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More Info Regarding Chime Card Loads After October 8 and my App-O-Rama Planning

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More Info Regarding Chime Card Loads After October 8 and my App-O-Rama Planning

Literally a few minutes before writing this post, I received the following email from Chime regarding the previously announced changes to debit card loads (link). Starting October 8, you will be able to load up to $200 per day, with a minimum load amount of $25.  If you use a debit card from Chase, Wells Fargo, Bank of America, U.S. Bank, Comerica Bank, or USAA, your debit card loads will remain free.  If you use a different debit card (including the PayPal Business Debit Card), you will *most likely* get hit with a “fee of up to 3%” per load.  We still need to wait and see what Chime does regarding the PayPal Business Debit Card.  If you use a debit card from one of the previously mentioned banks, the October 8 change will benefit you.

Chime Debit Card Updated Terms

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Random News: CSP Poll Results, Back 2 School Blogger Report Card, Staples Free After Rebate Paper, Korean Kit Kat Bar, and New AMEX Offers for AMEX Hotels, Paperless Post, and Cole Haan

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Random News: CSP Poll Results, Back 2 School Blogger Report Card, Staples Free After Rebate Paper, Korean Kit Kat Bar, and New AMEX Offers for AMEX Hotels, Paperless Post, and Cole Haan

Good evening everyone, here are the poll results for “Is the Chase Sapphire Preferred worth the $95 annual fee?” (link).  Your votes have been tallied and it looks like 60% of you agree with me that the $95 annual fee is not worth it.  Looking at the comments, I agree that the Chase Ink Bold/Plus/Cash Business Credit Card is superior to the Chase Sapphire Preferred.

For the record, if you downgrade or convert your Chase Sapphire Preferred credit card, you will keep the same credit line, that will not change.

CSP Annual Fee Poll Results

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Random News: Ads Coming to TWG, Free Paper from Staples, Expiring Hotels.com Credits, Chase Marriott Retention Offer Letter, Uber Airport Rides, British Airways Avios Award Cancellations, and New AMEX Offers

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Random News: Ads Coming to TWG, Free Paper from Staples, Expiring Hotels.com Credits, Chase Marriott Retention Offer Letter, Uber Airport Rides, British Airways Avios Award Cancellations, and New AMEX Offers

Good evening everyone, let’s get to today’s random news…

First off, as I slowly transition under the Prior2Boarding / BoardingArea umbrella, you will probably notice some changes, like the Prior2Boarding banner showing up at the top of my blog.  I will remain self-hosted, so all my page URLs will stay the same.

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I have some bad news for those of you who hate ads (probably all of you).  I have partnered with BoardingArea to show their ads on my blog.  You will see them in the coming days on the right hand side of my blog and toward the bottom of the blog.  If you use an ad blocking software/plugin, I won’t be mad.  I actually use Chrome’s Adblock Plus myself.  If the ads are really annoying, distracting, or obstructing content, please let me know ASAP and I will fix them.  Thank you for understanding.

Now to the good stuff…

Like clockwork, Staples has another ream of paper that is free after rebate and coupon.  These reams go for about $2 at garage sales, so stock up!

Staples Paper Rebate 8-17-2014

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Chase Ink Bold and Plus Business Credit Cards now being Issued with Chip and Signature (Pics)

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Chase Ink Bold and Plus Business Credit Cards now being Issued with Chip and Signature (Pics)

I was planning on talking about how much fun I had at my OC Meetup and San Diego Meetup over the weekend, but decided this might be more relevant.

Long story short, I added my mom and dad as authorized users on my Chase Ink Bold Visa Business Credit Card over the weekend and received the authorized user credit cards this afternoon.  Thank you Chase for the UPS Next Day shipment :)

To my surprise, the new authorized user credit cards have a shiny new Chip on the front and a redesigned card layout.  The top card is my old Chase Ink Bold credit card and the bottom two are my parents’ new Chase Ink Bold credit cards.

Ink Bold Chip Front

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Transfer Chase Ultimate Reward Points to Another Chase Ultimate Rewards Account

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Transfer Chase Ultimate Reward Points to Another Chase Ultimate Rewards Account

In light of recent changes to the Chase Sapphire Preferred and its 7% Annual Dividend (link and link), you might be more inclined on closing your Chase Sapphire Preferred Credit Card or downgrading to a Chase Sapphire Credit Card or Chase Freedom Credit Card.

But before you do anything drastic, think about your Chase Ultimate Rewards Points.

I’ve argued in the past that the more Chase credit cards you have, the less value you get from the Chase Sapphire Preferred.  For example, you can earn way more points with a Chase Ink Bold/Plus than a Chase Sapphire Preferred.  Several other Chase credit cards earn 2x on dining and travel, such as the Chase Hyatt Credit Card which earns 2x on restaurants, airfare, and rental cars.  Just ask yourself, what are you paying $95 each year for?

If you do decide to close or downgrade your Chase Sapphire Preferred, you may want to transfer the Chase Ultimate Rewards Points out to a transfer partner (link) or to a different Chase Ultimate Rewards account.

According to the Chase Ultimate Rewards Terms and Conditions (link), you can combine points from different Chase Ultimate Rewards accounts:

Can I combine the points I earn from other Chase Ultimate Rewards cards?

Yes. You can combine points or rebates from any eligible credit or debit card with Ultimate Rewards.

Note: Once points are transferred, they cannot be credited back. Transfers may only be used to combine points belonging to the same individual or business in the program; or for the purpose of enabling spouses or domestic partners to combine points. Chase will not make the transfer if the credit card account(s) or checking account(s), as applicable, are in default at the time of the transfer.

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