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Old May 6, 2024 | 7:33 pm
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Originally Posted by gudugan
Wow, Puerto Rico is crazy…

I do have a CSR, just wanted to maximize the Q2 bonus for the Freedom Flex. Sounds like it’s not worth the risk. Thanks!
This is a particularly lucrative quarter for the CFF. Two of the three 5% categories - hotels and restaurants - happen to duplicate two of the CFFs permanent multiplier categories.

To get the Q2 elevated 9% multiplier on hotels [normal 5% + stackable 4% for CFF quarterly categories] you have to book and pay through the Chase portal. So even though you will get charged a 3% FOREX fee, you're still getting a net 6%.

For restaurants, you get the CFF permanent 3% multiplier stacked with the quarterly 4% bonus, for a total of 7%. So with a 3% FOREX fee on restaurants, you're still netting 4%.
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