Sign up for the Chase Freedom card (Chase.com/freedom), which offers $200 cash back after you make $500 worth of purchases in your first three months.
The no-fee card also gives you 1% cash back on all other purchases (5% in commonly used categories like dining, gas, and groceries, which rotate every quarter). "This promo has no strings attached," says Tim Chen, founder of NerdWallet.com.
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