a car.
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Re: Best credit card for Gas purchases
« Reply #10 on: December 19, 2012, 08:06:37 PM »
Because those are things generally incurred while traveling. (Liberal strongholds like CHI and NYC with tolls everywhere excepted)
Gas OTOH is used everyday by everyone with a car.

And that is what threw me off. :(

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Still, it feels wrong somehow....

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Re: Best credit card for Gas purchases
« Reply #11 on: December 19, 2012, 08:08:46 PM »
Only time I pay a toll is for taking the turnpike to PIT or CHI.
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Re: Best credit card for Gas purchases
« Reply #12 on: December 19, 2012, 08:10:13 PM »
Only time I pay a toll is for taking the turnpike to PIT or CHI.

In my current country of residence, only time I pay a toll is... never. ;D

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Re: Best credit card for Gas purchases
« Reply #13 on: December 19, 2012, 08:15:08 PM »
the 6?
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Re: Best credit card for Gas purchases
« Reply #14 on: December 19, 2012, 08:19:21 PM »
the 6?

Meh. The 6 is for tourist wusses. ;D

I take the 90.

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Re: Best credit card for Gas purchases
« Reply #15 on: December 19, 2012, 08:21:51 PM »
the 6?

I took the 6 I never had to pay  ;)
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Re: Best credit card for Gas purchases
« Reply #16 on: December 19, 2012, 08:23:44 PM »
I took the 6 I never had to pay  ;)

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Re: Best credit card for Gas purchases
« Reply #17 on: December 19, 2012, 08:24:32 PM »
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Re: Best credit card for Gas purchases
« Reply #18 on: December 19, 2012, 08:26:41 PM »
Meh. The 6 is for tourist wusses. ;D


or ppl that wanna save time

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Re: Best credit card for Gas purchases
« Reply #19 on: December 20, 2012, 08:37:00 AM »
or ppl that wanna save time

Meh. Like I said, tourist wusses. My wife can do the 90 faster than you can do the 6. 8)