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Find your break-even spend.

Pick a card. Enter your monthly spend per category. We compute the annual rewards at the card's category bonuses and surface whether your spend covers the annual fee at a conservative 1¢/pt cash-back floor.

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Chase Sapphire Preferred · AF $95

Breaks even.

Surplus +$281.80 / yr

Annual earnings
37,680 points
Cash-equivalent (1¢/pt floor)
$376.80
Editorial· June 3, 2026

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