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CostantinoA
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If you had to just pick one......

If you had to pick just one Visa/Master card that hands down is the best card out there, which one would it be?

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Total Credit Lines: $99,387
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Khalifa_Jayy
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Re: If you had to just pick one......

I'd probably find it easier to pick my favorite child Smiley Very Happy

 



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Anonymous
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Re: If you had to just pick one......

This Month LOL freedom!!!! Really like 5% cat. Going now
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galahad15
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Re: If you had to just pick one......

BEFCU Platinum Plus VISA:  as low as 4.99% F go-to APR, rewards program, also no BT or cash advance fees. 

 

https://www.bournscu.coop/loans-and-credit-cards/credit-cards


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Anonymous
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Re: If you had to just pick one......

Barclay Arrival +  2.05 percent back on everything for use towards any time of travel.  Hotel, Rental Cars, Expedia, Airfare whatever  And you get bonus points just for posting on their travel site. No FTF.  

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Anonymous
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Re: If you had to just pick one......

My Visa debit card, 0% APR on purchases and cash advance all without an annual fee.
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Anonymous
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Re: If you had to just pick one......


@Anonymous wrote:
This Month LOL freedom!!!! Really like 5% cat. Going now

I would think this would be a bad choice for a single card. It might be valuable as part of a suite of cards. But that 5 percent is limited to 1500 of spending a quarter.  And I don't see how most people are going to spend 1500 in gas in a quarter. Buf for sake of argument you had 40k of spending on credit cards a year and you max out categories:

 

6000 x .05 = 300

34000 x .01 = 340

 

Grand Total = 640 dollars a year on 40k spending

 

Now compare to a 2 percent on anything card

 

40000 x .02 = 800 dollars.

 

 

And since they have rotating categories that aren't announced in advance it could be much worse than this. 

 

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AverageJoesCredit
Legendary Contributor

Re: If you had to just pick one......

Dont have it cant get it but perhaps the USAA Linitless 2.5 % backcash card
Smiley Happy
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mitchblue
Valued Contributor

Re: If you had to just pick one......

If I had to pick one I currently own, Amazon Store card. I shop there so much, sometimes too much.

 

Late edit: Just not saw you mentioned Visa/MC. Oops.

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Khalifa_Jayy
Regular Contributor

Re: If you had to just pick one......


@mitchblue wrote:

If I had to pick one I currently own, Amazon Store card. I shop there so much, sometimes too much.


That's a good point, haha. Not to mention it offers 5% back or Promo finaning on purchases >$150!

 



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