Originally Posted by
philemer
"Value" is in the eye of the beholder.
A "major hassle"? Time to read a BUNCH of threads on this forum and MilesBuzz! forum. You'll have to do the analysis & make your own decision. What's "best" for you is not "best" for me. Some of use cherish hotel points & some cherish airline miles. Some only want to GC or cash. There is no "one most valuable" system.
+1
There is no "best" card .... just lots of good to great ones.
Unless you spend big $$$$$$ then what you get for monthly/annual spending is insignificant to the bonuses for getting a new card. If you are looking to having/using only one or two cards then you probably aren't going to get anything worthwhile. If you take the time to check out the forums/posts here you will realize the big returns are for "churning" lots of cards .... recent bonuses have been in the range of your total balance of 50K points per card.