bright eyed
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Discover isn't an option because I need universal acceptence -so mastercard or visa works. Already have an amex so amex is out of the question!
Interesting thread still though...
I haven't found most rewards to be equivalent to cash...anyone know of a case where points better cash?
For example, my oooold amex gold card - i had points built up from 5 years of similar spending to what I use now - and I cashed them in for something like 25 home depot cards - equal to about $700 - that took 5 years - the costco card gives me $400-500 cash each year...i don't need air miles or hotel, so those are pretty much not helpful to me. Only other thing I could think of would be gas rewards, but the costco card gives me 3% on gas so that is hard to beat too...
Interesting thread still though...
I haven't found most rewards to be equivalent to cash...anyone know of a case where points better cash?
For example, my oooold amex gold card - i had points built up from 5 years of similar spending to what I use now - and I cashed them in for something like 25 home depot cards - equal to about $700 - that took 5 years - the costco card gives me $400-500 cash each year...i don't need air miles or hotel, so those are pretty much not helpful to me. Only other thing I could think of would be gas rewards, but the costco card gives me 3% on gas so that is hard to beat too...