that change every two months (next month starts 5% back on gas, WOOHOO!). I pay my balance off every month if I use it and they have never made any money off of me in finance charges yet I have money coming to me from these cashback deals. I just wonder how it's benefiting them to have me as a customer.
Do they just hope I let my balance sit at some point? My aunt also has them and does the same thing I do and I imagine a lot of people do. It's actually costing them money to have us as customers…
At some point they'll get me tho because I plan to use the card for home improvements when I buy a house.
I'll have to check into that Citi card. But my aunt uses hers for all her monthly bills that can be paid with a card and racks up her cashback that way. I mean, boat payments, insurance, food, utilities, etc., she's probably getting 1% by February.
When you use your credit card, the place you buy at has to pay Discover a fee (usually small like 1-3%). This is why some places have a minimum purchase amount when using a credit card, because they end up losing money paying fees.
Don't worry those bloodsuckers get their money
I use discover card too, but only on the 5% categories. They only give 0.25% cashback on your first $1,000 in purchases in a calendar year, 0.5% up to $2,500 and only then do you start earning 1%. It stinks because I don' t use mine enough to hit the 1% until July or August. Read the fine print, you may have the same deal…. I switched to Citi with "thank you rewards" and they give me 5% on everything.