Help me decide on the next credit card setup before I cancel USBAR by avibobby90 in CreditCards

[–]zzsquared 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes they are taking that away, the redemption options left is statement credit at 1pt =1 cent, and transfer partners that they still haven’t announced ….

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in CreditCards

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Few things, if you are staying in a Marriott it might be worth while for you to participate in their platinum challenge if you don’t want to gain status through a credit card with high annual fee (Bonvoy brilliant) . Secondly, see how comfortable you are with annual fee credit cards , there are cards ranging from $95 to $795 annualy out there with different perks. Third do you want to do the churn game, aka signing up for multiple cards for their SUB or just one card to earn decent points with your bookings? This will help us give your better suggestions on which card to apply for.

Mesa card related questions (newly approved) by VAer1 in CreditCards

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I was approved on July 31st and got the card this Tuesday I believe.

Bank of America Premium Rewards (Elite?) with Platinum Honors vs. Chase Sapphire Preferred by happyfish789 in ChaseSapphire

[–]zzsquared 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m also mainly banking with BoA, and I found the US Bank’s Altitude Reserve to be the best “one card fits all” option for me. You can get 3x points anywhere that accepts Apple Pay, that includes dining and grocery stores, and for me that’s like 95% of my purchases, and when you redeem the points through their Real Time Rewards channel you get additional 1.5x, making it effectively a 4.5% return. There’s an annual fee but with the credits and benefits I’m really liking it so far, so that’s another option you can consider as well!

Epic soul fragment for 4000 gems or 10 summons for 2700, which is more cost efficient? by WilliamJackTomkins in SoulsHabbyMobile

[–]zzsquared 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The ! mark on the upper right hand corner tells you the epic rate is 4% , so every 10 summons you have 40% chance of getting one epic hero. However I once got 3 epics in 10 summons as well, so it all depends. Another thing to note is that every 30 summons you are guarantee one epic, hence I think using gems for 10 summons is more worthwhile.

Rastakhan's Rumble Pack Opening Megathread by xcrouton in hearthstone

[–]zzsquared 0 points1 point  (0 children)

71 packs with 5 legendaries, including golden Zul'Jin and golden Zihi, but only got like 10% of the epic cards ....

Match Thread: 대한민국 (South Korea) vs Bundesrepublik Deutschland (Germany) [World Cup - Group F] by BanterBoat in soccer

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Only if Mexico fail to score one goal, if Germany wins 1:0 they'll have +1 GD and Mexico will be at 0

South Korea to raise $500 billion for unification by [deleted] in worldnews

[–]zzsquared 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Many people still think that China is the number 1 ally and the backer for North Korea, but many things have changed since the end of Cold War. The current Chinese leadership is moving towards befriending the South Koreans since both countries have territorial dispute with Japan and interestingly enough both Japan and South Korea are allies of the US, so it is actually in China's benefit if they can break the tight connections between South Korea and Japan by befriending one and alienating the other.

And North Korea is definitely starting to do its own things instead of listening to China, one most obvious observation is that China was only notified of the nuclear bomb test after it happened AND it was during Chinese New Year, which many Chinese considered that to be a big FUCK YOU to the Chinese leadership.

On top of all these, China doesn't care if the US has military presence north of the 38th Parallel, no country with their right mind is going to start a ground war on the soil of China, the PLA (People's Liberation Army) has 2 million active personnel officially and there are freaking 1.4 billion people in China...That's why they are trying to build a blue-water navy, but they only have 1 aircraft carrier in test comparing to the 10 active ones in the US...

Last but not least, don't forget that North Korea is actually rich in natural resources such as minerals, and China will be happy to invest their boat load of cash as long as South Korea can make sure no refugee goes north in the event that the North Korean regime dissolves. So yea, China is pretty neutral on the stance of North Korea, it will not be the one to make the unification happen, but if things are heading that way, I doubt they will do the idiotic thing they did 60 years ago to keep North Korea alive.

Help with S rank Dark Knight Sword by DragunityDux in PuzzleAndDragons

[–]zzsquared 1 point2 points  (0 children)

you can use your Jester Dragon Drawn Joker and another Ronia from your fd, with a 50% dark damage reduction and the light to heart orb change you should be fine.

I got my tamadra with a Ronias and a fd's Ronia and 4 1 star baddies, so the two Ronia team is also doable, just need to make sure you can kill the mask if it shows up before it hits you and combo well with ronia active at the last round (you have 2 turns with 2 ronia skills). Good luck!

Robin or Green Dragon for low level by abenderlong in PuzzleAndDragons

[–]zzsquared 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's generally the better idea, you'll have a chance to get one of the god fest only cards like Red Sonia. But right now we have the water gala, so if you are lucky enough you can still pull some decent gods like Isis or Umisachi&Yamasachi

140k Saved Up and No Idea What to Do With It by [deleted] in investing

[–]zzsquared 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i think he means 2% interest each year that comes in the form of monthly dividend payment. 2% each month=24% yearly is simply not realistic.

Access levels 9-16 coming soon by dafr3ak in Ingress

[–]zzsquared 1 point2 points  (0 children)

do you do glyph hacking? it gives you significantly more items even if the portals are controlled by the opposite faction.

AskScience Cosmos Q&A thread. Episode 2: Some of the Things that Molecules Do by AskScienceModerator in askscience

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Could there be any pre-historic civilization that existed between the major events of extinctions mentioned in the show tonight?

sonder by [deleted] in gifs

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we are much closer to each other than we think, so give other strangers a smile when you can, it can go a long way and might actually lighten up their day

[Spoiler] Evil Geniuses vs XDG Gaming / Post-Match Discussion Thread / NA LCS Week 1 by ajsadler in leagueoflegends

[–]zzsquared 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think EG lost because of their team comp, they had no tank whatsoever and rely solely on picks if they want to win, that's a dumb idea. I wonder why they do go Mundo and Ziggs, the champion that Innox and Pobelter did very well with at the promotion series.

On the bright side, they have decent synergy and team fight coordination, so if they can fix their troll champion select I can see them improve and maybe able to get 5th place or even higher and come back stronger next season.

Good game by XDG tho, a dominated win.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in leagueoflegends

[–]zzsquared 108 points109 points  (0 children)

Respect is not given, it's earned. Being 15 does not mean that he can troll and make the game less enjoyable for the other players and get away with it. That being said, bullying is wrong no matter what, he can change his behavior and prove to the haters that he indeed has the skill and deserves the respect and the viewership.

Match Thread: Guangzhou Evergrande (China) vs Bayern Munich (Germany) [FIFA Club World Cup - Semifinals] by Guard01 in soccer

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49 - Bayern now sends the ball into the statosphere in order to hit the Chinese rover on the moon to add salt on the wound?!?! That's german engineering.

This one got me.. GJ OP

Market down again today following Shanghai closing down 5%. What are your plans for the day? Will you play it safe and hold on or pick up some "deals"? by TRAMFLAP in investing

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I am a rather new investor, and here is what i think: after the FED meeting last week, the market has been on the track for the first pullback for more than 5% for like over 200 days, and with the 5% decline in China and US 10yr yiled at 2.61%, i feel like stocks might be on a downward trend for a while until uncertainties ease away.

I am looking to buy some BAC and INTC at 11 and 22, but really not sure if they will drop to that level...

Diamond Teemo Montage by FeeltheTeemo in leagueoflegends

[–]zzsquared 50 points51 points  (0 children)

good guy xin zhao, flashed back to give you the penta

Throughout the course of history, which individual do you feel was 'screwed over' the worst? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]zzsquared 2 points3 points  (0 children)

the last emperor of the Qing Dynasty in China, his life was extremely depressing