I have listed a few of my favorite credit cards below including the basic earning and benefits they include. I also included my referral links for those cards which I would appreciate you using if applying. But do make sure you use someone’s referral link when applying for a new card. You will receive the same sign up bonus, but it helps the referrer also benefit.
- Chase Sapphire Preferred – Favorite travel card to start with
- $95 annual fee
- $50 annual hotel credit – when booked through Chase Travel
- Free DoorDash Dash Pass, plus $10 per month in non restaurant credit
- Earns Chase Ultimate Rewards points
- 3x on restaurants and online groceries, 2x on travel (broad category), 1x on all else
- 1.25 cent per point when booked through Chase Travel
- Capital One Venture X – Easy premium card to offset 100% of annual fee and get airport lounge access
- $395 annual fee
- $300 travel credit when booked in Capital One Travel
- 10,000 annual bonus miles
- Earns Capital One Venture miles
- 2x miles on all categories
- Priority Pass and Capital One Lounge access
- American Express Hilton Aspire Card
- $550 annual fee
- $400 Hilton resort credit ($200 per 6 months)
- $200 airline credit ($50 per quarter)
- Hilton Honors Diamond status
- Annual Hilton Free Night Certificate (issued upon sign up)
- $189 Clear credit
- Earns Hilton Honors points
- 14x on Hilton, 7x on airfare and car rentals, 3x on everything else
- American Express Gold Card
- $325 annual fee
- $120 Uber credit ($10 per month)
- $120 Dining Credit ($10 per month at GrubHub, Five Guys, Goldbelly, Cheesecake Factory, or wine.com)
- $84 Dunkin credit ($7 per month)
- $100 Resy ($50 biannually)
- Earn Amex Membership Rewards points
- 4x at restaurants, 4x at grocery stores, 3x on airfare, 1x on everything else
- Bilt Rewards Card – Earn points on rent fee free
- No annual fee
- Earns Bilt points
- 3x on restaurants, 2x on travel (less broad than Chase), 1x on all else
- 1x on rent with no fee
- Double points on Rent Day (1st of each month), excluding rent
