@Anonymous wrote:
Greetings Forum
I just upgraded my QS1 to QS and my Venture1 to Venture. Was this a wise move? I know it somewhat depends on how I use them and what I care more about(miles v/s cash rewards) but overall...was this a good move?
Thanks in advance for your input!!
Congrats on the upgrades. In terms of the QS1 to QS I feel it was a wise move as the QS is a better card with no AF. In terms of the Venture 1 to Venture...like you said, that depends on how you use the card. I personally feel that the Venture and its copycat the Barclaycard Arrival + are only good for the first year due to sign up bonus miles and the waved annual fee. After that first year, you have to spend $2950 ($2,950 x 2 miles = 5,900 miles = $59 annual fee) just to break even with the annual fee. As has been stated here in the past, the Citi Double Cash gives you 2% for every dollar spent with no annual fee. So, since you upgraded you likely did not receive the 40,000 bonus miles (worth $400 towards travel) and you will probably get hit with the $59 AF right away.
I have a Venture 1 as Capital One forced the upgrade (had No Hassle Rewards before) but I much prefer cash back. I don't change it to QA because I already have far too many cash back cards.
