Chase Sapphire preferred credit card

[Ngwira]

This is also one of our keeper cards and I was just approved for the business version, YAY! I really hope that Marriott buying Starwood doesn't affect the Amex SPG program. Having the ability to transfer points to over 30 airlines is not something I want to lose.

Yes I hope the merger doesn't affect it. However for now, I'm happy.

 

[mandis77]

Just wondering how Shop Through Chase works - I recently purchased something through it that was supposed to be 2 points for every $1. However, my account statement only shows it as a regular purchase (no bonus points). How does this work? Will it show up later? TIA

 

[Albort]

Just wondering how Shop Through Chase works - I recently purchased something through it that was supposed to be 2 points for every $1. However, my account statement only shows it as a regular purchase (no bonus points). How does this work? Will it show up later? TIA

it shows up in your ultimate rewards, it wont appear with the transaction. when u view your Reward Activity, it should be at the very bottom with a "Shop through Chase" title. It does take a week or 2 for it to show up though...

 

[mandis77]

it shows up in your ultimate rewards, it wont appear with the transaction. when u view your Reward Activity, it should be at the very bottom with a "Shop through Chase" title. It does take a week or 2 for it to show up though...

Great thank you!!

 

[Ava]

I have been starting to read up a little on some of the blogs that all of you have suggested (thanks for the suggestions). They are helpful but there is LOTS of info out there. This started when I decided that i would like to do a Europe trip in the next couple yrs and the airfare to take the 4 of us was crazy.

I just applied for the CSP and Freedom the other night-approved for both-couldn't believe how high a line they gave me. I am interested in the best way to keep track of the current quarter bonus categories, spend, points, credit pulls... I will a do DH once we hit my spend amounts I think.

How do you all do it?

I downloaded an app from The Points Guy that has a feature to track sign-up bonuses. It doesn't track category spending bonuses though (like 5x on groceries from Chase Freedom). You can also link all your credit cards and it will tell you which card to use at different locations or categories of business to get the maximum possible points. I've found it helpful so far.

I'm about halfway to the $4K for the sign-up bonus on my CSP, so I am going to start putting my grocery purchases on my Freedom for the 5X UR Points. I missed this bonus the first couple weeks of the month because I was concerned about being able to make the spend on the CSP, but I still have another 2 months to go and I'm already halfway there so I think I'll be okay without the grocery spending. If it gets toward the end of May and I haven't made the spend I'll just buy GC's for places we shop regularly, or use Plastiq to pay our June rent with the card if I'm still $1K or more away.

I did get the 5,000 UR Points already for adding my wife as an authorized user on the CSP when I applied for the card.

 

[Arden01]

I downloaded an app from The Points Guy that has a feature to track sign-up bonuses. It doesn't track category spending bonuses though (like 5x on groceries from Chase Freedom). You can also link all your credit cards and it will tell you which card to use at different locations or categories of business to get the maximum possible points. I've found it helpful so far.

I'm about halfway to the $4K for the sign-up bonus on my CSP, so I am going to start putting my grocery purchases on my Freedom for the 5X UR Points. I missed this bonus the first couple weeks of the month because I was concerned about being able to make the spend on the CSP, but I still have another 2 months to go and I'm already halfway there so I think I'll be okay without the grocery spending. If it gets toward the end of May and I haven't made the spend I'll just buy GC's for places we shop regularly, or use Plastiq to pay our June rent with the card if I'm still $1K or more away.

I did get the 5,000 UR Points already for adding my wife as an authorized user on the CSP when I applied for the card.

I will check out that app! Thanks for the tip!

I have the 50k points on CSP because we needed a new furnace. I also got the SW RR CC recently and am working on the 2k minimum for 50,000 RR points. We're doing a combined Disney/Universal trip next summer. I'll have flights covered on SW and will use the UR points for 2 nights at a Universal resort and a 2 or 3 day Universal park ticket. Try to earn enough points for another Universal ticket. I've been using my Freedom for groceries as well.