topic Re: Anyone get the CFF 5% most used bonus category? in Credit Cards

Anyone get the CFF 5% most used bonus category?

Yankee2 — Sun, 09 Jan 2022 01:56:52 GMT

My statement doesn't cut until mid month. Curious if others got the bonus.

Re: Anyone get the CFF 5% most used bonus category?

quikj9 — Sun, 09 Jan 2022 02:01:35 GMT

Nope, not yet. Great question though. I'm sure we'll get it eventually.

Re: Anyone get the CFF 5% most used bonus category?

Anonymous — Sun, 09 Jan 2022 02:10:18 GMT

@Yankee2 Chase said we'll be able to see the bonus in our rewards portal in eight weeks (after Dec. 31).

Re: Anyone get the CFF 5% most used bonus category?

M_Smart007 — Sun, 09 Jan 2022 06:21:21 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:
@Yankee2 Chase said we'll be able to see the bonus in our rewards portal in eight weeks (after Dec. 31).

Re: Anyone get the CFF 5% most used bonus category?

Anonymous — Sun, 09 Jan 2022 16:11:03 GMT

O/T but this thread made me look at my account and to my HORROR I discovered I hadn't activated this quarter. Reading the FAQ, it suggests that if you activate before mid-March, they will backdate and give you 5% on all category purchases that quarter. (I've spent about $25 so a whole $1 is at stake!) Have people experienced this backdating?

Re: Anyone get the CFF 5% most used bonus category?

FormerCollegeDJ — Tue, 25 Jan 2022 17:49:54 GMT

Heads up for everyone - it appears based on what I saw in my account this morning (Tuesday 1/25) and some comments I saw on Reddit, it appears the 4% bonus for the biggest, eligible Q4 2021 spending category has posted in many people's Chase Ultimate Rewards accounts, including my own. Check your Chase account for more information.

Re: Anyone get the CFF 5% most used bonus category?

Anonymous — Tue, 25 Jan 2022 18:54:47 GMT

@FormerCollegeDJ wrote:
Heads up for everyone - it appears based on what I saw in my account this morning (Tuesday 1/25) and some comments I saw on Reddit, it appears the 4% bonus for the biggest, eligible Q4 2021 spending category has posted in many people's Chase Ultimate Rewards accounts, including my own. Check your Chase account for more information.

What is the wording on the statement? I just got my statement and don't see it, but.... When I was moving the points to my CSR, I saw "5XX points on next statement" which usually shows 0 at this point as the statement has just closed.

Re: Anyone get the CFF 5% most used bonus category?

Anonymous — Tue, 25 Jan 2022 19:15:07 GMT

You might be able to see your UR for your next statement by doing the following

Log into your Chase CC account on computer
Click the ">" symbol next to your Rewards summary to enter UR.
In the top left corner, it might say +XXXX points with your next statement. At least, it does for me.

Re: Anyone get the CFF 5% most used bonus category?

Timbo9205 — Tue, 25 Jan 2022 19:29:08 GMT

Mine showed up today.

Re: Anyone get the CFF 5% most used bonus category?

Anonymous — Tue, 25 Jan 2022 19:29:28 GMT

I might be able to figure it out once I do some math. So it doesn't show as it's own category? I'll need to go back to my December transactions (when I got the card), multiply my total grocery amount by four (tmy high-spend category), and add that to all my current pending transaction points to see if it adds up. Is that the right way to go about that, math-wise?

Re: Anyone get the CFF 5% most used bonus category?

FormerCollegeDJ — Tue, 25 Jan 2022 19:44:29 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:
@FormerCollegeDJ wrote:
Heads up for everyone - it appears based on what I saw in my account this morning (Tuesday 1/25) and some comments I saw on Reddit, it appears the 4% bonus for the biggest, eligible Q4 2021 spending category has posted in many people's Chase Ultimate Rewards accounts, including my own. Check your Chase account for more information.
What is the wording on the statement? I just got my statement and don't see it, but.... When I was moving the points to my CSR, I saw "5XX points on next statement" which usually shows 0 at this point as the statement has just closed.

There is no wording on a statement per say; the amount you earned will show up in Chase Ultimate Rewards under the Chase Freedom Flex card as pending points.

Re: Anyone get the CFF 5% most used bonus category?

FormerCollegeDJ — Tue, 25 Jan 2022 19:43:56 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:
I might be able to figure it out once I do some math. So it doesn't show as it's own category? I'll need to go back to my December transactions (when I got the card), multiply my total grocery amount by four (tmy high-spend category), and add that to all my current pending transaction points to see if it adds up. Is that the right way to go about that, math-wise?

It does not (RE: bolded part above).

The way to calculate the rewards you described above is how I figured out my award amount. I actually went back and added up how many Chase Ultimate Rewards points I earned on each transaction during the quarter in my largest eligible category, then looked at how many CUR I've earned during the current statement period. The total number of pending CUR points should be the sum of those two values (which it was in my case.) My CY 2021 largest eligible spend bonus category added up to 4% rewards.