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Select Chase Freedom/Flex Cardholders: McDonald's, PayPal, Pet Shops/Vet & More Expired

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Chase is offering select Chase Freedom/Freedom Flex Cardholders: 5% Back on Eligible Purchases at McDonald's, PayPal, Pet Shops & Vet Services, and Select Charities when you activate this offer on your qualifying card (Activate by December 14, 2024). Offer valid from October 1 to December 31, 2024, for these bonus categories.Thanks to Community Member Frugal_gal_ for sharing this deal.

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Chase is offering select Chase Cardholders: 5% Back on Eligible Purchases at McDonald's, Paypal, Pet Shops and Vet Services, Select Charities when you activate this offer on your qualifying card. Offer valid from October 1 to December 31, 2024 for these bonus categories.

Note: The offer can be activated starting September 15th.

(When viewing the quarterly categories outside of logging in to chase.com, it says info coming soon. However, when logging in to credit card and viewing the details link next to where it shows current categories....see 2nd screenshot I have here.............it shows all the year's categories, including the above Q4 list, which I've attached as pic #1 here.)



Select Chase Cardholders - Q4 Bonus Categories - McDonalds, Paypal, Pet Shops and Vet Services, Select Charities

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Push purchases to PayPal for three months. Walmart.com takes PayPal, as well as most online vendors other than Amazon.

If you haven't hit your $1500 maximum by the end of the quarter, send money to yourself or a family member using PayPal. There's a 2.9% + $0.30 transaction fee, so you pocket 2%.

Edit: I like another posters idea of making a quarterly tax payment using PayPal. 2% fee, pocket 3%. Plus, no risk of it being categorized as a cash advance. https://www.payusatax.com/

You'll get it back with your tax refund.
OP, is this is for Freedom and Freedom Flex cards only? if so, might want to change to "select Chase Freedom cardholders."

This is one of the stranger groups of Chase categories I've seen.
Last years Q4 had Costco and PayPal.

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the_hork
09-28-2024 at 01:56 AM.
09-28-2024 at 01:56 AM.
Quote from SlimWolf :
Anyone know how to maximize gas category? Currently get 9% back. Intro year 4% + Q3 4% + 1%. I've visited 3 different gas stations but non sell gift cards. Thanks chat
You can link the Freedom cards to the PayPal app on your phone (deselect PP balance). https://www.paypal.com/us/cshelp/article/how-do-i-pay-at-the-pump-with-paypal-help386​ [paypal.com]

Also gas stations that have their own app allow you to pay using paypal as well, not all of them i think though. Shell does that I know and use, looks like this https://i.imgur.com/aayG8l1.png
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the_hork
09-28-2024 at 02:02 AM.
09-28-2024 at 02:02 AM.
Quote from WolfTheCat :
Push purchases to PayPal for three months. Walmart.com takes PayPal, as well as most online vendors other than Amazon.

If you haven't hit your $1500 maximum by the end of the quarter, send money to yourself or a family member using PayPal. There's a 2.9% + $0.30 transaction fee, so you pocket 2%.

Edit: I like another posters idea of making a quarterly tax payment using PayPal. 2% fee, pocket 3%. Plus, no risk of it being categorized as a cash advance. https://www.payusatax.com/

You'll get it back with your tax refund.
Well, you can use the PayPal app on your phone to make in person purchases at places that take PayPal right at the POS. You link the Chase Freedom while deselecting PP balance, then from the Freedom card on the PP app you produce a QR code you give to the POS, selecting PP as payment. CVS I think all take PP, so you can try it out at the self check out there if you haven't used it before. Also this can be done at gas stations, not all. And with gas stations, the ones that have their own phone app usually have PayPal as an option to pay, Shell definitely does that I know.
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tricks
09-28-2024 at 04:32 PM.
09-28-2024 at 04:32 PM.
Quote from spoonjab :
Got an alert today that my Freedom card is automatically getting converted to Freedom Unlimited and that we are losing 5% quarterly categories. Is this for everyone? Can I ask them not to?
Where did you get that alert?
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YeFreshmaker
09-28-2024 at 05:25 PM.
09-28-2024 at 05:25 PM.
Quote from WolfTheCat :
Push purchases to PayPal for three months. Walmart.com takes PayPal, as well as most online vendors other than Amazon.

If you haven't hit your $1500 maximum by the end of the quarter, send money to yourself or a family member using PayPal. There's a 2.9% + $0.30 transaction fee, so you pocket 2%.

Edit: I like another posters idea of making a quarterly tax payment using PayPal. 2% fee, pocket 3%. Plus, no risk of it being categorized as a cash advance. https://www.payusatax.com/

You'll get it back with your tax refund.
From the Chase FAQ:

"This category includes purchases made using your Chase Freedom card with PayPal. Purchases made using PayPal at merchants in the current 5% quarterly categories will be awarded a total of 5% Cash Back rewards. Payments made through the Xoom transfer service are not eligible for 5%. Must have/open a PayPal account. Please note, Person-to-Person (P2P) transactions made with your Chase Freedom card on PayPal may not be eligible for 5%"
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SlimWolf
09-29-2024 at 04:16 PM.
09-29-2024 at 04:16 PM.
Quote from the_hork :
You can link the Freedom cards to the PayPal app on your phone (deselect PP balance). https://www.paypal.com/us/cshelp/article/how-do-i-pay-at-the-pump-with-paypal-help386​ [paypal.com]

Also gas stations that have their own app allow you to pay using paypal as well, not all of them i think though. Shell does that I know and use, looks like this https://i.imgur.com/aayG8l1.png

If I pay with PayPal at shell would that also code as gas?? Ultimately getting 9% back??
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shanss24
09-30-2024 at 01:33 PM.
09-30-2024 at 01:33 PM.
Will I get 5% if I use PayPal.com to purchase any gift cards like Uber eats?
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StrongCrowd9434
10-01-2024 at 12:44 AM.
10-01-2024 at 12:44 AM.
Quote from AoeROR :
Damn I need to buy an iPhone 16 now on Apple.com, they take Paypal but 5% won't start until Oct. 1.

What to do?

If you waited till date, it is time
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k1jin
10-01-2024 at 06:03 PM.
10-01-2024 at 06:03 PM.
Did Ronald McDonald threaten Chase to get on the list ? Are we gonna get Burger King next?
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spoonjab
10-01-2024 at 06:55 PM.
10-01-2024 at 06:55 PM.
Quote from tricks :
Where did you get that alert?
They sent an email starting out "Good news" and saying the card is being "upgraded". Not sure what triggered it. But they say they are converting my old Freedom card. I've probably had the account 10+ years.
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AoeROR
10-02-2024 at 03:27 PM.
10-02-2024 at 03:27 PM.
Quote from StrongCrowd9434 :
If you waited till date, it is time
I ordered Big Grinwoot
Have you?
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redman12
10-02-2024 at 07:59 PM.
10-02-2024 at 07:59 PM.
I'm about to go hard on PayPal 👌

Shell fuel rewards for gas combined with t-mobile Tuesday 20cents per gallon
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takuarc
10-05-2024 at 05:48 PM.
10-05-2024 at 05:48 PM.
For big box stores that doesn't take PayPal, you might be able to find gift cards on PayPal which should also qualify.
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takuarc
10-05-2024 at 05:49 PM.
10-05-2024 at 05:49 PM.
Quote from redman12 :
I'm about to go hard on PayPal 👌

Shell fuel rewards for gas combined with t-mobile Tuesday 20cents per gallon

How you pay for gas with PayPal? Gc?
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Elpee
10-06-2024 at 08:50 AM.
10-06-2024 at 08:50 AM.
Quote from senksur :
Probably you used Discover for that. They offer 5% cash back for Amazon and Target that quarter.
5% cash back of Discover at Amazon is for stuff sold by Amazon not from 3rd parties. With Amazon gift cards, you can buy any stuff at Amazon with 5% off.
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10-06-2024 at 08:51 AM.
10-06-2024 at 08:51 AM.
Quote from takuarc :
How you pay for gas with PayPal? Gc?
Have the same question...
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