Original Post
Written by
Edited September 15, 2023
at 02:44 AM
by
Chase Freedom/Freedom Flex 5% bonus cashback categories for Oct-Dec 2023 are
- PayPal
- Wholesale Clubs
- Select Charities
You can activate by visiting below site from Sept 15th to Dec 14th:
https://www.chasebonus.com/
Merchant list:
https://creditcards.chase.com/fre.../merchants
It can also be enabled after logging into your account and going to 5% cashback. calendar.
Remember it can be activated tomorrow i.e. Sept 15th onwards.
Gas, fuel, wholesale specialty service purchases such as travel, insurance, cell phone and home improvement will not qualify in this category. Mastercard not accepted at Costco warehouses or at gas stations.
Tip: Buying Costco cash card at costco.com with Freedom mastercard is eligible for 5% cashback. Use this Costco cash card in Costco stores and gas station. I did that for Discover card earlier this year and got 5% cashback.
Max cashback in total: $75 (total of $1500 in purchase)
168 Comments
Your comment cannot be blank.
Featured Comments
There's several that are $95 a year but don't really offer much other than the ability to transfer points--- if you don't travel significantly then your best route to max point value for travel is when you ARE finally planning a big trip, get the signup bonus for one of those cards (which will vastly outweigh the $95 fee) and do your transfers under that 1 year of $95 fee.
But if you travel a significant amount then getting- and keeping- the much higher fee CSR can be pretty profitable- especially if you can use some of the various monthly and annual credits for other things it offers.
Either way you have 2 routes to book travel with Chase in general-
ALL cards even free ones can use the chase travel portal... but free cards only get 1 cent per point this way so it's a waste of your time- just take 1 cent cash instead.
The $95 fee cards get 1.25 cents a point- which is still not terrific compared to most point transfer options.
The CSR gets 1.5 cents a point- which CAN be worthwhile in a few specific cases rather than transfers (for example to book Southwest Airlines-- because transfers to them usually only get you ~1.4 cents a point).
Chase points if you have a paid card transfer 1:1 to a bunch of Airlines...and several hotels (though only Hyatt is ever worth considering the rest suck for value of points).
For most airlines though (and also Hyatt hotels) you can usually get nearer 2 cents a point at the low end for coach fares or Hyatt hotels.... and often 4-6 cents a point or more for business or first class flights.
Typically if you just google something like "best use of chase points to X" where X is where you're wanting to go, you'll find all the usual travel blogs with posts about the best airlines and programs and values.
There's also more general ones lilke:
https://thepointsguy.co
https://upgradedpoints.
https://onemileatatime.
as examples.
Sign up for a Slickdeals account to remove this ad.
In the post you quote he states he's buying the phone from Apple, not Costco.
Probably why it's not one of the cards in either the deal title or the original post of the thread.
Not sure why people think this is worth bringing up over and over-- the deal is also a no go on lots of OTHER cards not named in the deal.
Not sure why people think this is worth bringing up over and over-- the deal is also a no go on lots of OTHER cards not named in the deal.
It is worth it because it is helpful to others that don't feel like searching all throughout the comments!
Why would they need to search anything? They can just look at the thread title and it's clearly called out which 2 specific cards the deal is for.
Likewise the same info is clearly called out in the very first post- here it is in case you skipped over the first post for some reason:
Both seem much easier and clearer than your mentioning one of the many, many, cards the deal does NOT apply to for some reason on page 7 of the thread.
With PayPal I've been maxing my cards last few years.
Sign up for a Slickdeals account to remove this ad.
Bring back PayPal Key!
Can you quote where you saw someone claim you need a paid card for the 5x quarterly deals?
We are currently unable to identify your account. Please contact us using the number on the back of your card." Anyone else faced this issue?
Or this
We can't enroll you with the information you provided.
Please make sure you entered the primary cardmember's last name exactly as it appears on the credit card.
If your name includes a suffix such as Jr., Ill, Esq., etc., please include it in the last name field.
If you've recently changed your address or replaced a lost or stolen card, please enter your previous ZIP Code or your previous card's last 4 digits.
Please try entering your information again or call the number on the back of your card for assistance.
How to buy from Apple (store or online) using PayPal? Paypal can't be added to Apple Wallet as far as I can see that option is not available. You can certainly add to Apple ID but that's only for Apple app store or subscription purchases not the store itself.
Sign up for a Slickdeals account to remove this ad.