Citi Unveils New 5% Cash Back Categories on the Dividend Card — Here’s How to Activate by Tyler Glatt September 16, 2025 6 Citi® Dividend Card cardholders can activate their Q4 2025 quarterly bonus categories and earn 5% cash back, up to $300 cash back annually. From October through December 2025, you'll earn 5% cash back when using your card at Citi Travel stores and restaurants. Here's the link to register.
Chase Freedom 5% Cashback Categories for Q4 2025. Here’s How to Activate Now. by Tyler Glatt September 15, 2025 123 Registration is now open for a new batch of bonus categories on the Chase Freedom Flex℠ and Chase Freedom®. Here's how to activate your card to earn 5% in select categories to earn 5% cashback from October 1 through December 31, plus how you can still maximize your earnings before September 30.
Making Quarterly Tax Payments? Use These Credit Cards To Earn Points, Miles, or Cash Back by Ross Denkin September 13, 2025 156 Paying the IRS is never fun. But, if you must, it presents a fantastic opportunity to earn points and miles by paying taxes with a credit card. Here's when it makes sense to pay your taxes using a credit card, particularly with lower fees for 2025!
The Best Ways to Earn and Redeem Points and Miles for Walt Disney World Hotels and Tickets by Carissa Rawson September 11, 2025 0 Walt Disney World vacations are expensive, especially when you're trying to stay on Disney property. Here's how to maximize your earnings on Disney tickets and hotels, plus how to redeem points to slash your out-of-pocket costs.
Best Cards for Advertising & Shipping: How to Maximize Earnings on Two Big Business Expenses by Ryan Smith and Jess Farley September 11, 2025 10 If your small business spend a lot on advertising or shipping, make sure you're maxing out your return with credit cards that generate the most points or cash back from your spending. If you're earning just 1x, you're leaving rewards on the table. Let us show you some better options.
Rove Miles Promotions: Million-Mile Travel Stipend, 1k Bonus Miles for Signing Up, up to 5k Bonus Miles on Hotels by Tyler Glatt September 10, 2025 0 The Rove Miles loyalty program currently has several promotions running, including a new member signup bonus, hotel booking bonuses, and a chance to win a million-mile travel stipend. Here are all the details so you can take advantage of these offers before they disappear soon.
Elevated Offer: Sign Up for Rakuten and Earn $50 or 5,000 Amex Points After Spending $50 by Tyler Glatt and Skye Class September 10, 2025 119 Rakuten is one of the oldest — and remains one of the best — shopping portals on the internet for earning bonus rewards. And to sweeten the pot, new members can currently use a Rakuten referral link to get a new member bonus of $50 or 5,000 Amex Membership Rewards points. Here's how to get the bonus.
Earn Rewards on Card Referrals: Complete Guide to Chase’s Refer-a-Friend and Business Programs by Samantha Holland and Brie Bash September 7, 2025 0 Refer friends, family, and business contacts to Chase credit cards through Chase's Refer-a-Friend and Refer-a-Business programs. You will put valuable points and cash in your wallet while introducing your community to the value of credit card points and miles.
3 Powerful AwardWallet Tools to Maximize Your Rewards and Get the Most Out of Your Card Spending by Toni Southam and Carissa Rawson September 5, 2025 3 AwardWallet offers loads of features beyond tracking your loyalty accounts. In fact, AwardWallet has a series of tools to help you maximize your points and miles earning by securely tracking each transaction you make, analyzing the information, and providing you feedback as to how you could boost your earnings.
The 12 Best Credit Cards for Office Supplies and Mobile Phone Services [2025] by Jess Farley and Ryan Flanigan September 2, 2025 28 Whether you’re a one-man band, bootstrapped out of your parent's garage, or a department head at a multi-national corporation, office supplies and cellular services can make up a significant portion of your business spending each month. Earn extra points or bonus cash back by using the right credit card for these purchases. We've compiled your best options here.
Discover Unveils 5% Cash Back Bonus Categories for Q4 2025 by JT Genter September 1, 2025 18 Each quarter, Discover it® Cash Back and Discover® More® Card cardmembers can earn 5% cash back on up to $1,500 of purchases in select categories. And now you can start planning your purchases for July-September, as Discover's 5% cash back bonus categories were just announced for the third quarter of 2025. Here are the categories and how to activate your bonus earnings.
Working on an Amex Welcome Bonus? Here’s How to Track Your Spending Progress by Harrison Pierce August 24, 2025 1 Getting approved for a new credit card is exciting, and so is the opportunity to earn bonus points within the first few months of account opening. Here's how to track your progress toward a new American Express welcome bonus so you know exactly how much more you need to spend.
Getaways by Southwest Airlines: Earn Points on Vacation Packages, Get Two Free Bags, and More by Cameron Laufer August 22, 2025 0 Southwest has launched a vacation package booking platform, called Getaways by Southwest. You can now earn Rapid Rewards points when booking your vacation -- and get two free bags. In this post, we'll cover all you need to know about this new booking platform.
Use RebatesMe to Earn Cash Back on Online Purchases, Plus Increased $40 Bonus for AwardWallet Readers by Skye Class August 19, 2025 6 RebatesMe is an online shopping portal that allows you to earn cashback whenever you use its link and make a qualifying purchase at select stores. If you've never used the portal before, AwardWallet readers can score an increased $40 bonus after eligible purchases.
How Capital One Shopping Works — And When It Beats the Competition by Carissa Rawson August 18, 2025 1 Capital One Shopping offers both a website and an extension to allow users to earn cash back. Along with other shopping portals, Capital One Shopping tracks your purchases and offers rewards based on what you buy. These are its positives and negatives.
JetBlue Revamps Travel Portal and Adds TrueBlue Redemption Options — Here’s What to Know by Cameron Laufer August 14, 2025 0 What was once called Paisly is now TrueBlue Travel, and the platform gives loyalty members more opportunities to earn and use points beyond just flights. In this post, we will break down the program changes, ways to both earn and redeem TrueBlue points, and what value to expect from the program.
Paying Tuition With Credit Cards: When It’s Worth It and Which Cards Are the Most Rewarding by Tyler Glatt and Max Prosperi August 11, 2025 3 College tuition is a huge expense, which presents a lucrative opportunity for those looking to earn additional points, miles, or cash back with credit cards. But is it a good idea? Here are some considerations you'll want to make before paying with a credit card, plus some cards you should use.
Chase Co-Branded Card Promotions: Up to 7X Points on Groceries, Gas, and Dining in Q3 2025 by Skye Class August 8, 2025 32 Chase finally announced the Q3 2025 co-branded credit card offers (that started on July 1). These targeted promos offer eligible cardholders bonus points or cash back. This time around, Chase is offering up to 7X total points on grocery, gas station, and restaurant purchases made between July 1 and September 30, 2025. If you have a Chase co-branded card, here’s how to check if you’re targeted for a bonus offer.
Choice Privileges Will Sell You up to 5k Bonus Points per Night at Checkout — But Is It Worth It? by Skye Class and JT Genter August 7, 2025 1 Want to earn more points with your next Choice Hotels stay? Choice Privileges members can now purchase bonus Privileges points with each booking. You can choose between 1,000, 2,000, or 5,000 extra points per night. Here’s how it works.
All the Ways to Earn Hilton Honors Points by Tyler Glatt and Ross Denkin August 3, 2025 24 Hilton makes earning points incredibly easy. Sign up for co-branded credit cards and stack hotel stays, promotions, and credit card spend to earn tons of Hilton Honors points. Or, take advantage of Hilton's many partnerships outside of hotel stays to earn bonus points even when you aren't traveling. We examine all of the ways to earn Hilton Honors points in this post.
The Citi ThankYou Trifecta: 10X on Travel, 5X on Top Category, 3X on Food, 2X on Everything Else by JT Genter and Harrison Pierce July 26, 2025 1 Earning rates on Citi cards are among the best available. With the right combo of cards, you can earn 5X in a category of your choice; 3X on dining, gas, and travel; and 2X on all other purchases. You'll pay just $95 in total to hold all three cards each year. Here's how to put together a winning Citi card trifecta.
What Is Journey? A Primer on This New Independent Hotel Loyalty Program by Cameron Laufer July 22, 2025 0 Journey Rewards is a new loyalty program, aiming to connect luxury independent hotels with travelers in a way that allows users to earn and redeem points at properties that were never possible before. Here's what you need to know about this program and how it works.
Double Dip on Lyft Rides: Earn Points or Miles With These Airline, Hotel, and Credit Card Partners by Tyler Glatt and Dan Miller July 21, 2025 6 When traveling using the ride-hailing service Lyft, you'll earn miles, points, or cash back depending on what credit card you use to pay for your ride. But, thanks to partnerships with several loyalty programs, you can double-dip on Lyft rides. Here's how.
How to Use the Free Citi Shop Program to Save Money on Online Purchases by Tyler Glatt July 18, 2025 0 When it comes to online shopping, few things make the experience better than earning extra rewards through a shopping portal. One option you might not be as familiar with is Citi Shop — a free program that lets eligible Citi cardholders earn statement credits and access additional savings at more than 5,000 online retailers. Here's how it works.
Join, Dine, Earn: Score up to 4,000 Bonus Miles by Joining These Airline Dining Programs by Skye Class July 14, 2025 74 Hungry for more miles? Airline dining programs are a great way to double dip on restaurant spending — earning miles on top of your usual credit card rewards. Even better, several programs are offering new member bonuses right now. Here’s how to earn up to 4,000 bonus miles just by joining and dining.
Hyatt Homes & Hideaways: Everything You Need to Know About Earning and Redeeming Points on Vacation Rentals by Skye Class September 8, 2025 2 Homes & Hideaways is Hyatt’s answer to Airbnb. We cover how the program works, what you’ll earn, and why you might want to skip redeeming points for stays.
Best Cards for Amazon Purchases — Earn up to 6% Cash Back or 2X Transferrable Points by Ryan Smith July 19, 2025 1 If you're shopping on Amazon, you might as well use the right credit card to maximize your earnings. Options exist for extra points or putting cash back in your pocket. Whatever type of rewards you're looking for, using the right payment method can help you maximize the Amazon deals you've found and provide extra earnings along the way.
Pay Less to Stream More: The Best Cards for Streaming Services in 2025 by Ashley Onadele and Carissa Rawson July 7, 2025 1 Credit cards have great expanded their partner offerings, and one such move taps into the growing market for streaming services. The right credit card should earn bonus points or offer spending credits to offset your subscription costs. Here are the best credit cards for streaming services.
After 8 Years, 74 Countries, and 848 Flights: What It Really Costs to Live as a Digital Nomad by JT Genter July 4, 2025 20 Eight years ago this week, my wife Katie and I took off on our first flight as digital nomads. Eight years later, we are still traveling the world full-time with no plans to stop. Thanks to points and miles, we've been able to travel full-time for a lot less than we ever imagined. Here's a recap of how much we've traveled in the past eight years — and how we paid for it.
Earn AAdvantage® Miles From Everyday Mastercard Purchases Through SimplyMiles by Michelle Molloy July 3, 2025 58 The SimplyMiles program earns additional American Airlines miles and Loyalty Point status with hundreds of partners when they shop using a Mastercard. There are no fees or requirements to use an American Airlines co-branded card. If you want to earn AA miles and Loyalty Points on everyday purchases, SimplyMiles is a program worth taking a closer look at.