Originally Posted by Dunbar
Get a Citi Dividend Platinum Select and earn 5% on groceries, gas and pharmacy (up to $300 per card/year). Then use the mileage card of your choice for everything else. I like using my debit card too but the rewards are too good to pass up, plus it really doesn't take any longer to checkout with a CC.
I totally agree with Dunbar. However I am already at my $300 per calendar year limit, so I need to get my wife a separate card. Although I also have the Citi AAdvantage, US Bank NW card, Delta Skymiles Gold, Diners (now MC), AMEX Hilton and Marriott Visa, going forward I plan to do most of my travel spend on the Costco AMEX. I get 3% back on restaurants (plus the idine), 2% back on travel related spend and 1% on everything else. As my primary hotel and rental car card, I received back $100 for this month. If I could put my company airfare on it, I would make a killing.