Alas, another one bites the dust. After a multi-year relationship and almost a thousand dollars back, KeyBank has finally pulled the plug on the Laurel Road digital brand, and with it some of its actually good offerings. Most notably, it’s free-money Loyalty Checking account. Stellar sign-up bonus for starting direct deposit, and monthly direct-deposit bonus.
💀💀💀 RIP Laurel Road Loyalty Checking — $10 a month Read More »
Capital One recently made some negative changes to lounge benefits. These changes impacted both Capital One Lounges/Landings as well as the quality of Priority Pass extended lounges (no more blanket access for guests.) Apparently I didn’t pay close enough attention to the email, as I didn’t complete a new membership enrollment like I had to
It’s my own fault The Club SFO Priority Pass Lounge was a bust… Read More »
The month is now behind us, and so too are a range of new cards, offers, and fun travel bookings. I held off on major cash/like redemptions, so I’d say the volume of activity was generally lighter than is normal. Still good deals to be had, but this was primarily a banking-points month. Rewards ($643
Month-end recap: $1,300 in rewards, perks, and freebies in February 2026 Read More »
As I was pulling up all the travel documents and plans for this week’s Hawaii stay, I was having trouble finding our SFO airport hotel stay. It turns out that despite doing some research on accommodations, I never ended up booking the stay (!!!) Thankfully I’ve got a range of points banked. Looking at hotels
Best Western Pay With Points — an almost-free SFO airport hotel stay Read More »
There really is no better place to be in the middle of winter than on vacation somewhere tropical! I splurged $8 on internet for this first leg of our Alaska Airlines flight to Maui (currently halfway across the continental US). Given the many, many hundreds that this card has saved me (over $500 on the
ALOHA courtesy of Alaska Airlines Companion Pass Read More »
Anyone who knows me knows my very vocal position on sports betting. I won’t hash that here beyond describing the industry broadly as evil and predatory. Like any gambling, they get a good hook and get consumers to literally burn money. That makes the core foundation of this product also genuinely terrible. I hope G-Bank
You buy something and it doesn’t work. Doesn’t fit. Don’t love it. Can’t make it work. You feel like you just wasted your money because, well, you did. While many merchants play ball and have a return policy that affords some flexibility, some don’t. The reality is, if you put that on a card, you
Terrible merchant return policy? There’s a benefit for that. Read More »
Hooray for good deals. Boo for those not triggering correctly and requiring escalation to enforce. This has happened a number of times, though most typically with online purchase portals. In this instances, a really good Chase offer seems to have slipped identification. Thankfully online messaging portal means I’m likely able to resolve without picking up
Trust but verify — Chase IHG 20% off Gas offer not posting correctly Read More »
Free things are great. Free things are even better when they make our lives easier and provide some level of convenience. While I’d be lying if I said I was a big Uber fan, I am all about taking advantage of free membership and free credits for some free food. Sign me up! What is
It’s a new month! Get some freebies with UberOne + monthly Uber credits. Read More »
After an experience recently where I lost grace period by taking advantage of a promotional (non-zero) APR, I thought a post on the topic would make a fun and helpful reflection. The topic of interest-free period on purchases doesn’t often come to the front of credit card gaming conversation, but the reality is it’s actually
The truly amazing power of new-purchases grace period Read More »
