{"id":625,"date":"2021-01-07T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-01-07T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/milesearnandburn.com\/?p=625"},"modified":"2023-04-18T14:49:49","modified_gmt":"2023-04-18T20:49:49","slug":"the-arrivals-near-departure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/milesearnandburn.com\/index.php\/2021\/01\/07\/the-arrivals-near-departure\/","title":{"rendered":"The Arrival+\u2019s Impending Departure"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Barclay Arrival+ card used to award 2.2% on spend when points were redeemed for travel, and used to be an OK card mostly for that reason alone. They nerfed it a few years ago, but I slacked and redeemed outstanding points for the annual fee rather than closing it like I should have. Now, Barclay is helping procrastinators like me by allowing you to redeem your points to cover charges at gas and grocery stores, minimum $50. I\u2019ll be doing that and closing the card ASAP, if you still have one \u2014 prolly do the same. Get the Citi DoubleCash as a no-fee, better alternative.<\/p>\n

But more importantly, please internalize a tip that affiliate bloggers can\u2019t write about: Call and ask for a retention offer on every premium card you have at least once a year. You\u2019ll get one more often than not and often they can be quite large, like sign-up bonus large. The language I usually use is \u201cI\u2019m thinking of closing this card given its large annual fee, but before I make a decision, I was checking to see if there are any retention or spending offers available\u201d.<\/p>\n

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My Barclays Arrival+ getting ready to leave the sea of my sock drawer.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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