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I didn't know about the rep GS has gotten regarding fraud charges. My main card is a Chase one as well. Everything else is spot on. I use the Apple Card only fo

I didn't know about the rep GS has gotten regarding fraud charges. My main card is a Chase one as well. Everything else is spot on. I use the Apple Card only for buying stuff from Apple (for the 3% cash back), or when I accidentally select it from my watch at the vending machine. Rewards are much better on other cards, even if they're not as simple as cash dropped into your account on the daily.

bigyikes 3y ago
Where do you find better rewards for general purposes? I know there are plenty of better cards for travel, and I think there’s a few that are better for dining and other misc stuff, but Apple Card (w/ Apple Pay) seems to be the best in general at 2% for any purchase?
- CobaltFire 3y ago
  AMEX Gold seems to be the best bang for my buck. Four points on groceries (and dining out, but we don't do that much) with a family of 4 means I rack up something north of 60k points a year just on that. That doesn't seem like a lot, but coupled with other spending it does help with going to visit my wife's family every few years. I cashed in 90k miles per ticket to get $500 business class round trip tickets on ANA last year. That means that roughly every 4 years we can do that trip for trivial travel cost.
- astura 3y ago
  Wells Fargo, PayPal, SoFi, Citibank, and Fidelity[1] all offer 2% cash back on everything, unlimited, no annual fee. There's nothing special about that rate. Wells Fargo will even give you a $200 sign up bonus. Depending on your specific spending habits you might even come out ahead with the Citi Custom Cash, which offers 5% cash back on your highest spending category (up to $500) every month, 1% cach back on everything else. I have a credit card with Bank of America which I earn 2.625% cash back on everything, no annual fee. However, that rate requires having $100,000 invested with Merrill Lynch. - https://www.doctorofcredit.com/bank-of-america-preferred-rewards-program-5-25-cash-back-on-travel-gas-3-5-grocery-2-625-all-purchases/ https://www.doctorofcredit.com/bank-of-america-preferred-rew... [1]Fidelity requires you to have an investment account open with them to sign up, no minimum balance is required.
dimmke 3y ago
Here's an example of a policy change due to criticism about the dispute issue: https://9to5mac.com/2022/02/11/apple-card-disputes-transactions-goldman-sachs/ https://9to5mac.com/2022/02/11/apple-card-disputes-transacti...

bigyikes 3y ago

Where do you find better rewards for general purposes? I know there are plenty of better cards for travel, and I think there’s a few that are better for dining and other misc stuff, but Apple Card (w/ Apple Pay) seems to be the best in general at 2% for any purchase?

CobaltFire 3y ago
AMEX Gold seems to be the best bang for my buck. Four points on groceries (and dining out, but we don't do that much) with a family of 4 means I rack up something north of 60k points a year just on that. That doesn't seem like a lot, but coupled with other spending it does help with going to visit my wife's family every few years. I cashed in 90k miles per ticket to get $500 business class round trip tickets on ANA last year. That means that roughly every 4 years we can do that trip for trivial travel cost.
astura 3y ago
Wells Fargo, PayPal, SoFi, Citibank, and Fidelity[1] all offer 2% cash back on everything, unlimited, no annual fee. There's nothing special about that rate. Wells Fargo will even give you a $200 sign up bonus. Depending on your specific spending habits you might even come out ahead with the Citi Custom Cash, which offers 5% cash back on your highest spending category (up to $500) every month, 1% cach back on everything else. I have a credit card with Bank of America which I earn 2.625% cash back on everything, no annual fee. However, that rate requires having $100,000 invested with Merrill Lynch. - https://www.doctorofcredit.com/bank-of-america-preferred-rewards-program-5-25-cash-back-on-travel-gas-3-5-grocery-2-625-all-purchases/ https://www.doctorofcredit.com/bank-of-america-preferred-rew... [1]Fidelity requires you to have an investment account open with them to sign up, no minimum balance is required.

dimmke 3y ago

Here's an example of a policy change due to criticism about the dispute issue: https://9to5mac.com/2022/02/11/apple-card-disputes-transactions-goldman-sachs/ https://9to5mac.com/2022/02/11/apple-card-disputes-transacti...