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Venmo is one of my favorite apps on my phone today. It makes paying friends or requesting money from friends incredibly simple. I typically use Venmo when paying for meals with friends. I’ll volunteer to pay for the meal (using my Chase Sapphire Reserve card of course) and simply request payment after the fact. This…
One of the most difficult decisions of maintaining multiple credit cards is whether or not to pay a cards annual fee. Some cards, such as the Marriott Rewards Premier card, carry low annual fees which are easy to justify paying for year after year. Others, such as the Luxury Card Gold Card, are much more difficult…
Just a little under a month ago I, somewhat randomly, opened the United MileagePlus Explorer card. I didn’t intend on opening that particular card as I don’t frequently fly with United Airlines. Then, as I mentioned previously, I received a targeted offer for 70,000 United MileagePlus miles after spending $3,000 in the first 90 days.…
Citi Prestige card holders are in for a rough summer. On July 23, 2017 my once favorite credit card is losing some of the card’s best benefits. For starters, Citi is cutting ties with American Airlines. In July Citi is revoking Admiral’s Club access from the primary card holder. Additionally, Citi is reducing the redemption…
Dining programs are often the most easily overlooked way to earn extra miles or points. Most dining rewards programs are free and easy to use. Anyone new to miles and points game should definitely look into their preferred reward program’s dining program. For this example I’ll review the AAdvantage Dining program, but most dining rewards…
A few days ago Delta and American Express introduced the best ever sign-up offer for the Platinum Delta SkyMiles Card. The current, publicly available, sign-up bonus is 70,000 SkyMiles + 10,000 EQM after spending $4,000 in the first 4 months. Additionally, card holders receive a $100 statement credit after making a single Delta purchase in…
It’s always funny when a friend or colleague learns of my credit card collecting hobby. Just the other day a friend of mine with just one or two credit cards asked how many cards I have. When I replied that I currently have 7 open accounts they seemed confused and frankly concerned. Although 7 credit cards…
For the past few weeks I’ve been considering adding a new card to my wallet. There are many great cards on the market today thanks to increased competition among card issuers. After a ton of comparing various cards I’ve basically narrowed it down to two very different cards. One being the Chase Ink Plus card and…
I’ve had the metal American Express Platinum card for just under a month now and overall I really like the card. I think American Express did a great job redesigning a card that’s changed so little over the years. I rarely use the card in public because I earn more points on other cards in my…
I didn’t realize just how frustrating downgrading the Citi Prestige card to the Citi ThankYou Premier card would be. Everything seemed straightforward when I started the process, but now more than 30 days following the downgrade call, the process is still not complete. Don’t get me wrong, call to downgrade my Citi Prestige call was…
