{"id":19356,"date":"2011-02-16T12:11:07","date_gmt":"2011-02-16T16:11:07","guid":{"rendered":"\/\/www.askmrcreditcard.com\/news\/?p=19356"},"modified":"2011-02-16T12:11:07","modified_gmt":"2011-02-16T16:11:07","slug":"ultimate-rewards-cash-for-points","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.askmrcreditcard.com\/news\/ultimate-rewards-cash-for-points\/","title":{"rendered":"Ultimate Rewards Cash for Points"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Instead of receiving gift cards or merchandise with your points, you also have the option of receiving cash. \u00a0While gift cards are great, in todays economy, depending on your situation, cash can be better. \u00a0Recently I had well over 40,000 in Ultimate Rewards points on my Chase Freedom card. \u00a0I did a mixture of gift cards for Christmas gifts and cash to pay bills. \u00a0I felt that was a good balance. \u00a0A lot of people tend to go for the cash, however, at the time that I traded my points in, they were offering a discount on cards again, and some of them were ones that I knew my daughter would love for Christmas.<\/p>\n<p>If you choose the option of receiving cash, you will receive a check written out to the name appearing in the shipping information field. \u00a0Ultimate Rewards allows you to start cashing out your points at low amounts shown below at only $20.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-19358\" src=\"\/\/www.askmrcreditcard.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/URcash1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"518\" height=\"220\" \/><\/p>\n<p>For each $.01 you spend, you earn 1 point. \u00a0While that may sound low, it definitely adds up. \u00a0Like I stated above, I had well over 40,000 points. \u00a0Most of those points were earned for items I bought for my house projects. \u00a0See how easy they accumulate? \u00a0Why not be rewarded for what you spend.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Instead of receiving gift cards or merchandise with your points, you also have 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