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One of the absolute hardest things to do when maintaining multiple credit cards is keeping all of your payments in order. Missing just a single payment will cause a negative impact to your credit and you don’t want that in case an attractive card offer comes along. There are many ways people track credit card…
As you may have noticed in recent months I’ve taken a step back from writing about credit cards and focused more on the travel aspect of this travel blog. The reason for the shift is two-fold. First, I have been traveling internationally a lot more and therefore have more of that content available. Second, I…
If you take a look at My Wallet there is one card in there that doesn’t exactly make sense. The card that just doesn’t seem to fit is the United MileagePlus Explorer card from Chase. I say this because if you’ve read much of this blog you realize that I almost never fly United. I…
One thing I often forget about writing a points, miles, and travel blog is what it’s like to not thing about miles all day long. I’ve long forgotten the early days of trying to navigate the world of miles and points. Because of this I often forget that your average person probably doesn’t think too…
I’ve always through Barclaycard US had an interesting name. Barclaycard US is actually a subsidiary of Barclays Bank Delaware. Which is of course a subsidiary of Barclays Bank PLC or Barclays International. Which are both ultimately subsidiaries of Barclays PLC. Are you following all of this? Well, clearly someone at Barclays has decided that the…
The Citi ThankYou Premier card is among my favorite credit cards in my wallet today. I’d argue it’s the single best all around points earning credit card out there. The card comes with a great points earning structure which most people should find easy to maximize. For this reason, whenever anyone asks me for a…
The past few years have been confusing to say the least. Back in 2014 I began a job in which I was traveling at least 50% of the time, often more. Back then I’d often find myself sitting in loud and crowded gate area waiting for my flight. During a particularly long delay I became…
A few weeks ago I wrote about an issue I’ve been having with metal credit cards. The issue I’ve been experiencing is as the cards age, they start to fall apart. Unlike a traditional plastic cards, metal cards are typically a piece of metal with two info panels stuck to either side. It seems overtime…
Just prior to the New Year I decided to apply for the Barclaycard AAdvantage Aviator Red card. I applied for the card primarily because of the annual Elite Qualifying Dollar (EQD) benefit. Each year, if I spend $25,000 on the card I’ll earn $3,000 AAdvantage EQD. Those EQD help fast track my elite status qualification…
One of my favorite credit cards in my wallet today is the Chase Marriott Rewards Premier card. In fact, a few weeks ago I wrote about how I don’t think I’ll ever close this card. However, unlike most of my credit cards, the Marriott Rewards Premier card rarely sees the light of day. That’s because…
