Time to Activate the 5x Points On Your Chase FREEDOM Card

 

One of the benefits of the Chase FREEDOM and FREEDOM FLEX cards are the rotating 5x points bonus categories. And take those points and transfer them to your Chase Sapphire Preferred or Chase Sapphire Reserve and you can really get an amazing value! You can see how that works here.  

Chase just announced the categories for Q3 and they are: 

• Gas stations - excludes truck stops, marinas and oil distribution. 
• EV Charging - for the first time, get bonus points when you charge your electric vehicle. 
• Select Live Events - this excludes bowling alley, movie theatres, gambling and third party vendors. 

Past bonus categories have included Amazon, Walmart, Ebay, grocery stores and more. 

Time to Activate the 5x Points On Your Chase FREEDOM Card

To activate the 5x earning, you need to either login to your Chase.com account and click or just click here and enter your last name, last four digits of your card and your zip code. 

Chase does limit you to the bonus on just the first $1,500 spent in all the categories, but if you max it out, that's 7,500 points. Nice! Once you activate the bonus, there is nothing more you need to do. You can always check your rewards activity in your Chase.com account. 

You can hold both the FREEDOM and FREEDOM FLEX credit cards, both are FREE with no annual fee. However, the FREEDOM card is closed to new applications. The current offer for the FLEX card is a $200 bonus when you spend $500 on the card. There is no annual fee with this one so it's a great everyday card. You also earn 3x points on dining and drugstore purchases. If you decide to apply for this card, please consider using my referral link. 

Time to Activate the 5x Points On Your Chase FREEDOM Card

Chase Ultimate Rewards are so valuable because they are flexible. You can transfer them to Marriott, Hyatt and IHG and a dozen airlines. You can also use them to buy flights, hotels, car rentals and experiences in the Chase Travel Portal.