Editor’s Note: This offer expired and is no longer available.
As a followup to my recent post about the Discover Card birthday month bonus I wanted to share the Spring bonus reward categories. For those that are unaware, the Discover More Card -18 Month Promotional Balance Transfer offers a base level of “up to 1% cash back” on all purchases with 5% Cashback Bonus in categories that change throughout the year like gas, restaurants, and department stores up to the quarterly maximum. Signing up each time is free and easy.*
As with most other reward credit cards, you also have to opt-in for the bonus rewards on a quarterly basis. To do so, simply hop on over to Discover’s website and click on the “5% Cashback Bonus” link.
For Spring 2012 (April-June) you can get 5% cash back on up to $1500 in purchases at restaurants and movie theaters. As a special bonus, they are also offering 5% cash back on groceries during the month of May.
Also… If you’re looking for a solid balance transfer offer, this card has an 18 month 0% promo period, albeit with a 3% transfer fee.
The rewards are great but keeping track of what/when is getting confusing. I’d forget what card to use for the maximum benefit. What I did to help with that was type up a little chart on a spreadsheet, printed it out in a small font and taped it in my wallet.
I saw an offer from Discover for the “More” card. There is no balance transfer fee until July!