Rewards Credit Cards in 2024: A Brutally Honest Review [Roundup]
News and notes from around the interweb:
- Absolute legend.
That would be the day I quit pic.twitter.com/sx8lHLxHMF
— Champagne Sloshy (@JoshyBeSloshy) January 19, 2024
- Hits hard: The 2024 Hater’s Guide to Credit Cards Read the whole thing.
Platinum. You spend whole days each year trying to “break even” on a $700 card. You probably earn 1x on almost all spending you put on the card. You lie to yourself, claiming that you use Equinox and Walmart+. You probably tell everyone that this is “the most premium card you can apply for,” when really it’s just a huge profit driver for AMES. You self-justify during the two annual occasions in which you use an overcrowded Centurion Lounge, and purposely book red eyes to avoid the lines. You don’t even get primary auto rental insurance.
…Sapphire Reserve. You live in fear of Hyatt being discontinued as a Chase partner. You struggle to justify the $250 effective annual fee. You tell AMEX folks that, at least, you don’t have statement credits to work through. But you do — there’s Lyft Pink, DoorDash, Instacart+, and Peloton — but you aren’t aware that you need to use them. You’ve also never used a normal priority pass lounge — your main airports may not even have one. You wish you had an AMEX Platinum every time you pass a Centurion Lounge. But those Sapphire lounges have to be coming soon, right?
- I think she’s joking but all women should do this tbh.
men will do basically anything to improve their chances on a first date.
I make them all sign up for a credit card with my referral link.
I’ve gotten 400,000 free points this year.
— low yield lucy (@picotop) January 19, 2024
- St. Regis New York refuses to honor elite breakfast benefit while they renovate their restaurants the property highlights paid room service as the only breakfast option. Marriott so far appears to be backing them on offering elites only 1,000 bonus points instead.
- United Airlines, clean your planes.
@united what’s this yellow stuff dripping on me pic.twitter.com/vyYzIc2ZAN
— Erin Gellert (@eggnelle) January 19, 2024
- Delta will finally update ancient Boeing 737-800 interiors. No new, bigger overhead bins though.
Spotted on Reddit today @AirlineFlyer @iTripReport New F and Y seats, new IFE to match 321neos and no 3rd Y lav removal like Alaska. Coming to all aircraft end of ’25, this is N3744F pic.twitter.com/gTCbIRoPL8
— Jay Cassady (@JS_Cassady) January 20, 2024