Not bad

I think this is an ok deal and I appreciate the poster letting us know about it.

However, $50/month for 60 days-->$100 bonus

It really isn't a $100 bonus because you would have gotten 5% anyway using other cards. So it is more like a $75 bonus. Except the bonus is only good at Citgo so you are forgoing 5% on the purchases you make with that $100 bonus. That means another $5 in lost bonuses. So really it is a $70 bonus.

You would be better off signing up for a Citi card with 10,000 TY points after the first purchase. Then you can get a $100 gift card at a place that doesn't have 5% bonuses.

Before someone says, "It isn't either/or, do both!". There is a finite limit to the number of Citi cards you can get (2 in 60 days for personal cards) and there are at least two Citi cards that give 10,000 TY points.

Therefore, I think this deal is not that great.

SlimJr said:It really isn't a $100 bonus because you would have gotten 5% anyway using other cards. So it is more like a $75 bonus. Except the bonus is only good at Citgo so you are forgoing 5% on the purchases you make with that $100 bonus. That means another $5 in lost bonuses. So really it is a $70 bonus.

Before someone says, "It isn't either/or, do both!". There is a finite limit to the number of Citi cards you can get (2 in 60 days for personal cards) and there are at least two Citi cards that give 10,000 TY points.

pretty much dead on...but thanks OP for posting....

How many people really spend $250 per month on gas? That's a lot of guzzling!

SpaceGoat said:Does anyone have any link to one of the citi cards that offers 10,000 points?


I've been considering opening a Citi Diamonds rewards card.


Is this a good choice? Thanks!

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EricGo said:hiphiphooray said:How many people really spend $250 per month on gas? That's a lot of guzzling!Citgo gift card ?

Hmm, do you think that would count?

hiphiphooray said:How many people really spend $250 per month on gas? That's a lot of guzzling!

I spend about $500 a month ( and no, I don't drive an SUV, I just drive a lot)

EricGo said:hiphiphooray said:How many people really spend $250 per month on gas? That's a lot of guzzling!Citgo gift card ?

$275 / month, commuting to work. And that's in a Corolla! Not even counting the wife's gasoline coast, filling up the family SUV. Thankfully that one just does daily duty and the (few) vacation trips we take each year.

Everybody's got to calculate money / time benefit to commuting, I took a job 50 miles (1 hr) away from home because it offered $20k more than I could get working much closer.

We have lots of Citgo's on East coast, if you don't mind Patronizing Hugo Chavez (necessary, if less than desirable), this is definately a good deal.

For those (like me) who've already taken the Citi TY points benefit, this is another way to keep the gravy train going.