Credit Card Tips
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Miss a Credit Card Payment Due Date? Do This Now
Even as someone who writes about personal finance for a living, I’m not immune to making money mistakes. Case in point: this past week, I nearly cost myself more than $70 by making a forgetful error. Let me explain. When I checked my Bilt Mastercard to see when my monthly payment was due, I was…
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Why I Don’t Autopay My Credit Cards
One of the best features of personal finance in 2023 is the ability to automate several aspects of your financial life. In fact, some have said that doing so is one of the keys to mastering money. For the most part, I agree with this as I’ve seen the benefits of automated savings, investing, etc.…
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Money at 30: The Top Credit Cards I’d Recommend to Beginners
Over the past five years or so, I’ve written a lot about credit cards. This includes covering new and interesting credit card products, showcasing the best options in a given category, and of course highlighting what’s in my wallet. But, today, I wanted to go back to basics and talk about what credit cards I’d…
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Money at 30: My Personal Credit Card Strategy for 2023
Over the past six years, I’ve gone from having one credit card to having more than half a dozen. With every card I add, I often pick up an extra perk, multiplier on a useful category, or some other benefit. Meanwhile, as my portfolio evolves and as issuers update their products, there are also some…
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Rewards Credit Card Options for Holiday Travel
The Thanksgiving holiday may have brought a surge in travel — but it feels like it’s just a warm-up for the main event next month. With many Americans looking to take the skies or the road this holiday season, there’s no doubt that things will be busy. What’s more, between inflation and increased demand, the cost…
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Money at 30: Our Latest Credit Card Point Redemption Win
In the past few years, I’ve often written about earning credit card rewards and maximizing my setup to get even more of them. Yet, my plan for redeeming all of these points has been less thought-out. In fact, aside from buying a backpack and a hotel stay (that I later had to cancel), we haven’t…
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Money at 30: When the Fee Hits – The Platinum Card 3 Years Later
All year long, I write about the various awesome things I get to do and ways I get to save with my American Express Platinum card. Nevertheless, when the annual fee hit my account earlier this month, it reminded me that holding the card does require a commitment. What’s more, this was the first time…
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Money at 30: How to Create a Portfolio of Rewards Cards
When I was in my early 20s, I made the classic mistake of getting a credit card and using it as though the things I was buying with it were free. Naturally, this caught up with me and, once I finally paid down the balance, I swore off credit cards for nearly a decade. However,…
