The cash back on credit cards game is fucking wild. If you don't keep balances, it's like a fucking casino slot machine with the money dispense gate stuck open.
Buy gift cards at the grocery store and get 6% back, just because it's now classed as grocery purchases.
Amazon purchases 5% back for three months straight. And unrelated merchants with an option to use Amazon checkout count too.
Three months of 5% back on utility bills.
10% back up to three times if you use the card in a very specific manner.
Three months 5%+ back on insurance and cable bills.
Forever 2% back on anything just because you use a card a specific way.
4% cash back on everything at a membership store where everything is literally on sale and often on even bigger sale.
There's now credit cards that let you save rewards towards a house down payment lmao.
There's cards that give you $750, $1,000, $1,500 back just for opening a new account and spending certain amount of money within a certain amount of time. No fucking strings attached. And they even give you membership fee money back through various outlets. And you're not required to keep the account open.
A computer store gives 5% on absolutely anything you buy from them. Up front, at the time of purchase. Just for using their card.
AND YOURE NOT REQUIRED TO KEEP A BALANCE. EVER. MADNESS.
EVERYTHING IS ON SALE ALL THE TIME.
This is never gonna end, right? RIGHT???