2017 Chase Freedom categories posted

[Noctilum]

Q1: Gas stations and local commuter transportation
Q2: Grocery Stores (not including Walmart and Target) and Drug Stores
Q3: Summer fun and more
Q4: Holiday and more

Found in the Ultimate Rewards section of your account, not yet posted on the main site.

[driftless]

OK, it goes back in my wallet for the first 6 months of '17. Not sure what summer fun is?

[Anonymous]

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@driftless wrote:
OK, it goes back in my wallet for the first 6 months of '17. Not sure what summer fun is?

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Yeah I am pretty sure my idea of summer fun is not the same as a lot of folks on here.

[Anonymous]

I probably would have app'd if the categories were more attractive.

[Ghoshida]

Given the impending demise of the Sallie Mae, these categories aren't bad.

Summer fun might mean another quarter of gas.

[mongstradamus]

I know it doesn't fit for everybody but those first two quarters are fine for me will probaby be able to hit cap, its too bad no more costco love for my freedom. I have to debate whether to just get 1x ur or if i want to use citi costco at costco coming up next year. 

[BirchBarlow]

So no department stores, no Amazon, no big box stores?  In other words no categories where people spend large amounts of money.  When it comes to rotating cash back, Discover has them beaten.

[mongstradamus]

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@BirchBarlow wrote:

So no department stores, no Amazon, no big box stores?  In other words no categories where people spend large amounts of money.  When it comes to rotating cash back, Discover has them beaten.

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I would say not neccesarily for some people that have CSP, CSR, or ink plus freedoms 5x UR > 5%cashback from discover. It really comes down to the individual. I actually like having 5x on gas and groceries for first half of the year. 

[nrm]

Discover also has 5% on gas in the first quarter.

[Anonymous]

That's a little disappointing, personally, as I mostly care about cash back at wholesale clubs, but we'll see if they adjust it over the year. They do that right?

The last 2 quarters are still basically unnanounced, right? Summer Fun or Holiday could still be updated to include Wholesale Clubs, I guess.  I didn't get the Freedom until right at the end of the 3rd quarter in 2016, but when 2016 started, they hadn't definitively added Wholesale to 3 quarters yet, had they?

Either way, disappointing so far, but not too bad. Gas is nice I guess, and Grocery for the 2nd quarter is always great. I might not hit the max in it without Wholesale, but I could make a run.  We don't have kids, but we do buy an awful lot of beer. I always get a kick out of cashback for buying beer.