Like many of you, I got the highly touted Chase Sapphire Reserve card back in 2016 with a bonus of 100,000 Chase Ultimate Rewards points. At the time, 100,000 bonus points were rare. I used my Sapphire Reserve card and loved my card for the next 5 years, but with so much more hitting the […]
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Positive Changes To The Chase Sapphire Cards
There are some positive changes coming to both the Chase Sapphire Preferred Card and the Chase Sapphire Reserve card beginning on August 16, 2021. And the annual fees on both cards will remain the same. Chase Sapphire Preferred Card You will earn extra points on your purchases as follows: 5x on travel booked through the […]
Your Sapphire Reserve In Light Of The Changes To Your Freedom Unlimited
This was the email that I sent to my Sapphire Reserve/Freedom Unlimited clients…… Sorry long email!! You are getting this email because you and/or your spouse have the combo of a Chase Sapphire RESERVE and a Chase Freedom UNLIMITED card. Before I start with the details, I am letting everyone know that I […]
I Canceled Rob’s Additional Sapphire Reserve Card Because I Could No Longer Justify The $75 Fee
I have calculated my break even point for what Rob would need to spend on dining and travel to justify him having an additional Chase Sapphire Reserve card at $75 per year. If we use a value of .02 per point, Rob would need to spend $1250 to justify us paying $75 for his card. […]
Chase Sapphire RESERVE holders, Now You Get Additional Perks With sbe Hotels
Chase has a new partner, SBE hotels. The new partnership brings some positive perks for Chase Sapphire Reserve cardholders. Now, if you book a participating SBE hotel (currently 19/24 are participating-see below) through the SBE dedicated reservation page, you will get the following perks… -4th night free of u book 4 consecutive nights -$30 hotel credit […]
Early Sapphire Reserve Recipients-Your $300 Travel Credit Has Renewed
Recall that with the Chase Sapphire Reserve Card you automatically receive up to $300 in statement credits as reimbursement for travel-related purchases charged to your card. If you were an early recipient (before May 21 2017) of the Chase Sapphire Reserve Card, like I was, our $300 statement credits for travel-related purchases charged to our card has restarted. The […]
Free Flights To Park City For Winter Break 2018 And A Savings Of $2,452
We are headed to Park City, UT for winter break, 2018. We used Chase Ultimate Rewards points for our flights. The Delta Airlines flights that I booked cost $490 each for direct flights in and out of Philly. We use Philly sometimes when the price is much less than flying in and out of New […]
Chase Changes The Year Term For The $300 Annual Travel Credit With The Chase Sapphire Reserve
For all of us that applied and received the Chase Sapphire Reserve card up till now, we were able to get TWO $300 travel credits: 1. for the calendar year you received the card and 2. for the following calendar year starting January 1. So in reality, new cardholders were getting $600 in travel credits […]
If You Were Thinking About Applying For A Chase Sapphire Reserve Card, The Clock Is Ticking…
Happy New Year and stay tuned for my new and improved website which is coming soon. 🙂 In the meantime, let’s move to more pressing topics… Last year, I often posted about one of Chase’s latest products, the Chase Sapphire Reserve card. I applied for that card last fall and scored a 100,000 point […]
Three Things I Needed To Do (And Did) Once I Got The Chase Sapphire Reserve Card
1. Analyze whether it is worth it to keep my American Express Business Platinum Card 2. Score 10,000 American Express Membership Rewards points based on my above analysis 3. Downgrade my Chase Sapphire Preferred card in favor of my a Chase Freedom Unlimited card […]