A fun week here on the No Annual Fee Podcast, where we’re discussing the following:

News

0:32 Italian-issued Tickets for Fun and Profit (link)

Probably best to keep this as an academic idea, but a fun read by God Save the Points.

1:46 Citi ThankYou Points 30% Bonus to Virgin Atlantic (link)

Matches the Membership Rewards promo from a few weeks ago.
The Program is either outstanding or completely terrible depending on the use of the miles.
Do not transfer if you don’t know what to do with the miles.

Main Topic

2:26 5 Best: Credit cards to put in your spouse’s wallet

Amex Personal Gold 4x MRs grocery and dining
CNB Crystal Infinite 3x on groceries, dining, travel, gas
Amex Blue Business Plus 2x everywhere
Bank of America Premium Rewards with Platinum Honors ($100k) for 2.625% everywhere
No Fee Chase Freedom Unlimited 1.5x URs everywhere
Honorable mention (not available any more): Citi AT&T Access More 3x for online retail (leave it near your home computer)

Counterpoint:

Citi double cash 2% everywhere with Price Protection
CNB Crystal infinite 3x Just about anywhere
Blue Business Plus 2MR everywhere (2.5% CB, 3% towards flights)
BofA Premium Rewards 2.625 – Tough to beat
DO NOT Put a card you’re working the minimum spend on:
- Enticing to overspend
- Hard to tell if the MSR has been met

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