Tip for TBB readers.

I think Ramp miles transfer 1.5 to 1 in an average smaller list of partners. The only two that may be worthwhile are British Airways Avios and AF Flying Blue. Qatar Avios as well I guess. Avianca Lifemiles if you can tolerate them lol. But maybe that changed to 1:1?

Ramp is different than Rove, I confused them at first. Think of Ramp as like another Brex, which I think it still exists in some type of ghost out there. Ramp must be corp or LLC and park $25 in linked in a business account. The Signup Bonus is VERY juicy and I would go for it IF I didn’t have so much on my plate right now (like this blog lol).

Rove must have some VC money to burn as well, even though they say they do not. Great returns potentially on gift card buying and general online shopping. And of course hotels. But most of us in some type of hotel elite hamster wheel (looking at all the aspiring Hyatt Globalists out there lol) will be difficult to justify…unless you find a loophole/hack in that shopping thingie. For independent hotel shopping the potential value is I think the best right now out there. And I am looking at them when I shop around hotels in Cefalonia island in Greece, not willing to spend $1200 or starting at 75k Hyatt points per night in a Mr and Mrs Smith property (WTF Hyatt!).

Gondola, Ramp, Rove, Mesa, Bilt (until WF ride ends lol), LOVE the competition! I think I am missing one or two, it is early Sunday am. It will be tough to displace the banks but can’t do it without trying I guess. Could be a niche for content creators to specialize in non bank rewards programs?

I hear you about the AMEX Platinum, let’s see what Amex does when it refreshes it. If no substantial increase in the benefits, I think the time will come for us parting ways with it. I think son will keep it and treat his sister an AU card. And oh yea, the Amex Blue Biz card is a keeper.

The Rove thing sounds incredible. I wish more information from impartial sources was available. If I understand it right, I can get 50,000 1:1 transferable points for signup plus something around 40,000 more for booking a two night hotel stay of over $500 through the site. Sure, $500 isn’t chump change but 90,000 miles on a number of programs plus a two night stay in a swanky hotel for that price is a steal. Am I missing something?

My credit limit was only $10K on the biz CSR as well.

Just recently cancelled my last AMEX Platinum myself. Using all these stupid monthly and quarterly credit things is a PITA, plus any regular spend is 1X and that is not fun. I do twice as good just using the Blue Biz card. I can use the $695 annual fee to fund multiple other cards and thus increase what I get for that fee. Venture X can get me in PP lounges the same as Amex anyhow.

When I logged in to my Chase account, the way it greeted me I sure felt like a really big deal LOL.

Good to have 6 months for the min spend. Will wait for it and really use it exclusively for all the travel arrangements to benefit from the really superior travel protections. I do not like the Business CSR credits, I wish I could downgrade to the personal CSR after the first year 🙂
Also, got only a $10k credit line, I guess I am very near hitting my Chase credit limits? I am still surprised I got approved. Most likely my wife is not going to take a shot at the personal CSR since she holds the CSP. And not feeling like doing the downgrade thingie…if it was 150k I would probably change my mind 😉

And I am leaning towards not renewing my Amex Business Platinum…getting hard to score the credits with it and I am still traumatized about that chicken condition in the LGA Centurion. Maybe it is time to kick the Amex premium card addiction to the curb? Unless the refresh comes with higher/easier(lol) credits…

There is going to be a new premium Alaska Airlines credit card coming out soon, will be so interesting to see how it fares against the competition.

Every time I say it is time to slow down my favorite bank comes out with a bonus like, cough, 200k I just can’t resist man. But I do share your feelings. Maybe from here forward I just burn and burn…until…another 200k+ signup bonus makes me take another hit LOL.

Daughter just left after having some fun up North (this is what we call Northern Michigan), she is flying United via Chicago to Seattle, booked with her Chase points. She will miss that 1.25 per point thingie, which is apparently “boosted” #notreally.

We compared calendars and we are not going to make it to Seattle in 2025 most likely. Simply because we have seen her way too much already she says lol. God willing, next year and of course we will meet and dinner on me to pay you back for all the coffees.

Heard it only accepts the new Chase Sapphire Reserve. U all know where to get it #wink

I need to catch up! I could if I wasn’t blogging 🙂