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Shane Roberts
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Editor Emeritus, The Inventory

If you transfer your UR points to a partner, i.e. American, your booking experience would be the same. You can also just pay for your flight through the Chase travel portal using points, which would solve the problem. Depending on the transfer partner, the points are worth more or less depending on if you transfer or Read more

If you transfer your UR points to a partner, i.e. American, your booking experience would be the same. You can also

Unrelated. You should transfer all your points to the Reserve for re redemption bonus, including the points you get for new account bonuses. Read more

Unrelated. You should transfer all your points to the Reserve for re redemption bonus, including the points you get

I have 4 Genies and an Echo in a 900 square foot space and it’s not an issue. Read more

I have 4 Genies and an Echo in a 900 square foot space and it’s not an issue.

Yeah it’s hard to go back to no loop- not too hard to stitch one on though. Read more

Yeah it’s hard to go back to no loop- not too hard to stitch one on though.

There are no international fees. Read more

There are no international fees.

811 on Credit Sesame. My main ding is only having one type of account (credit cards). Read more

811 on Credit Sesame. My main ding is only having one type of account (credit cards).

Some cards offer redemption for specific goods, and many, including Chase cards, let you redeem points at specific retailers, but those redemptions are likely to be the worst of all possible returns. Read more

Some cards offer redemption for specific goods, and many, including Chase cards, let you redeem points at specific

You can get 2% back on everything with something like the Citi Double Cash. It’s not going to compare to the potential of UR points for example, but it’s easy. Read more

You can get 2% back on everything with something like the Citi Double Cash. It’s not going to compare to the

I’ve used the remote from across the room, wouldn’t worry about it. Read more

I’ve used the remote from across the room, wouldn’t worry about it.

If you’ve got a Plus-sized phone and want to go the battery case route, Mophie is pretty much the only good option, and has become something that never comes off my phone. Also available for the latest Galaxy phones. Read more

You should get all of them, basically. The Preferred which you’ll later downgrade to a Freedom, the Reserve as your main card for dining/travel and redemption, the Unlimited as a fallback. There’s a $150 signup bonus on the Freedom at the moment. You can transfer any points from the other cards to the Reserve. Read more

You should get all of them, basically. The Preferred which you’ll later downgrade to a Freedom, the Reserve as your