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Thursday, January 8, 2026

Another Chase United Offer

I received another spending/miles offer from Chase for my United card, and honestly, it's not great:


That's significant spend for not many miles!  I highly doubt I'll make this one.

Wednesday, January 7, 2026

Cards in My Wallet Right Now (2026)

Happy New Year!  My card list is relatively the same compared to the last year with just a few updates.  I retired the Chase IHG card and downgraded to the Sapphire Preferred since the Reserve annual fee is significant and I didn't want to deal with keeping track of partner requirements.  I'm still using the United Club card for lounge access.  I can share referral codes for most cards if interested! 


Cards in my Wallet:

Chase Sapphire Preferred - one of the best earning cards with 3x for dining; No Foreign Transaction Fee

Chase Freedom - Quarterly bonus categories give 5x points and pairs with Sapphire

Chase World of Hyatt - 4x Hyatt points per stay make this one of the best for hotel stays, 2x for restaurant/transit; No Foreign Transaction Fee

Chase United Club Infinite - 4x miles on United, 2x miles on other travel, 2x on dining, United Club membership

Chase Biz Plus (replaced with Business Preferred - my ref link) - 5x points at office supply and phone, 2x on gas station and hotel; No Foreign Transaction Fee

Chase Biz Cash - 5x points at office supply and phone, 2x points on gas stations and restaurants

Chase Marriott Bonvoy Boundless - 6x points at Marriott properties; 3x Gas/Grocery/Dining up to $6k, 1 Elite Night credit per $5k spent; 2x points on other purchases; No Foreign Transaction Fee

Chase British Airways - 3x Avios on BA purchases; 2x on hotels; No Foreign Transaction Fee

Citibank Strata Premier - 10x hotel and car rental, 3x points on air travel/hotel, 3x on dining/gas/grocery, No Foreign Transaction Fee

Citibank AA Platinum - 2x American Airlines miles on purchases plus free checked bag and priority boarding; 2x on restaurants/gas stations, No Foreign Transaction Fee

Citibank AA Mileup - 2x American Airlines miles on flights, plus 2x miles for grocery purchases, No Annual Fee

Citibank Double Cash - 2% cash back on all purchases, though the transfer option to Citi ThankYou Points makes this card strong for all non-category spend, No Annual Fee

American Express Hilton card - 7x Hilton points on stays, 5x points dining/gas/grocery, 3x all other purchases, complimentary Silver status, No Annual Fee, No Foreign Transaction Fee

Discover It card - 5x points/cash on quarterly bonus categories, link to Amazon.com purchases, No Annual Fee

Bank of America Alaska Airlines Atmos Ascent - 3x miles on Alaska purchases, 2x points on Gas/Streaming/Rideshare, $99 companion fare