Please make an updated video on getting U.S. credit cards.

Would love to have an updated video on how to get US credit cards!

Don't really recommend doing the prepaid mastercard with an Amex too frequently because Amex will catch on and close your account since it's against their policy to do so.

@JoeUrbanYYC

2 ай бұрын

The key is to combine that purchase with some grocery items so that your bill isn't a round number like $100 or $500

@tianchengyang8750

Ай бұрын

@@JoeUrbanYYC Not works. I've seen a lot of people doing the same thing but their accounts sill got closed

3:55 This is incorrect. Only Rogers customers are eligible for 5 Roam like home days, not Fido or Shaw...

@dandaan

2 ай бұрын

Ohhhhh I got excited... I am with fido 😢

If you are with rogers/fido/shaw, using their rogers MC is the best card to use shopping at Costco. 2% cashback on a mastercard is unbeatable when it comes to Costco. No activation fees for prepaid visis/mc, no annual fees, nothing. Just a flat 2% on ALL purchases. Its a no brainer.

@PrinceofTravel

2 ай бұрын

As far as simply cash back card goes, this is indeed our best recommendation..

I believe the free roam days are only given if you're a Rogers mobility customer, not Fido

Yes please make an updated vid on US credit cards

Great video, well made!

Yes interested in maximizing points via US credit cards... thx

im about to make a big appliance package purchase, and was going to do so at Costco. If im following the suggestions correctly, it's best for me to use my TD Infinite Privilege aeroplan card to BUY a MC visa at a grocery store (earning me 1.5 aeroplan points)?

Yes im interested in using American cards. Excited to use my cobalt to get 5x points at Costco

Please do make an updated video

Hi PoT, so which prepaid credit is the best bang for the buck to purchase with your AMEX? Also, are there any prepaid credit cards in USD that can be purchased? Thanks.

Would be great to get that video on how Canadians can get US credit cards

@PrinceofTravel

2 ай бұрын

We actually have a blog guiding reader the process. Albeit, it's a little outdated, some methods don't work anymore, but you can still have a good concept. Kindly google "Prince of Travel how to get US cards".

Last I heard, if you buy prepaid Mastercards at a grocery store, it's no longer 5x, unlike groceries and Amazon/Canadian Tire etc gift cards. Has that changed?

@brucekerr106

2 ай бұрын

Unlike the U.S., Canadian merchants do not get data that shows each specific item you buy. They only know that you spent $523.67 for example at the grocery store. With today's food prices that is not out of line and will not raise any red flags. If you are buying a $500 Visa or Mastercard gift card, make sure you also buy something else. I don't know what the Visa service charge is for buying one of their gift cards, but let's say it is $7.95. It is not wise to let a charge go through of $507.95. That would be too easy for the bank's software to spot a gift card purchase. Add another item or two. Also, if you are buying gift cards at a grocery store for the 5X per dollar spent on a credit card, don't buy more than one at a time. Get one each time you shop. Remember you can get them for Amazon, Esso, PetroCan and dozens more. Using this strategy and really boost your points balance.

Love the video. Very helpful. Cutting down the music volume would help big time tho.

the question is: why should you redeem it for anything else other than rogers/fido/shaw services if you have them? Does it limit the amount of redemption value you can do? I dont see why would anyone redeem the cashback for anything else and lose the 1% redemption bonus. Maybe I am missing something here, but I dont see any difference here, because at the end of the days, cash back is money back, and that's the same regardless of what transaction you redeem it on.

Finally got a PC zero fee Mastercard to use at Costco

@PrinceofTravel

2 ай бұрын

Just FYI, Costco does not provide any multiplier when using your PC cards, Just a flat 1pc points per $1 spend. So that's essentially 1% cashback if you spend it on PC affiliated stores

@photoMorg

2 ай бұрын

Yes I know it's better than nothing I was always using debit at Costco plus I use it at RCSS for groceries for a few more PC points I'm at 1.2 million

Sadly impossible in Australia as CostCo don't accept AMEX and Visa is a sick joke when it comes to points and rewards.

Please help me understand how to build USA credit

Yes and updates video on American credit cards please!

Please make a new video on Canadians getting US credit cards

So I can buy any pre-paid card from the grocery store, which will be considered a 5x point on Amex Cobolt? Can you name a few? Also, do I need to buy them from Costco, or can I get them from Walmart or Real Canadian Superstore?

@avimakkar

2 ай бұрын

Walmart is 1x on Amex in USA and Canada. Check save on foods, sonsys stores, independent 7-11 and Circle K to get 5x

@ohogs

2 ай бұрын

Circle K, Safeway, Freshco and 711...etc

@st984207

2 ай бұрын

Got 5x in Sobeys, Foodland ,Giant Tiger . For Mastercard, there’s also Walmart

@avimakkar

2 ай бұрын

@@st984207 Walmart isn't 5x

@PrinceofTravel

2 ай бұрын

Only a handful of lucky few walmart is getting the 5x. But that's just an exception not the norm

Info on US cards AND how to pay them off would be great! (US Bank account @ a canadian institution? Or Canadian bank chequing account...how to know the exchange) Thanks!

3% cash back on the Rogers card is nearly impossible to beat. It takes a lot of screwing around to get more than 3% value on travel points. Most travel points are only like 2%

@PrinceofTravel

2 ай бұрын

As far as simple card goes, 3% is pretty good, and we have no problem recommending this card to anyone who wants simplicity in life in regards to credit cards

In the US they only accept Visa

@JW-io8nb

2 ай бұрын

They accept the Canadian Costco Mastercard.

I'd like a video on Canadians obtaining a US credit card!

Make a video for US cards!

Yes US credit card, please.

US credit cards plsssssssssss❤

Anyone got a prepaid Mastercard and it became 0 right after you stepped out of any 5x grocery store? ⬇️

when you prepaid visa/mc there a many professional scammers who will redeem it very quickly, BE WARNED.

Don’t listen to this. Stay away from visa/mastercard gift cards

@christianreyes9386

2 ай бұрын

Is there a reason why? Keen on the value math for amex to prepaid Mastercard vs say a visa aeroplan

@PrinceofTravel

2 ай бұрын

So let me turn the question back to you just so we can make this more interactive. How many points do you earn by using Visa Aeroplan when you spend in costco website? VS, how many do you earn when you spend with your cobalt in grocery store? And how many aeroplan points can you get per amex points? Once you find the answer, it's quite mindblowing. As oppose to giving a straight answer to our viewers, we want to help and teach them the skills needed to navigate through this points and miles industry. Hope you are onboard with this :)

@saisarvarajah6843

2 ай бұрын

So I went to longos and noticed that the activation fee increases as you buy a higher limit GC. At $4.95 for $100 GC, you are just matching the return with the cobalt at x5 ( assuming you are redeeming at .01). Let me know if there's another approach.

@jfgoulet

2 ай бұрын

@@PrinceofTravel You pay a steep price for Aeroplan points when you spend at grocery store. I prefer to get my Aeroplan at a slower pace and keep more of my money in my pocket 🙂 That being said, I can't seem to find any grocery store that sells Costco gift cards in Montreal. I can only purchase them from Costco website.

@brunes007

2 ай бұрын

@@PrinceofTravel See my comment above why mathematically the gift cards have a lower ROR than the Rogers card straight-up.

Vote for updated video on US cards. Thanks.

What happened to Ricky?

@PrinceofTravel

2 ай бұрын

Kindly look me up on my personal channel @_ricky. We as a team will be contributing to the Prince of Travel channel together, and potentially more faces will come on board :)

@user-lg7es5gr3w

2 ай бұрын

@@PrinceofTravel Ricky is the face of Prince of Travel.

I feel baited by the thumbnail of seeing someone use a cobalt card at Costco and the only thing mentioned towards this is “buy a prepaid card with your amex so you can shop at Costco”. Is it even worth it compared to just using an aeroplan visa? What’s the breakdown between the two when there’s an activation fee you need to pay with the prepaid

@PrinceofTravel

2 ай бұрын

You really have to weight in, whether the 5x cobalt amex points are worth more than the fee you pay to acquire the prepaid card or not, which we also mentioned that in the video. It's a whole new topic how much each point is worth, but feel free to check out our blogs, or just google "Prince of Travel points worth". Hope you find your answer there :)

Flying blue BRIM hands down

@VirtousStoic

2 ай бұрын

Junk, better to use cobalt then convert point to air france for sales from montreal to europe Rbc wesjet for the companion voucher and checked luggage And when mbna allows Alaska airline redemption again soon that will be better too

Why not costco mastercard for 3% cashback?

@aselwyn1

2 ай бұрын

in the warehouse you only earn 1% with the Costco mastercard. 3% is only for Gas purchases or Restaurants

@johnzheng3321

2 ай бұрын

@@aselwyn1 right, thanks!

@danzh

2 ай бұрын

​​@@aselwyn1you can double dip with the executive membership which gives you +2% cashback on top of the credit card's 1%. Although, if you use the Rogers MasterCard, maybe you can have 3%+2%?

Please make an updated video on getting U.S. credit cards.

Please make an updated video on getting U.S. credit cards.