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Should You “Hotel Hop” to Score a Free Trip?
When you’re in this hobby long enough, it’s easy to end up with rogue points and random nights. For example, after booking all of your upcoming travel, you might be left with 25,000 points in this...
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Before Making a Points + Cash Booking Decision—Here’s a List of Essential...
Sometimes you don’t quite have enough points for a free night redemption, in which case a Points + Cash award can still help save you a ton of cash. Or perhaps you’re trying to stretch your...
View ArticleTrack Your Credit Spending in One Place With Personal Capital
As you probably know, there are dozens of ways to track your credit spending and stay on top of your finances. One I wrote about recently, Debitize, sets money aside in your checking account for each...
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6 Reasons to Get the Chase Sapphire Reserve Card
The much-talked about Chase Sapphire Reserve Card is coming out and people are excited. It’s been a while since we’ve seen a 100,000 point credit card sign-up bonus, but when those rewards are Chase...
View ArticleDon’t “Sock Drawer” Your Credit Cards, Keep Them Organized Instead
Keeping track of multiple credit cards is tough. We’ve already talked about how I keep track of each credit card to make sure that I am making payments on time and paying the card off in full each...
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Is the Citi Hilton HHonors Visa Signature Card the Back to School Card of...
If you haven’t opened or closed a co-branded Hilton credit card in the last 24 months, any Hilton card might be a smart choice. Still, now may be one of the best times to get the Citi Hilton HHonors...
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The 5 Credit Cards You Need if You Live in Detroit
Living in different areas of the country might mean that some credit card choices are better options for your travel needs. Today we’re going to take a look at the best credit card options if you live...
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These Are the Best Credit Cards for People Who Hate Airline Fees
Over the past few years, airlines have increased or tacked on fees on everything from checked bags to award booking fees. Thankfully, credit card companies are swooping in to help travelers eliminate...
View ArticleCredit Card Benefits You’re Probably Missing out On
When looking for a new credit card, we all pay attention to the big and flashy cash and bonus offers. Unfortunately, to our own detriment, we neglect what are arguably the more significant and...
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What You Need to Know About Citi Prestige Travel Insurance Benefits
For years, I have been a proponent of travel insurance products because they can literally save lives in the worst-case scenario. More importantly, many travelers already have some form of travel...
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5 Reasons Why the Chase Sapphire Reserve Is a Game Changer
The Chase Sapphire Preferred Card has been one of my favorite credit cards for a while now, and I’ve written about some of my favorite benefits like trip cancellation and trip delay coverage in the...
View ArticleWhat Can Credit Card Concierge Services Really Do for You?
While many of us have used the services of a hotel concierge to get dining reservations or tickets to a show, a surprising number of credit card users don’t realize that many premium credit cards give...
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How to Book Your Chicago Hotel With Points
Just this month, I took my husband to see Pearl Jam at Wrigley Field. After some back and forth, we decided to spend 3,000 Starpoints per night to stay at the Four Points by Sheraton Chicago O’Hare...
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The Benefits of Taking Advantage of Banking Bonuses
One of the eternal conundrums many frugal travelers face is managing their relationships with each of the banks they do business with. Many of us carry at least one credit card from each of the major...
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Is the Wells Fargo Cash Back Visa Card Right for You?
I’ve covered the Wells Fargo Propel and Wells Fargo Cash Wise credit cards in the past couple of weeks, and now I want to take a look at one more Wells Fargo Card: the Wells Fargo Cash Back Visa Card....
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Top Ten Credit Cards – September 2016
The following is the September 2016 edition of what we consider the top 10 credit card products available at the moment. The list is based on a combination of factors, including current welcome bonus...
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Should You Plan a Trip to Cuba with Airline Miles?
Just last week, the first wave of American passenger aircraft landed in Cuba for the first time in over fifty years. Whether the future of American tourism to Cuba looks good or bad in your eyes, this...
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Should You Pay Quarterly Taxes With a Credit Card?
If you’re self-employed or hustling on the side, you already know the pain quarterly tax payments can bring. Every three months, you mail in or transfer a percentage of your income then hope and pray...
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Do You Live in One of These 5 Cities? This Is the Credit Card You Need
Living in different cities means that you have access to different flights. Having access to different flights mean that different types of miles might better for one person compared with another....
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Why You Shouldn’t Lose Sleep if You Don’t Get the Chase Sapphire Reserve
Anyone who isn’t living under a rock knows that Chase ramped up their credit card offerings earlier this month. Called the Chase Sapphire Reserve, this new credit card is supposed to be the...
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