Not exact matches
This card, which carries an $ 95
annual fee after the first year, also doesn't assess foreign transaction
fees and offers 25,000 points if you
spend at least $ 3,000 within three months of opening the account.
Some worthwhile contenders include the «Discover it» card, which will double your cash back
at the end of the first year, or Citi Double Cash, which gives you 2 percent cash back on everything with no
annual fees, or Chase Freedom, which offers a $ 150 bonus if you
spend $ 500 in the first three months, Schulz said.
Let's look
at a comparison of the SPG Amex credit card, Hilton Honors Surpass from American Express and the IHG Rewards Club Select credit card (free night certificate, low
annual fee, and low minimum
spend helps separate this hotel card).
But to justify paying the
annual fee and keep the cards open you would need to earn
at roughly 10,000 points through
spending, imho.
Therefore, we get that to make up the
annual fee difference, one needs to
spend at least $ 36 / (2.4 % - 2 %) = $ 9,000 annually.
However, you need to
spend at least $ 9,000 in order to come out ahead of cards with lower
annual fees - such as the Capital One ® Spark ® Cash for Business.
Earn 5,000 anniversary bonus FREE SPIRIT ™ miles when you
spend at least $ 10,000 in purchases annually and pay your
annual fee
This
annual fee is effectively reduced to $ 0, if cardholders
spend at least $ 24,000 per year.
Generally, it is recommended that if you
spend at least $ 24,000 + per year with your credit card, the FlexPerks Travel rewards card is the better card between the two (U.S. Bank grants a 3,500 FlexPoints bonus
at this level that can cover the
annual fee).
Barclays recently introduced the Arrival Premier World Elite Mastercard ($ 150
annual fee), which offers no initial bonus but an
annual bonus of 25,000 miles if you
spend at least $ 25,000 a year (or 15,000 miles if you
spend $ 15,000).
A family who
spends more than $ 125 a month
at the grocery store would easily recoup the
annual fee's expense.
With a 20,000 point welcome bonus, and unlimited points
at the rate of 1.5 X points per $ 1
spent, it's a hard card to beat, especially with that $ 0
annual fee.
If you look
at it from a yearly standpoint, these levels of
spending still more than make up for the cost of the
annual fee at $ 89.
No
annual fee if you
spend at least $ 10,000 on this card in 12 month period.
There's a $ 95
annual fee, but you can earn it back by
spending $ 31 a week
at the supermarket.
Using the same supermarket - only analysis, if you
spend at least $ 61 per week
at supermarkets, you'll earn more with the Blue Cash Preferred ® Card from American Express, even after the
annual fee.
As long as you
spend at least $ 4,320 annually on the card, you will break even on the
annual fee.
The
annual fee is high for a cash back card, but if you
spend at least $ 31 a week
at the supermarket, the cash back will offset it.
With this benefit, the first $ 5,000 you
spend with the card will have an effective rewards rate between 9 and 11 % (
at worst)- even if you take the card's
annual fee into account.
At this level of
spending, our families more than make up for the
annual fees of the card, which as we said above is equivalent to 9,500 points.
Keep in mind this also adds in the 6,000 point anniversary gift, which easily makes up for the $ 99
annual fee, especially
at the higher
spending levels.
Therefore, we get that to make up the
annual fee difference, one needs to
spend at least $ 36 / (2.4 % - 2 %) = $ 9,000 annually.
However, you need to
spend at least $ 9,000 in order to come out ahead of cards with lower
annual fees - such as the Capital One ® Spark ® Cash for Business.
Considering the 6 % rewards alone, you would need to
spend about $ 31 per week
at the supermarket to break even on the
annual fee.
Paying the
annual fee only makes sense for firms that
spend more than that, since
at that point the bonus rewards you get from using this card will outweigh your initial investment.
It would take approximately $ 17,000 + in
annual spending to make up for this $ 116 deficit in value (assuming a $ 100 hotel stay, plus the $ 16 difference in
annual fees), year - to - year - that is the point
at which the 2.4 % rewards rate of the SPG beats out the 1.5 % rate users get from gas station, restaurant, and grocery
spending.
However, as long as you
spend at least $ 2,730 annually, the difference in
annual fees is more than made up for with the greater rewards.
If your
spending is
at a high enough level to make up for the $ 95
annual fee, then you'll want to go with this version.
The nice part about this Discover card in addition to no
annual fee is you'll earn 2 % cash back
at restaurants and gas stations on up to $ 1,000 total
spent each quarter.
As long as you
spend at least $ 10,000 annually on your credit card, it is also worth considering getting an
annual fee hotel card.
Both the Ink Business Cash ℠ Credit Card and the SimplyCash ® Plus Business Credit Card from American Express have no
annual fee, and offer 5 % cash back
at office supply stores and on cellular phone services — up to $ 25k and $ 50k in
annual spending, respectively.
If you want the added benefits of earning travel rewards
at a good rate on all the
spending you do (not just Uber), the
annual fee can be worthwhile.
However, due to its
annual fee, you shouldn't get it unless you
spend at least $ 11,800 per year on purchases.
This is because to earn more rewards with the IHG ® Rewards Club Traveler Credit Card than the Citi ® Double Cash Credit Card — after accounting for the $ 29
annual fee — you would have to
spend more than $ 2,400
at IHG hotels.
You would need to
spend at least $ 12,500 on ordinary purchases (or $ 6,250 on ordinary purchase and fly 6,250 miles) to earn back the
annual fee you pay.
To earn back the $ 99
annual fee for Prime, you'd need to
spend at least $ 2,000 a year with your Prime Store card.
If, through your
spending, you do not earn enough rewards to justify the
annual fee, we recommend looking
at other options.
The Citi Hilton HHonors Visa Signature Card doesn't have an
annual fee and offers 6 Hilton points per $ 1
spent at Hilton hotels, 3 points
at supermarkets, drugstores & gas stations & 2 points per $ 1 for everything else.
So, if you
spend at least $ 3,167 per year in groceries, you will earn enough additional cash back rewards to justify the current (2018) $ 95
annual fee for Preferred version.
If you
spend at least $ 105 per month
at US supermarkets, the cash back you earn will already cover the
annual fee, which means that the gas and department store rewards, plus 1 % cash back on all other purchases will be your real savings.
You need to
spend $ 1,980 per year
at Amazon.com for the 5 % cash back to cover the $ 99
annual membership
fee.
Or, 18,000 Wyndham points (worth 1 night
at any Wyndham hotel) after completing minimum
spending on the no -
annual -
fee version of the card.
If you
spend at least $ 7,866 a year, the Venture Rewards card will let you make back the
annual fee and more.
Current bonus: 25,000 bonus Starpoints after you use your new card to make $ 3,000 in purchases within the first three months Earning rates: 2 points per dollar
spent at SPG hotels; 1 point per dollar
spent everywhere else Other benefits: No foreign transaction
fees; 2 stays and 5 nights toward SPG elite status every year; free in - room premium internet; Boingo Wi - Fi
Annual fee: $ 95 (waived for the first year)
Sign - up bonus: 30,000 bonus points after you
spend $ 1,000 on purchases in the first 90 days Earning rates: 6x points on JetBlue purchases; 2x points
at restaurants and grocery stores; 1x points on all other purchases Other benefits: No foreign transaction
fees; 10 % of your points back every time you redeem; 5,000 bonus points on your account anniversary; 50 % savings on in - flight purchases; enjoy TrueBlue Mosaic benefits after
spending $ 50,000 in a year
Annual fee: $ 99
The rate you earn
at Whole Foods Market rivals other grocery cards and is great considering there is no cap on the amount you can
spend and no
annual fee.
With the no -
annual -
fee version of the Barclaycard Wyndham Rewards card you can earn 18,000 Wyndham points (worth 1 nights
at any Wyndham hotel) after meeting minimum
spending requirements.
If you
spend at least $ 10,000 annually on your credit card (average $ 833 / month), you will earn a bonus 5,000 Expedia + rewards bonus points, which can have a value of up to $ 70, thus covering most of the
annual fee.
If you
spend a lot on dining, travel or
at grocery stores, you can apply for other credit cards that won't charge you an
annual fee.
However, because the card also comes with a $ 95
annual fee, you need to be a big spender in order to come out ahead - we calculate that you need to
spend at least $ 3,800 annually on dining and travel to break even.