Originally Posted by
aacharya
Note that the club card is free first year now based on the offers I'm seeing.
That would be helpful. I'll have to check into that. One other thing to consider is that I currently run two different Chase MP Explorer cards: one for family expenses- my wife also has a card for this account- and one that I use on my business trips to keep expenses separate.
I don't really need to have a separate card for business expenses as my reimbursement checks get deposited into the family checking account and I pay the biz card out of that. SO.... That makes the Club card more reasonable: $495 annual fee vs the $190 I'm currently paying for two accounts. Roughly only $300 more per year. The increased benefits should make it worth that fee difference.
Getting the first year free is also a winner.
Now, I have to figure out whether to wait until the year end to get the new card so as not to miss any potential upcoming bonus miles OR go ahead and get the Club card asap to start raking in the extra miles that come with the spend on that card.