Originally Posted by
gk17
Probably doesn't matter which one you open first as long as you ask them to link the two together. I have the Freedom card for a while and although it does earn some points, you are probably better off using other alternatives like the Chase Sapphire Preferred or Ink Bold. They have a higher signup bonus and points earned. For the Freedom card, you have rotating categories with a limit on the amount you can get back. The other two cards have limits also but at a much higher rate.
We have all four - CSP, Ink Bold and the new Plus, just added Freedom, checking account (latter with $200 sign-up bonus). Plan to keep the Plus for biz, cancel the Bold, eventually cancel the CSP as well (after the 7% dividend at the end of the first year), use the Freedom.
Both SCP and Ink waive the first year fee, have some good intro offers if you can meet the min spend.
Why? There is no annual fee for the Freedom, there is a 10% bonus when tied to a checking account, quarterly bonus, points can be transferred to UR by maintaining EITHER a CSP or Ink.