If you haven't done so already, be sure to activate this quarter's Chase
Freedom bonus category.
It should be obvious that any purchase that falls into
a Freedom Bonus category should be put on your Freedom card, so there's no need for analysis of that.
For rewards card enthusiasts, Chase's Sapphire Preferred card and the original Chase
Freedom bonus category cash back card have long been a prized pair.
As to how to use it best, I'd say you'd have to take a look at the 15 Chase
Freedom bonus categories and see which three would get you the best benefit.
The signup bonus sure is great, but the longer you hold the more you miss out on these Chase
Freedom Bonus categories.
It's always good to see grocery stores included in the Chase
Freedom bonus categories as grocery stores sell all kinds of gift cards that can be used to make sure you don't fall short of the $ 1,500 spending limit.
Chase
Freedom bonus categories reset this week.
Since both cards have the sign - up bonus and other features, I'm going to focus on
the Freedom bonus categories.
While the Chase
Freedom bonus categories occasionally overlap with Discover's, the two cards can typically be used in tandem to maximize your cash back rewards with two solid bonus category offerings.
The 2015 Q1 (January — March) Chase
Freedom bonus categories will be: Grocery stores, Starbucks and movie theaters.
Even in that scenario, you could be getting anywhere from 20,000 to 100,000 (5X) or even more points, depending on how much you leverage category bonuses (5X on office supply spend for the Ink Bold and Ink Plus, 5X up to $ 1500 per quarter on Chase
Freedom bonus categories) for your $ 20,000 spend.
Not exact matches
Since you can earn unlimited travel and dining with the Sapphire Preferred or Sapphire Reserve, use this card to pay for your travel and dining, unless, you can get a better rate with the Ink Business Preferred or when the Chase
Freedom is offering a 5 percent
bonus category.
While the Chase
Freedom does offer opportunities to earn cash back, you have to remember to activate these
bonus categories each quarter.
When you manage to spend inside the 5 %
bonus categories, the Chase
Freedom ® is hard to beat.
The Chase
Freedom Unlimited ® can be a fantastic card to pair with the others; you will always be earning the most points possible if you use it to fill in the gaps between higher - earning
bonus categories.
Bonuses are relatively rare in the world of cash back cards, so if you're looking to earn cash back and you don't want to have to worry about rotating cash back
categories, take a look at the Chase
Freedom Unlimited ® card.
Instead of offering a fixed rate on all purchases, the Chase
Freedom ® card gives 5 % cash back on up to $ 1,500 in combined purchases in
bonus categories each quarter.
The one caveat is that maximizing your rewards rate with the Chase
Freedom ® requires you to stay on top of which
categories are currently eligible for the
bonus and using the card accordingly.
You can use your Chase
Freedom for the 5 %
bonus categories and the
Freedom Unlimited for all other purchases.
So how much would you need to spend in
bonus categories per quarter to come out ahead with the Chase
Freedom?
The Chase
Freedom ® can earn you 5 points per dollar on up to $ 1,500 in combined purchases in
bonus categories each quarter.
Consumers that have both can take points earned with the
Freedom's 5 %
bonus categories and leverage the better redemption options that are provided by the Sapphire Preferred.
Per tradition, the Chase
Freedom's 4th quarter
bonus spending
category is Holiday Shopping.
Using the Chase
Freedom Unlimited ® is a smart choice for all other purchases that don't include a
category bonus since it earns a flat 1.5 % (or 1.5 X points) per dollar.
Amazon is regularly one of the quarterly
bonus categories for cards such as the Chase
Freedom ® Credit Card.
The Chase
Freedom ® rewards
categories offer great seasonal 5 %
bonuses that get consumers more
bonus categories than the Blue Cash Everyday ® Card from American Express has, which means more opportunity to earn rewards faster.
The Chase
Freedom ® provides 5 % cash back on up to $ 1,500 in combined purchases in
bonus categories each quarter you activate.
The Chase
Freedom ® gives users 5 % back on
categories that rotate throughout the year — all spending that doesn't fall under a
bonus category earns just 1 % back.
When you spend within the
bonus categories, the Chase
Freedom is the clear winner.
That's because the Chase
Freedom ® has a $ 0 annual fee and can earn 5 % cash back on up to $ 1,500 in combined purchases in
bonus categories each quarter you activate.
The Chase
Freedom ® is one of the more popular cards in the seasonal
bonus categories because of its solid signing
bonus of $ 150.
The Chase
Freedom card offers 5 %
bonus cash back on purchases from
categories that rotate every quarter like gas, grocery stores, and restaurants.
Instead of offering a fixed cash back rate, the Chase
Freedom ® credit card earns 5 % cash back on up to $ 1,500 in combined purchases in
bonus categories each quarter.
Cardmembers need to be aware that maxing out the fourth - quarter
bonus category for Chase
Freedom may reduce the available rewards points through the Walmart promotion.
The Chase
Freedom ® offers 5 % cash back on up to $ 1,500 in combined purchases in
bonus categories each quarter you.
Consumers that have both can take points earned with the
Freedom's 5 %
bonus categories and leverage the better redemption options that are provided by the Sapphire Preferred.
The Chase
Freedom ® requires you to opt in to the
bonus category each quarter.
Or consider the generous 5 % rotating
bonus rewards
categories of the Chase
Freedom ® and Discover it ® - Cashback Match ™, which have in the past included grocery stores and gas stations.
The Chase
Freedom ® awards 5 points per dollar on up to $ 1,500 in combined purchases in
bonus categories each quarter you activate.
With the Chase
Freedom ® you are stuck with whatever
bonus categories happen to fall on a given quarter — something the bank decides.
For example, if you get the no - annual - fee Chase
Freedom ®, you can earn 5 points per dollar on up to $ 1,500 in combined purchases in
bonus categories each quarter you activate.
Chase
Freedom ® Rewards: 5 UR points per dollar on up to $ 1,500 in combined purchases in
bonus categories each quarter you activate; 1 point per $ 1 everywhere else
So long as at least 25 % of your annual purchases fall in these
bonus categories, you will be getting an amazing deal with the Chase
Freedom ®.
However, if you manage to spend at least 38 % of all your purchases within the 5 % -
bonus categories, we recommend the Chase
Freedom ® as the better deal — assuming all those purchases don't exceed the $ 1,500
category limit.
Since the
Freedom Card employs a
bonus cash back program to reward card members with 5 % cash back when shopping in the
bonus cash back
categories, the potential of getting more rebates for the first three months is even greater.
According to many FatWallet members, the
Freedom 10 and 10 program was created to appease customers whom Chase was about to upset by downgrading
bonus category rewards.
For example, the Chase
Freedom ® earns 5X points on up to $ 1,500 in combined purchases in
bonus categories each quarter.
Chase
Freedom ® cardholders get 5 % cash back on up to $ 1,500 in combined purchases in
bonus categories each quarter.
Use the Chase
Freedom ® Credit Card on all purchases which fall into the
bonus categories, and the Farmers ® Rewards Visa ® elsewhere.
In the second quarter of 2016, the Chase
Freedom ®
bonus category includes grocery stores and wholesale clubs, including Sam's Club and BJ's.