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Old May 13, 2014 | 6:28 pm
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Originally Posted by BA_Jfan
Mostly spend money on groceries, restaurants, and random transport and Amazon expenses. I typically spend about $300 a month. Looking for flight rewards or hotel rewards. I heard that chase cards are difficult to get with little history.
For $300 a month, you really aren't going to get very much by way of flight or hotel rewards. At the most, you'll get 3,600 miles or points a year, and a free domestic trip every 7 years or so. There are some cards that give more than 1 mile/dollar in certain cases, but they tend to have high fees. Due to your low level of spending, I don't think anything besides a no-fee cashback card makes sense for you. I would stick with Chase Freedom, US Bank Cash+, or one of the Amex cards mentioned by others.
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