topic Re: Aven Grocery 6% *** in Credit Card Approvals

Aven Grocery 6% ***

NoMoreE46 — Sat, 28 Mar 2026 02:28:12 GMT

Happy to get approved for $10,000. In FL, and had to thaw TU and EXP but the only HP was from EXP.

The fineprint *** (that I wasn't aware of) is that the 6% back on groceries holds true only when Autopay is enabled...

Re: Aven Grocery 6% ***

Vinjints — Sat, 28 Mar 2026 03:30:47 GMT

Welcome to the club. I set my auto pay to min, bonus activated, and manually pif. Works out just fine.

Re: Aven Grocery 6% ***

ElvisCaprice — Sat, 28 Mar 2026 03:35:13 GMT

Congratulations!!

Mine works fine with autopay set to statement balance. For the 3% version. Wish I could do both versions.

Re: Aven Grocery 6% ***

Copenix — Sat, 28 Mar 2026 20:18:18 GMT

Very nice. Congrats on your approval. Enjoy the 6%

Re: Aven Grocery 6% ***

Tdatb64 — Sun, 29 Mar 2026 02:39:56 GMT

They probably needed TU unfrozen so they could Cologuard you (check your T.U.R.D.)...

Congrats!

Re: Aven Grocery 6% ***

pizzadude — Sun, 29 Mar 2026 19:15:37 GMT

Congrats on the approval and nice SL !

I think all of the Aven cards with "bonus" cashback require autopay in order to qualify

Re: Aven Grocery 6% ***

NoMoreE46 — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 00:52:31 GMT

Thanks everyone.

So this is a 2% car as well in additon to the 6% on groceries.

Does any know if Walmart Neighborhood codes as 6%?

Re: Aven Grocery 6% ***

Vinjints — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 01:12:18 GMT

It does indeed. As well as SC, but not regular. And not the pharmacy in the SC. Online/pickup codes as online, not grocery. I've got a thread somewhere where I did some legwork on the grocery spend.

DPs on the groceries

Re: Aven Grocery 6% ***

cashorcharge — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 18:43:33 GMT

Congratulations on your Approval!!👏🏼🍾🥂

Re: Aven Grocery 6% ***

NoMoreE46 — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 02:16:23 GMT

@Vinjints wrote:
It does indeed. As well as SC, but not regular. And not the pharmacy in the SC. Online/pickup codes as online, not grocery. I've got a thread somewhere where I did some legwork on the grocery spend.

DPs on the groceries

Thanks @Vinjints for doing all a

that work.

The one other important thing I didn't see covered there is: When we think the 6% back on Groceries will be Nerfed?

Re: Aven Grocery 6% ***

Vinjints — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 12:00:00 GMT

@NoMoreE46 wrote:
The one other important thing I didn't see covered there is: When we think the 6% back on Groceries will be Nerfed?

Don't you speak that evil on me, Ricky Bobby. Just ride it.

Valid question, and something I've been on the lookout for. But how would anyone know?

Re: Aven Grocery 6% ***

NoMoreE46 — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 17:54:19 GMT

@Vinjints

I am more of a Step Brothers fan.

But sure, 6% back (in groceries) for up to $10,000 with $0 AF is sustainable.

signed

Owner of the Savor 4% $0 AF and Smartly v 1.0

@Vinjints wrote:
@NoMoreE46 wrote:
The one other important thing I didn't see covered there is: When we think the 6% back on Groceries will be Nerfed?
Don't you speak that evil on me, Ricky Bobby. Just ride it.
Valid question, and something I've been on the lookout for. But how would anyone know?

Re: Aven Grocery 6% ***

Vinjints — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 18:45:07 GMT

I don't doubt it won't last. Keeping my CCC ready for a backup and plan on BCP/AAA at some point for the inevitable. Your question was when do we expect the nerf. Is there a way we could try to deduce that?

Never had a card that's been nerfed. In fact, I was ready to move over to BoA PH and then their nerf happened.

Re: Aven Grocery 6% ***

NoMoreE46 — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 17:10:33 GMT

I havent gotten a BCP come back offer from Amex so this is our 6% back now.

I have got two Citi Custom Cashes as back-ups but one is going to be fuel

for now.

The nerf date question is more sarcasm and hypothetical. However, USB did set the record of a four month nerf on its Smartly.