My BEST 2-Credit Card Setup and Redemption Lessons

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Stan The Credit Frog

Stan The Credit Frog

Күн бұрын

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@WhatsThePoints1
@WhatsThePoints1 13 сағат бұрын
Picking the Surpass over the Ritz is a testament to your focus on the game over blind loyalty to a brand, nice job
@TheCreditFrog
@TheCreditFrog 13 сағат бұрын
Absolutely! Value is value and Hilton has more of it! 😆
@WhatsThePoints1
@WhatsThePoints1 12 сағат бұрын
@ guess there’s a reason Frequent Miler call it “getting Bonvoyed”
@thejokerspeaks
@thejokerspeaks 3 сағат бұрын
If I had to choose 2 cards for business + personal, I would probably go for the Venture X Business and the Alaska Business, looking for some kind of rewards debit card for personal. If I could do 2 personal too, USBAR and Hilton Aspire. I wouldn't care about the grocery category because of the USBAR, and going over $15K on the Surpass would annoy me. Aspire would give me more benefits, and $30K would be a reasonable goal for a 2nd free night (even if I had to top it off with an accidental business expense).
@Strøhs21
@Strøhs21 14 сағат бұрын
Great content as always, Stan! U.S. Bank for the win! The Altitude Reserve and Smartly (at 4% back) in my opinion would be the best two card setup at least right now.
@TheCreditFrog
@TheCreditFrog 13 сағат бұрын
Great core setup! I would say the same but can’t overlook the amazing benefits from hotel cards.
@bradybrown5140
@bradybrown5140 15 сағат бұрын
Our setups are different (13 cards, team cashback) but I really like your unique takes + strategies. keep up the good content.
@TheCreditFrog
@TheCreditFrog 14 сағат бұрын
Thanks! Yeah, we’re all different, but it’s always fun to see wha other setups are out there to compare!
@jameswilliams2984
@jameswilliams2984 13 сағат бұрын
Stan, If you buy the Hilton Honors points at .5 cents per point and use the USBAR for the purchase, do you know if US Bank counts that as a travel purchase for the 3x back and the ability to use the 4.5% Real Time Rewards Redemption option? Or are the points sold through a third party?
@TheCreditFrog
@TheCreditFrog 13 сағат бұрын
I haven’t tried it myself, but it’s very likely it codes as a 1X purchase. The points come from a third-party.
@paulsori2704
@paulsori2704 11 сағат бұрын
Can't fault your logic. I have Hilton Gold for life as a Hilton Club Timeshare owner, so for me the 2 card setup is: 1) BILT (all my spend) platinum status gets be 12x dining, 4x travel, 2x everything else when holding out for travel bonus (Alaska, air France, air Canada, Emirates, and others) with AA, United and Hyatt hotel as transfer partners too. 2) Ritz Carlton with airport lounges (priority Pass and sapphire lounges), Marriott Gold (already have Hilton Gold for life), 85k night award, $300 airline incidentals (vs $200 amex platinum good with only one airline). These will be the only 2 cards in my wallet in 2025, with Amex Gold in my digital wallet for grocery spend. I have 18 other credit cards and am contemplating canceling most of them as I really think those are the only 3 cards I need - BILT and MR ecosystems only.
@TheCreditFrog
@TheCreditFrog 8 сағат бұрын
Very nice! The one thing I would say to Bilt is that you can hold out for a transfer bonus, but the one you want may never come. Of course, the same could be same for the Hilton transfer bonus that I talked about in the video, but at least that one has shown up more often than the ones from Bilt, none of which have repeated since the card first launched. Ritz Carlton is very powerful, but since you have Hilton Gold for life, that makes sense. I probably would have picked RC if I had lifetime Hilton Gold too!
@FrequentFlyer_MIA
@FrequentFlyer_MIA 15 сағат бұрын
If only 2? CSP/CSR and RITZ for me. I use Hyatt, Marriott and Door Dash way too much in my daily life...since joining Dash Pass I saved 6752.00 in Dash Pass Fees over the years. The only US Bank card I have is my work related FAA issued Government Travel Charge Card I rock with AA Exec MC (Miami based), CSP, CFF, CFU, RITZ Carlton, Hyatt Card, AMEX Delta Plat/gold, Chase Southwest Priority I found that a stand alone Dragon Pass works for me in some key locations in SE Asia and parts of the Caribbean where I frequent most
@TheCreditFrog
@TheCreditFrog 13 сағат бұрын
Lots of great cards there! That’s great that you’ve gotten so much value out of DashPass. Definitely a lot of DoorDash orders hah! CSP is tough because it’s not the best earner card so in your case it’s almost like you have 2 benefits cards. Luckily, we aren’t limited to just 2 cards usually!
@moofist2466
@moofist2466 9 сағат бұрын
Hi Stan, Have you seen the KZbin video "The True Cost of Points & Miles Credit Cards" by Jake Broe? It does touch a bit on the psychology aspect with the idea of going out of your way to use a credit card benefit, which is spending additional funds that you weren't going to spend.
@TheCreditFrog
@TheCreditFrog 8 сағат бұрын
I think I may have watched it awhile ago. Certainly a lot psychology with credit cards and spending more than you should. It's a pay to play system. As long as you know yourself well, you have to trek forward carefully and try to avoid the landmines along the way to get good value!
@tendercrispbacon
@tendercrispbacon 13 сағат бұрын
Rocking the bilt and pnc cash unlimited as a broke person with good credit 😅 that's my 2 card
@TheCreditFrog
@TheCreditFrog 12 сағат бұрын
You do what you gotta do! Still great setup with good multipliers! 👍
@ryanarnold4790
@ryanarnold4790 9 сағат бұрын
Good logic on surpass… it’s gonna be my catch all in 2025.
@TheCreditFrog
@TheCreditFrog 8 сағат бұрын
An excellent choice! Especially if you make it to at least $15k by the end of the year!
@k.f.y.4332
@k.f.y.4332 15 сағат бұрын
Pretty good idea, but too bad the USBAR card is discontinued so for the ones who don't have it can't use that route.
@TheCreditFrog
@TheCreditFrog 14 сағат бұрын
Yeah, still sad about that 😢
@sonpham4298
@sonpham4298 12 сағат бұрын
Could you still PC from for example cash+ to USBar? I did that (before they discontinued) and even managed to get my 50K SUB! crazy. First bank i seen do this.
@pinakmiku4999
@pinakmiku4999 10 сағат бұрын
@@sonpham4298Nope you can’t do that anymore. Some people including me were able to product change within a week right after it was discontinued. They closed that route after a week of discontinuation. I only converted my cash + to reserve but regret not converting my connect to reserve too. I woukd have got SUB for that too and later downgraded one reserve card.
@TheCreditFrog
@TheCreditFrog 5 сағат бұрын
@@sonpham4298 I don't think PC's are open anymore either!
@soapa4279
@soapa4279 15 сағат бұрын
First!
@TheCreditFrog
@TheCreditFrog 15 сағат бұрын
Congrats! You are first!! 🥇
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