Ep 6 & 7 – Staying in Chase’s Good Graces, ODOM & Simon Mall GC Sales, CapitalOne 2-to-1
Summary: <p>Today we’re back with a <strong>double episode</strong> of the Milenomics² No Annual Fee Edition Podcast. In addition to the following news:</p> <ul> <li>0:30 Office Depot/Office Max $10 off $300 MCGCs (<a href="https://www.doctorofcredit.com/office-depot-max-10-instant-discount-on-300-in-matercard-gift-cards-12-9-12-5/">link</a>)</li> <li>1:20 Simon Mall $1 off Visa Gift Cards (<a href="https://www.doctorofcredit.com/rumor-simon-mall-1-off-visa-giftcards-from-12-10-12-24/">link</a>)</li> <li>2:05 Airline portal Holiday promo: 500 for $200 (<a href="http://frequentmiler.boardingarea.com/airline-shopping-portal-promos-for-last-minute-shopping/">link</a>)</li> <li>3:00 CapitalOne adds Emirates and Singapore at a 2:1 ratio ()</li> <li>3:55 BofA Cash Rewards revamp early 2019 (HT Nick at Frequent Miler <a href="https://frequentmiler.boardingarea.com/a-product-change-thats-better-than-expected/">link</a>)</li> <li>5:20 Some Chase cards getting an additional 1x through year end on Apple/Google Pay (<a href="https://www.doctorofcredit.com/chase-cards-get-an-extra-1x-points-everywhere-when-using-mobile-wallet-apple-pay-google-pay-in-december/">link</a>)</li> </ul> <p>…we tackle a detailed and real life situation in which a reader attempted to put together the <strong>Ultimate Chase Ultimate Rewards Trifecta</strong>: a Sapphire Reserve, Freedom, and Freedom Unlimited. Rather than the ideal type of stories you might hear elsewhere about all cards being approved and everything going perfectly, this story takes a turn for the worse, and does not end well for Chase or the reader.</p> <p>Discussion starts at 6:00 on this.</p> <p>A quick timeline (we cover this in the post, but might be easier for some of you to see here):</p> <ul> <li> <strong>March 2016</strong> Applied for Sapphire Preferred – Approved</li> <li> <strong>March 2018</strong> Decided to attempt to “Life the Chase UR Lifestyle”</li> <li> <strong>September 2018</strong> Applied for Standard Freedom 5X – Approved</li> <li> <strong>September 2018</strong>, Downgrade Sapphire Preferred to Freedom Unlimited</li> <li> <strong>October 2018</strong>, Used non-expired 24-Month Sapphire Reserve App to apply. Denied, <48 months since last Sapphire card approval.</li> <li>Appealed, with no change in approval</li> <li> <strong>October 2018</strong>, Applied for Chase Ink Preferred. Denied, “Applied for too many cards”</li> </ul> <p>What’s your take on how this was handled, Both by Chase and by the applicant? After you take a listen to the Podcast, come back to <a href="http://www.milenomics.com">www.milenomics.com</a> and share your thoughts below in the comments section.</p> <h3>Subscribe to our Full version of the Milenomics² Podcast</h3> <p>In this week’s Premium (subscription required) version of the podcast we discuss:<strong><br> </strong></p> <ul> <li>Double Dipping on the ODOM Sale</li> <li>Updates on our current in-process mile and point earning techniques</li> <li>A deeper discussion of the ways we can seek and find real travel deals</li> <li>And much more</li> </ul> <p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/episode-7-were-2332">https://www.patreon.com/posts/episode-7-were-2332</a></p> <h3>Subscribe to the No Annual Fee Edition</h3> <p>Subscribe below to the Free, No Annual Fee Milenomics² podcast on Apple Podcasts:</p> <p><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/milenomics-podcast/id1439920878"><img class="size-full wp-image-9070 alignleft" src="https://i0.wp.com/milenomics.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Listen-on-Itunes.png?resize=192%2C47" alt="" width="192" height="47"></a></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p>Or on Google Play Music:</p> <p><a href="https://playmusic.app.goo.gl/?ibi=com.google.PlayMusic&isi=691797987&ius=googleplaymusic&apn=com.google.android.music&link=https://play.google.com/music/m/Ip4ugoiapt7yw3gbftnsrs55wma?t%3DMilenomics%25C2%25B2_Podcast_-_No_Annual_"></a></p>
