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My Chase Freedom, Discover It, and Citi Dividend Q3 MS Strategy

Good morning everyone, I just updated my Chase Freedom vs. Discover It vs. Citi Dividend 5% Cash Back Card Comparison page and thought I would share my Q3 strategy.  If you want to learn more about each card and activate the quarterly cash back bonuses, click the above link.

For Q3, Chase is offering 5% cash back at gas stations and Kohl’s.  Some gas stations (and convenient stores classified as gas stations) sell VGCs and PayPal My Cash Cards.  Each gas station has different rules, so you may have to try a few different places before you will be able to find one that accepts credit cards.  Kohl’s also sells a variety of gift cards and VGCs.  Most Kohl’s stores carry $50 and $100 VGCs, but some carry $200 VGCs.  You may need to check out a few stores to find the best GCs.

Chase Freedom Q3

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Epic RV Road Trip from Los Angeles to Denver thanks to TransferCar

Good evening from St. George, Utah.  This is day 2 of my epic RV road trip from Los Angeles to Denver, made possible by TransferCar’s $1 per rental day service.  I wrote about TransferCar a few weeks ago here: Get Free One Way Car or RV Rentals with TransferCar.

I promise to write more about the service and my experience, but for now, I wanted to share some pics from my trip.  Here is my 27 foot RV rental.  It is not the huge RV (thank goodness), but it is somewhat tricky to drive.

RV Rental Front Side Angle

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My Review of FTU Advanced San Diego and Tacos el Gordo

Good morning everyone, I hope you all had a great weekend.  Myself and approximately 200 other miles and points “collectors” gathered at the Hyatt Regency Mission Bay in San Diego this past weekend.  We had several speakers from Boarding Area (Greg @ Frequent Miler, Ben/Lucky @ One Mile at a Time, Gary @ View from the Wing, Scott @ Travel Codex, and Stefan @ Rapid Travel Chai) along with Mathew @ Upgrd.  The event began Friday night with a cocktail reception out on the lawn and it was my first chance to meet the other attendees.  I must confess, I had appetizers in the Regency Club before the reception and went back afterwards for some dessert.  The food in the Regency Club was very fresh and the desserts were delicious.

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Random News: Amazon Winners, Discover It 2Q, SF UberPool, Barclays Aviator, and Hyatt Regency Dubai

Good morning everyone, thank you to everyone who entered my giveaway and shared what you were most looking forward to in March.  The winners are…

  • Chantal – have a great time taking your engagement photos!  (My cousin and her fiance recently took their engagement photos in Santa Cruz and it looked really fun!)
  • Seth – it is awesome that you were able to help your friends and family members travel, sharing is caring.
  • Luke – have a great road trip from Phoenix to Flagstaff to the Grand Canyon.  I recently did a similar trip and shared my experience here.
  • Spencer – I’ve booked a few trips from the West Coast to Hawaii using Avios.  Probably one of the best travel deals available.  Learn more about Avios to Hawaii here.

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Redbird Reloads: Discover It Miles, Golden1 Platinum Rewards, or US Bank FlexPerks Credit Card?

Good afternoon everyone, before I begin, I wanted to remind everyone that my giveaway ends tonight at 8pm PST.  If you haven’t entered the giveaway yet, please do so.  Good luck to everyone!  With that said, let’s get to the topic that is on my mind today.

Lately, I have been thinking about the best way to reload my Redbird Cards.  Assuming I can only use credit cards for Redbird reloads (no gift cards), which credit card is the best for earning cash back?  Is the new “3% cash back” Discover It Miles credit card the best for Redbird reloads?

Discover It Miles Credit Card

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