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Card for Gas Q2

Anonymous — Tue, 01 Apr 2014 16:18:08 GMT

I plan to use my BCE card for gas this quarter just have to remember gas stations seem to put a $100 hold on the account although have plenty available, what is everyone else using for Gas this quarter?

Re: Card for Gas Q2

Anonymous — Tue, 01 Apr 2014 16:19:31 GMT

Running the Everyday Preferred for gas this quarter, 3x MR provided I meet my 30 transactions per month which works for me.

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Kenny — Tue, 01 Apr 2014 16:22:39 GMT

I'm using BofA Cash rewards -- I don't have another 3% or higher CB card for Gas.

Using Freedom for restaurants.

BCE, I guess for grocery.

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thelethargicage — Tue, 01 Apr 2014 16:25:09 GMT

Sallie Mae MC or Amex TrueEarnings for gas at Costco

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mongstradamus — Tue, 01 Apr 2014 16:27:19 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:
I plan to use my BCE card for gas this quarter just have to remember gas stations seem to put a $100 hold on the account although have plenty available, what is everyone else using for Gas this quarter?

For me here it seems like its only shell stations that do the 100 dollar hold thing when you use your cc to pay. For that reason alone i don't go to shell stations to fill up. The other gas stations in this area usually just do an hold of 1 dollar. As far as which card i am going to use for filling up gas. I may just rotate my BCP and TE cards. They both get 3% on gas. I want to use my TE card some since it hasn't been getting much use since Discover and Freedom both had 5 % off on restaurants and gasoline the first quarter.

Re: Card for Gas Q2

yellowcake — Tue, 01 Apr 2014 16:37:58 GMT

Discover It for 5%

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Anonymous — Tue, 01 Apr 2014 16:51:46 GMT

@yellowcake wrote:
Discover It for 5%

Did you get a special invite or something to get 5% for gas?

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BigBS — Tue, 01 Apr 2014 16:57:35 GMT

PenFed CashRewards for 5%.

Re: Card for Gas Q2

Anonymous — Tue, 01 Apr 2014 17:01:58 GMT

using my sallie mae world mastercard (5% for $250 per month). i use it for quarters that my freedom isn't on gas rotation.

curious about your Discover as well. couldve sworn that discover was on home improvement, furniture stores, etc.

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leoment — Tue, 01 Apr 2014 17:03:41 GMT

Using my BCP for 3%.

Quarters like this where the Freedom and IT cards are borderline the same thing tempt me to app for the Sallie Mae card. I have no use for these home improvement categories at all.

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yudeology101 — Tue, 01 Apr 2014 17:31:52 GMT

@KennyS2006 wrote:
I'm using BofA Cash rewards -- I don't have another 3% or higher CB card for Gas.

Using Freedom for restaurants.

BCE, I guess for grocery.

Same here, my BOA Cash Rewards is my designated gas card (3%) and BCE for groceries (3%). For restaurants I'm rotating CSP/Hyatt/Ritz/Arrival.

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Anonymous — Tue, 01 Apr 2014 17:41:52 GMT

@leoment wrote:
Using my BCP for 3%.

Quarters like this where the Freedom and IT cards are borderline the same thing tempt me to app for the Sallie Mae card. I have no use for these home improvement categories at all.

Be tempted, good card. For those without CSP/Ink etc, I would rank it above the Freedom as consistent useful categories wins!

Re: Card for Gas Q2

hyp0luxa — Tue, 01 Apr 2014 18:07:31 GMT

BOA Cash Rewards here too..

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compassion101 — Tue, 01 Apr 2014 18:13:00 GMT

TD Rewards for 5%

Special intro rate for 6 months gas, groceries, utilities. Got 2 months left

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leoment — Tue, 01 Apr 2014 18:24:03 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:
@leoment wrote:
Using my BCP for 3%.

Quarters like this where the Freedom and IT cards are borderline the same thing tempt me to app for the Sallie Mae card. I have no use for these home improvement categories at all.
Be tempted, good card. For those without CSP/Ink etc, I would rank it above the Freedom as consistent useful categories wins!

I'm considering it! I have no interest opening additional cards with Chase, and my Freedom card is both my second lowest limit ($5k) and highest APR (23.24!). It spends more time in the sock drawer than anything else these days (since the Gas category ended yesterday).

Since I use my BCP for Groceries/Gas, I'm trying to figure out what card to switch to if I do open the SM card. I rarely spend over $250/month for gas and groceries, so there would be no point in keeping the BCP (or even BCE, really).

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cyclesport45 — Tue, 01 Apr 2014 18:28:49 GMT

Just got a 5% offer from my (hardly used) Citi Diamond Preferred, for the quarter. Which will now be my gas card!

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Stralem — Tue, 01 Apr 2014 18:38:20 GMT

Eh... Damn. The only card I have with a gas bonus is my PRG. 2X is nice, but I kind of wish I had a better reward card for that category.

Especially since I just plunked down almost $100 in gas these past three weeks.

Re: Card for Gas Q2

14IS4 — Tue, 01 Apr 2014 18:42:21 GMT

@BigBS wrote:
PenFed CashRewards for 5%.

Re: Card for Gas Q2

Anonymous — Tue, 01 Apr 2014 18:48:41 GMT

I have 5 5% gas cards: 2 Sallie Mae, 2 Penfed Plat Rewards (which is more like 4.3%) and Amex Blue Cash. Using Sallie Mae as it returns the rewards the quickest.

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MoreRewards — Tue, 01 Apr 2014 18:54:37 GMT

Sallie Mae 5%