Sapphire Reserve for Business vs Ink Business Preferred
The Ink Business Preferred® Credit Card is the better Chase business card for most owners. The Sapphire Reserve for Business℠ is the better card for b...
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Goose is one of NextCard's editors and has 7 credit cards. Based in San Diego, his experience mostly lies in cards that earn cash back. Goose is not opposed to earning points but he isn't much of a traveler. He's fully on Team Cash Back.
Goose's favorite credit cards are:
- Robinhood Gold - 3% cash back across the board that comes with no annual fee
- Citi Custom Cash - 5% cash back on up to $500 in spend every billing cycle on your top spending category
- Bank of America Customized Cash Rewards - 6% cash back in the category of your choice in the first year along with a $200 welcome bonus
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Articles by Goose
Cheapest Amex Fine Hotels and Resorts: Best Value FHR Properties in June 2026
Open the Fine Hotels + Resorts (FHR) catalog without context and the rates can send you backing out fast. Penthouse suites, private-pool villas, beach...
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Chase Sapphire Reserve Sign-Up Bonus: Current Offer and How to Maximize It (June 2026)
The Chase Sapphire Reserve® sign-up bonus is currently sitting at 150,000 points after $6,000 in spend over 3 months, which is the highest public offe...
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Atmos Summit Card Review: Is the $395 Annual Fee Worth It in 2026?
At $395 a year, the Atmos™ Rewards Summit Visa Infinite® Credit Card sits in premium territory, and whether it earns a spot in your wallet depends on...
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Should I get a United credit card with the new April 2026 changes (Calculator)
With United's major MileagePlus earnings overhaul announced today April 02, you might be wondering whether a United co-branded card is worth getting (...
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Best Boston Bilt Neighborhood Dining Restaurants in April 2026
You're trying to plan where to eat in Boston's North End tomorrow night, and you are looking to earn some extra points and Bilt Neighborhood Restauran...
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San Diego Bilt Neighborhood Restaurants: Where to Earn Points in March 2026
San Diego has 130+ Bilt Neighborhood Dining restaurants, but actually finding the right ones isn’t easy. The Bilt app only shows restaurants based on...
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Best Baltimore Restaurants to Use Your Chase Sapphire Reserve Dining Credit – June 2026
There are only 4 Baltimore restaurants participating in the Sapphire Reserve Exclusive Tables program where Chase Sapphire Reserve® cardholders can re...
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TSA Wait Times: How to Check Airport Security Lines in March 2026
As of today, TSA wait times at airports across the country are much longer than usual. Security lines are highly unpredictable right now. A checkpoint...
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Best Portland Restaurants to Use Your Chase Sapphire Reserve Dining Credit – June 2026
If you're a Chase Sapphire Reserve® cardholder and reside in Portland, you can take advantage of up to $300 in annual dining credits at one of the 10...
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Best Houston Restaurants For Chase Sapphire Reserve Dining Credit (June 2026)
Houston has 12 restaurants where you can use your Chase Sapphire Reserve® dining credit, from Michelin-starred Mediterranean to Spanish restaurants. F...
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Best Credit Cards for Lounge Guests (March 2026)
The Capital One Venture X Rewards Credit Card used to cover two guests per lounge visit without a second thought. Now choosing the right lounge for gu...
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Discover 5% Cash Back Quarter 2 Review (March 2026): Is It Worth It?
Your credit card rewards can feel like homework because you're juggling activation dates, spending caps, and wondering which purchases actually qualif...
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InKind Restaurants: Full Guide to Saving Money on Dining in May 2026
Getting at least 20% back on restaurant spending through inKind is one of the highest returns available in dining rewards right now. When you stack th...
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Atmos Rewards Guide: How to Earn and Redeem Points in March 2026
When Alaska and Hawaiian merged their loyalty programs into Atmos Rewards, they created a system that offers more flexibility for earning points than...
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What’s the new Calm promotion on the Chase Sapphire cards?
Chase has really been prioritizing wellness this past week—first an amazing deal offered for a WHOOP membership and now a subscription deal with Calm....
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Chase Sapphire Reserve Dining Credit Guide (March 2026)
Finding Chase Sapphire Reserve® Exclusive Tables restaurants through OpenTable works fine if you're only checking one city, but comparing options acro...
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What is Bilt Rewards? (2026)
You might be surprised to find out that you don’t need a Bilt card to earn Bilt points. I have to admit I was surprised as well. All you have to do to...
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How do you get a free Uber One membership with a Delta Amex card?
Uber is a popular option for transportation especially in big cities and you’ll be able to save some money with an Uber One membership. What is an Ube...
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Why am I getting the Bilt Palladium Card?
If you know me, you know I love transferable currencies. And that’s why I love Bilt points. And it’s also why I’m getting the Bilt Palladium Card. Thi...
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OpenTable Sapphire Reservation Slots Guide (June 2026)
The $300 dining credit is a useful benefit on the Chase Sapphire Reserve® but there’s an underrated benefit where you also get access to exclusive res...
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Chase Freedom Flex & Discover Q1 2026 Categories
Discover has a 5% cash back calendar for cardholders of the Discover it® Cash Back, Discover it® Student Cash Back and NHL® Discover it® Credit Card....
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What’s the Bilt/Lyft benefit? (June 2026)
Lyft is one of the staple rideshare companies, with many users fluctuating between it and Uber. While Uber has most of its partnerships with Amex, Lyf...
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Venture X Lounge Access Changes (Feb 2026)
The Capital One Venture X Rewards Credit Card has long been an amazing card for airport lounge access. Starting February 2026, there will sadly be a d...
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Lyft Linking Partners: Best Rewards Programs (June 2026)
Lyft has remained one of the most popular rideshare apps out there and there are plenty of great credit cards to use for these purchases. Notably, the...
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What’s the DoorDash NBA50 promo and how do you use it?
DoorDash has all kinds of neat promos and deals and there’s a new one out there for basketball lovers: you’ll get 50% off delivery orders the day afte...
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What did I do for a $800 bank account bonus?
I’ve been thinking of getting a new bank account to have an account for solely personal wants and when I saw the bonus from KeyBank it seemed like the...
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What is the United & Bilt partnership? June 2026
If you pay rent through Bilt, you can earn 2 United Miles per dollar on rent payments when you use a select United Airlines card. That's double what y...
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How can you get 7% back on dining with the Chase Freedom Flex®?
Chase has just come out with the 5% back categories for the Chase Freedom Flex®—the categories include dining, the American Heart Association and Norw...
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How can I get World Cup tickets (using credit cards & airlines)?
FIFA World Cup tickets have already been released and are extremely hard to come by already. That said, using credit cards and loyalty programs, you'l...
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What’s the new SoFi Smart card?
SoFi is coming out with a different kind of card, the SoFi Smart Charge card. It is unlike any other credit card because... it’s not exactly a true cr...
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Earn 5% Cash Back With PayPal: Chase Freedom Flex Dec 2025
So the Chase Freedom Flex® has rotating categories every quarter that you can earn 5% cash back on. For the last quarter of 2025, you can earn 5% back...
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Is the Capital One Savor Card a great beginner card?
Folks that are curious and interested in the credit card space should 100% consider getting the Capital One Savor Cash Rewards Credit Card as their fi...
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What’s the new welcome bonus for the Capital One Venture X Business?
Capital One is offering up to 400,000 Capital One Miles with the Capital One Venture X Business welcome bonus. This bonus comes in two parts. The firs...
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Hertz President's Circle on Venture X (Feb 2026)
Complimentary Hertz President’s Circle status is a neat benefit to have on a credit card like the Capital One Venture X Rewards Credit Card. It is a s...
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Venture X 100k Bonus: February 2026 Update
Capital One is offering 100,000 Capital One Miles after you spend $10,000 in the first six months from the account opening on the Capital One Venture...
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What is the best 0% intro APR personal card?
The Wells Fargo Reflect® Card is the best 0% intro APR personal card in my books with the longest period of 0% interest out of all of the 0% APR cards...
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Chase Sapphire Reserve Changes: October 2025
Chase is (finally) rolling out a bunch of new benefits on their revamped Chase Sapphire Reserve® for cardmembers who got the card before June 23, 2025...
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Earn 9% Cashback on Chase Travel (February 2026)
The 9% back on Chase Travel℠ purchases is a pretty amazing benefit on the Chase Freedom Flex®. Chase Travel purchases can oftentimes be more pricey th...
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What are the best Hyatts to stay at in Boston?
Boston has a wide variety of Hyatt hotels allowing you to decide between more luxurious stays to hotels that might be more affordable. And if you have...
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What is the new Chase Sapphire Reserve® benefit for 2026?
Starting next year (Jan 01, 2026), Chase Sapphire Reserve® cardmembers will receive up to $250 in statement credits for bookings through Chase Travel℠...
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How is the Holiday Inn Hyannis in Cape Cod, Massachusetts?
I was able to use my annual free night that I earned with my IHG One Rewards Premier Credit Card to book a stay at the Holiday Inn in Hyannis, Massach...
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Marriott Bonvoy Boundless Welcome Offer: October 2025
TLDR; Chase is coming out with a brand new welcome offer for the Marriott Bonvoy Boundless® Credit Card. You can receive 125,000 Marriott points AND a...
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Chase Sapphire Preferred $75 Infatuation Credit
The Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card’s $75 statement credit after you spend $150 or more at Infatuation Link & Dine restaurants is an intriguing and uni...
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Chase Sapphire Preferred vs Citi Strata Premier vs Venture June 2026
The mid-tier travel card category is getting more interesting because the Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card is changing in a major way in 2026. The annua...
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Aeroplan® Credit Card Review
As a primarily U.S.-based bank, you might be wondering why Chase offers a co-branded credit card with Air Canada, which is a Canadian-based airline, h...
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