Reviews

Every product Cards Made Simple has evaluated. Honest verdicts.

Chase Sapphire Preferred

The best entry-level premium travel card. The math works for anyone spending over $300/month on dining.

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American Express Gold Card

The highest annual value card I've found for anyone who spends heavily on dining and groceries. The math is consistently good.

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Citi Double Cash Card

The best flat-rate no-annual-fee card. 2% on everything with no complexity and no fee. The math floor for any card comparison.

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Chase Sapphire Reserve

The better card if you spend $500+ per month on travel. The $550 fee math only works at high spend.

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Amex Blue Cash Preferred

Best grocery card for families. 6% at US supermarkets up to $6,000/year is the highest earn rate in the category.

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Capital One Venture X

The best $395 annual fee travel card. The math is almost too clean — $300 travel credit plus $100 in anniversary miles e

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Discover it Cash Back

The best first credit card. The first-year Cashback Match makes it uniquely valuable for new cardholders building credit

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Wells Fargo Active Cash

The closest 2% competitor to Citi Double Cash, with a $200 welcome bonus and a cell phone protection benefit that actual

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