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AMEX Consumer Cards
CardBonusThresholdAnnual FeeAdd'l BonusesAdd'l Benefits, DDF Links
Mercedes Benz Platinum50k3k/3 months  $475$200 Airline CreditDDF Forex fees waived
Platinum 40k3k/3 months$450$200 Airline CreditDDF Forex fees waived
Premier Rewards Gold* (PRG)25k2k/3 months$195$100 Airline Credit, $30K/15k  50K
GoldN/AN/A$160 
GreenN/AN/A$95 
Starwood25K3k/3 months$95
Delta Gold*30K1K/3months$95First checked bag.  $50 credit - delta purchases 1st 3 months
Delta Platinum10k1 purchase, 2 AU's $150
Delta Reserve10k (MQM)1st purchase$450$30k/15k, $60k/30k
Blue Cash*$150 credit1k/3 monthsN/A
Blue Cash Preferred*$250 credit1k/3 months$75
Blue Sky7.5k1kN/A
Blue Sky Preferred15k1k/3 months$75
CostcoN/AN/AN/A

AMEX Business Cards
CardBonusThresholdAnnual FeeAdd'l BonusesAdd'l Benefits, DDF Links
Platinum40k5k/3 months   $450$200 Airline CreditDDFForex fees waived
Gold (BGR)50K5k/3 Mos$17525K Upgrade75K 25K upgrade
PlumN/AN/A$250
Delta Gold30K500/3 Months$95
Simply Cash  N/AN/AN/A
Starwood25K5k/3 months$95

Chase Consumer Cards
CardBonusThresholdAnnual FeeAdd'l BonusesAdd'l Benefits, DDF Links
BA Visa50k2k/3 months$95Forex fees waived
Freedom Visa$100 Cash$500/3 monthsN/A1% Cash Back5% Cash Back revolving categories
Freedom Unlimited$150 Cash$500/3 monthsN/A1.5% Cash Back
Hyatt2 free nights  2k/3 months  $75Forex fees waived
Marriott30k1k/3months$452 free nights
Marriott Premier50k1k/3 months$851 free night, 0% foreign transaction fees Forex fees waived
Reserve

Sapphire10k$500/3 monthsN/A

Sapphire Preferred (SP) Visa40k  4k/3 months  $95MC also avail - same terms Forex fees waived

Slate VisaN/AN/AN/A

Southwest50k2k/3 months$99

United Explorer30k+5k+$1001k/3 months$951st checked bag, no forex fees

United Club **$95 credit 1st purchase$3952 checked bags, club access, 1.5 miles/$1 Forex fees waived

Priority Club60K 1k/3 months  $49Forex fees waived



Chase Business Cards
CardBonusThresholdAnnual FeeAdd'l BonusesAdd'l Benefits, DDF Links
Ink Bold50k5k/3 months  $95Forex fees waived
Ink Plus50k5k/3 months  $95
Ink Cash$2003k/3 monthsN/A
United Explorer***  35k1k/3 months$95

Barclay Credit Cards
CardBonusThresholdAnnual FeeAdd'l BonusesAdd'l Benefits, DDF Links
Barclay Arrival WMC$400 travel credit3k/3 months$8910% redemption bonus2.2pp/$, no foreign fees, free car ins
Barclay Rewards
Frontier
Lufthansa15k1st purchase$5910k for balance transferAnnual companion ticket
Lufthansa Premier20k$5,000$7915k for balance transfer  Annual companion ticket
NFL$4002.5/3 monthsN/A
USAirways50k1st purchase  $8910k/balance transfer 2 companion tix, 1 club pass
VirginAmerica

Citi Personal Credit Cards
CardBonusThresholdAnnual FeeAdd'l BonusesAdd'l Benefits, DDF Links
AA AMEX45k5k/4 months  $85$150 credit2 Admirals club passes, 1st checked bag, DDF Forex fees waived
AA Visa45k5k/4 months  $85$150 credit2 Admirals club passes, 1st checked bag, DDFForex fees waived
AA Visa50k2.5k/4 months$85DDF
MC Gold30k$750/4 months$50DDF
Dividend 5% for Students  N/AN/AN/A1% Cash Back5% Cash Back revolving categories
Hilton40k1kN/ASilver status, worthless points
Hilton Reserve2 free nights2.5k/4 months$95free anniv. night  Gold status, no foreign trans. fees
Simplicity
ThankYou Preferred15k1k/3 monthsN/A

CitiBusiness Cards
CardBonusThresholdAnnual FeeAdd'l BonusesAdd'l Benefits, DDF Links
AA Visa Business45k5k/4 months$85$150 creditDDF


US Bank Credit Cards
CardBonusThresholdAnnual FeeAdd'l BonusesAdd'l Benefits, DDF Links
Club Carlson60k1.5k/3 months$5025k annuallySilver status, 5X points on all purchases, 2nd night free on redemptions
Club Carlson Premier  85k2.5k/3 months  $7540k annually  Gold status, 5X points on all purchases, 2nd night free on redemptions

Discover Credit Cards
CardBonusThresholdAnnual FeeAdd'l BonusesAdd'l Benefits, DDF Links
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Discover Student

Capital One Credit Cards
CardBonusThresholdAnnual FeeAdd'l BonusesAdd'l Benefits, DDF Links
Capital One Venture Visa40k3k/3 months$59 2X points on all purchases, no forex fees

Well Fargo Credit Cards
CardBonusThresholdAnnual FeeAdd'l BonusesAdd'l Benefits, DDF Links
Propel World Amex40k3k/3 months$175 $100 airline credit, 3X airlines, 2X hotels, no forex fees

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Everything else is CREDIT cards
RED = 1st Year Free

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*** United Explorer Business Card Link: Click on "Are you a business owner" on the top-right
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Re: Credit Card Comparison Chart
« Reply #360 on: July 05, 2015, 02:17:43 PM »
If you could get hold of a code for 150k biz plat, that would obviously be the best signup bonus out there.
and how do i get a code?

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« Reply #361 on: July 05, 2015, 02:20:16 PM »
and how do i get a code?
Ask nicely here :)

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Re: Credit Card Comparison Chart
« Reply #362 on: July 05, 2015, 02:44:39 PM »
so without a miracle what card has a good bonus now

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« Reply #363 on: July 05, 2015, 02:50:48 PM »
so without a miracle what card has a good bonus now
If you could somehow pull a miracle with one of these links for 75k for the BRG. Otherwise there's currently no increased signup bonus on the UR or MR cards.

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« Reply #364 on: July 07, 2015, 09:48:55 PM »
Dan wrote a post a while back on whether hotel credit cards are worth it, or on which is the best hotel card. I can't find it. Anyone?
I am sometimes accused of overthinking things. I am still mulling over whether that accusation has merit.

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Re: Credit Card Comparison Chart
« Reply #365 on: July 07, 2015, 09:50:29 PM »
Dan wrote a post a while back on whether hotel credit cards are worth it, or on which is the best hotel card. I can't find it. Anyone?
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Re: Credit Card Comparison Chart
« Reply #366 on: July 07, 2015, 11:06:43 PM »
Dan wrote a post a while back on whether hotel credit cards are worth it, or on which is the best hotel card. I can't find it. Anyone?
Not finding it either

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« Reply #367 on: July 08, 2015, 12:52:35 AM »
Not finding it either
Do you recall the post?
I am sometimes accused of overthinking things. I am still mulling over whether that accusation has merit.

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« Reply #368 on: July 08, 2015, 12:56:31 AM »

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Re: Credit Card Comparison Chart
« Reply #369 on: July 08, 2015, 12:57:29 AM »
Dan wrote a post a while back on whether hotel credit cards are worth it, or on which is the best hotel card. I can't find it. Anyone?
What I want to understand is how Dan had all those IHG points stolen when he mentioned on another thread that he has never held the IHG card. Can anyone explain how you have a cache of IHG points without their card?

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« Reply #370 on: July 08, 2015, 01:05:25 AM »
Do you recall the post?
Was there anything specific you wanted from it ? Chances are it's mentioned in a post about which card to use when.

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« Reply #371 on: July 08, 2015, 07:47:57 PM »
Whats the best Hotel card besides SPG? How good is the Hilton 75k offer going on?
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Re: Credit Card Comparison Chart
« Reply #372 on: July 13, 2015, 12:31:03 AM »
Does southwest offer 50K sign up bonus now?

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« Reply #373 on: July 13, 2015, 12:41:52 AM »
Does southwest offer 50K sign up bonus now?
On chase site the business premier is 50k.

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Re: Credit Card Comparison Chart
« Reply #374 on: July 13, 2015, 01:20:56 AM »
But there is a $99 a year fee is there a way to wave that or it will be worth it?

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« Reply #375 on: July 13, 2015, 01:22:47 AM »
SW doesn't waive the AF 1st year.

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« Reply #376 on: July 19, 2015, 12:02:38 PM »
posting for a friend: which card is should I sign up for? Its either the AMEX PRG, Amex Everyday Prefferred?, or the Chase Sapphire Preferred? This card will not be used for manufacturered spending or churning. Rather it will be used for everyday purchases. It seems like the annual fee for the everyday preferred and the PRG are the same considering the $100 yearly airline incidental credit. Which one would you advise?

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Re: Credit Card Comparison Chart
« Reply #377 on: August 17, 2015, 07:40:57 AM »
Please update the wiki.  Thanx

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Re: Credit Card Comparison Chart
« Reply #378 on: August 27, 2015, 11:33:51 PM »
which consumer cards besides delta, blue cash and starwoods lets you have 99 AUs? Also can you have a blue cash and a blue cash prefered card at the same time?
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« Reply #379 on: August 27, 2015, 11:40:55 PM »
Also can you have a blue cash and a blue cash prefered card at the same time?
TIA
yes