Chase Freedom Flex and Freedom are excellent no annual fee cards thanks to their quarterly 5% categories. While the rewards are marketed as 5% cash back, you’ll actually get 5 Ultimate Rewards points per dollar spent which can be worth much more than 5% cash.
If you max out the $1,500 in bonus spending per quarter you will earn at least 30,000 Ultimate Rewards points over the course of a year (7,500 points per quarter at 5 points per dollar spent) per Freedom card.
You can register now and start spending on the Chase Freedom Q3 5% categories which will be valid 7/1-9/30 at:
- EV Charging
- Gas stations
- This includes gas and anything sold inside gas stations as well.
- Select Live Entertainment and movie theaters
- Includes in-person entertainment such as major sporting events, zoos and aquariums, concerts, theatrical productions, museums, tourist attractions and exhibits, amusement parks, circuses, carnivals, bands, and entertainers. Ticket agencies selling on behalf of the entertainment venue are included.
You can track your Freedom bonus spending here.
The value of the points will be based on where you use them, but if you use those points for a trip worth where they are worth 2 cents each then you’ll have effectively earned 10% back on those “5 point categories.” The sky is the limit of the value of airline miles as they aren’t tied to the cost of a ticket. That’s good for people in the know and bad for those who are not. 1 mile can be worth 0.25 cents or it can be worth 25 cents, it all just depends on how you use them!
Where will you make your Q3 purchases?
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Can someone please verify if the 5% for gas includes Costco gas?
Thank you.
Yes, it should work at the pump.
I’m asking because this quarter Citi Dividend is also giving 5% for gas, but it seems like it doesn’t include wholesale store gas (i.e. Costco & BJs).
It has worked for me in the past on Freedom.
Thanks.
I think the bigger issue with Citi Dividend is that it is a MasterCard and Costco only accepts Visa.
Does the 5% for gas stations include foreign (in Israel)? I know I would pay 3% foreign transaction fee, but it would still be worth it overall.
Yes.
That’s interesting, never thought of that. Especially if you have CSR that’s 7.5% efffective for 3% forex fee, certainly worth it.
If you can find a gas station in Israel that accepts Discover (Diners Club), there is no FTF.