www.aarpcreditcard.com/12
(offer code MZW expires 11/30/20100

seems to be no fee and 5000 bonus points -> $50 check after first purchase ...

Am I missing something?

Sylvia

Nope! It's really that simple; however, its not really all that great of an offer. If sign on bonuses are what you're after, you'd be much better going for the American Airlines 75,000 mile offer, which easily has a value of over $1000. Sure, you have an annual fee of $85 after the first year (first year is fee free), but you could just cancel it after you got the miles. Check out MilesBuzz for a link to this offer.

Or, you if you want a card which would give you around $50 (slightly less but close), not have an annual fee, and that would be a good all-around card, consider checking out the Citi Forward Card with ThankYou network. It gives you:

6,000 ThankYou� Points after you make $250 in purchases within the first 3 months3
2,500 ThankYou� Points when you sign up for Paperless Statements within 3 months of account opening2
100 ThankYou� Points each billing period when you pay on time and stay under your credit line2
5 ThankYou� Points for every $1 spent on purchases at restaurants (including fast food), bookstores, record stores, movie theatres and video rental stores, up to 75,000 points per year2
1 ThankYou� Point for every $1 spent on all other purchases2

Much better than the AARP for an "everyday use" card with no annual fee, if you ask me!

You sure are! Like CMHFlyerOH already mentioned.

LAX

Mostly I've switched to Fidelity cash back for ongoing use, but I'm currently doing an AA Citi 70K for a $1500 spend. I think I'll do the AARP after that. I'm finding myself not enthusiastic about travel - for me, TSA plus airport/airline herding has been trumping the pleasures of the destinations, trips, ...

I'm still enjoying FlyerTalk!

Sylvia