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Get 10,000 Chase Ultimate Reward Points or 60,000 Chase UR Points with new Chase Ink Bold/Plus Credit Card Sign Up Offer

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Over the last week, Chase increased the sign up bonus for the Chase Ink Bold and Plus Business Credit Cards from 50,000 Chase Ultimate Reward Points to 60,000 Chase Ultimate Reward Points after spending $5,000 in 3 months.  They also increased the sign up bonus on the Chase Ink Cash Business Credit Card from $200 to $300 after spending $3,000 in 3 months.  See proof below…

This is all well and good, but what if you just got one of the 3 credit cards recently, like in mid March like I did?  Not to worry, just send Chase a secure message asking for the difference in sign up bonuses.

Chase Secure Message 60k

Within a few hours (while I was sleeping), Chase replied to me and offered me 10,000 Chase Ultimate Reward Points.  I looked at my Chase Ultimate Rewards balance and I can already see it is 10,000 points higher.  It really is that simple.  It never hurts to ask.

Chase Secure Message 10k Received

If you have any questions, please leave a comment below.

P.S. I don’t have any affiliate links for any of the credit cards in this post.  Have a great weekend everyone!

$200 Visa Gift Cards on Staples.com and $20 Staples Easy Rebate for a $300+ MasterCard Gift Card Purchase

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$200 Visa Gift Cards on Staples.com and $20 Staples Easy Rebate for a $300+ MasterCard Gift Card Purchase

Staples has been busy lately, and it is the good kind of busy, busy making good deals for us miles and points “collectors.”

(Hat Tip to Chasing The Points)

You can now order $200 Visa Gift Cards on Staples.com.  Previously, the highest denomination you could purchase online was $100.  The price online is the same as in-store ($206.95 with free shipping).  Purchase here.

$200 Visa GC

The best part of shopping online is shopping through online shopping portals.  Cash Back Monitor has these Staples.com shopping portal payouts (other cash back offers are available, click the link to see them all):

Staples Cash Back Portals-2

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Retention Bonus Results for a Chase Ink Bold MasterCard and an SPG American Express Credit Card

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Retention Bonus Results for a Chase Ink Bold MasterCard and an SPG American Express Credit Card

Good evening, here are my results from my recent two card retention bonus challenge (read part 1 here).  If you want to listen to both reconsideration calls (14 minutes long), please click the play button below.  Download link (Credit-Card-Reconsideration-Calls.m4a)

I was successful at getting a $95 statement credit for my Chase Ink Bold MasterCard (I charged over $33,000+ over the last 12 months).  I was unsuccessful getting a retention bonus on my SPG American Express Credit card and was told “American Express does not waive annual fees for any of their credit cards.”  I haven’t used my SPG card much the last few months since SPG made changes to their award program.  Shortly after closing my SPG American Express Credit Card, I received a confirmation email about the cancellation.

SPG AMEX Closed Email

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Planning for Retention Bonuses for a Chase Ink Bold MasterCard and an SPG American Express Credit Card

Update 7AM:  I just called Chase and got a $95 statement credit on my Chase Ink Bold MasterCard and I moved my credit line from my SPG American Express Credit Card to my Blue Cash Preferred Credit Card.  See tonight’s post for more information.
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Planning for Retention Bonuses for a Chase Ink Bold MasterCard and an SPG American Express Credit Card

There comes a time in every credit card’s life when you have to make a very important decision – do you pay the annual fee and keep the credit card another year or do you cancel the credit card to avoid paying the annual fee?  Like most things in life, there is a secret third option, which I like to call Door 3, aka the Retention Bonus.  Behind Door 3, you get the best of both worlds – keep the credit card for another year and avoid paying the annual fee.

I’ve had pretty good success in the past regarding the Chase Ink Bold MasterCard (5,000 Chase Ultimate Rewards Points or $47.50 statement credit) and the Chase United MileagePlus Credit Card (2 more United Club Passes and 10,000 United miles).  Ideally you want to call 10, 11, or 12 months from the day you were approved for the credit card, right before the annual fee posts to your account.

The term retention bonus means waiving the annual fee, providing a statement credit that offsets the annual fee, or bonus miles/points that offset the annual fee.  Some credit card companies will make you spend a certain amount of money every month to get the retention bonus.  To ensure the highest possibility of a retention bonus, here are my tips:

  1. Make sure your credit card is paid off and has a $0 balance.
  2. Make sure all transferable points have been spent/redeemed/transferred already.
  3. Have 1 or 2 good reasons why you want to cancel the credit card.

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