Category: Credit Cards
The world of credit cards can be confusing. The industry is constantly evolving. Keeping track of credit card features and benefits can be time consuming. Fioney is here to help maximize your credit card utility. From comprehensive guides, individual card reviews, the latest news, and tips to optimize your usage we have you covered.
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Guide to Rewards Credit Cards for Holiday Shopping
With Halloween in the rearview, it’s now full steam ahead to Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah, and (eventually) New Years. Of course, there’s still plenty to do before then — including the annual holiday shopping season. As a result, while you may not realize it, this may make for a good time to get a new credit card. That’s because you may be able to find an option that will reward you...
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American Express Makes Adjustments to Platinum Card Benefits
With an annual fee of $695, the Platinum Card from American Express is regarded as a premier travel and "lifestyle" card. However, the company has also sought to provide its members with value for that fee, often partnering with various brands to bring credits and benefits to cardholders. On that note, Amex has recently made a pair of updates to the card that will likely be positively received by customers....
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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 really tapped points from our Chase or American Express cards. That was until today, when...
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Best Credit Card for "Everything Else" — Earning 2% to 4.5%
When it comes to credit card rewards, most of the focus is usually on the special categories that various cards emphasize with heightened earning rates. For example, a card might offer 4x on dining, 5x on rotating quarterly categories, or even 10x on rental car booking via a specific travel portal. However, outside of those handful of categories, all other purchases tend to offer just 1% back. That said, there...
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Money at 30: Barclays View Credit Card Review
From time to time, credit card issuers are forced to make changes to their product line-up. For example, while a bank may have previously partnered with another company for a co-branded card, the rights to that portfolio may have been sold to another issuer — or the brand just gets out of the credit card game altogether. That was the case in 2021 as the Barclays Apple Rewards card (which...
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Amtrack Relaunches Guest Rewards Mastercards with FNBO
Those who prefer to travel by train may be interested in a pair of rewards credit cards that are once again available. Today, Amtrak announced the arrival of two options: the Amtrak Guest Rewards Mastercard and the Amtrak Guest Rewards Preferred Mastercard. Both products are now being issued by First National Bank of Omaha (FNBO) after previously being offered by Bank of America. Starting with the no-annual-fee Amtrak Guest Rewards Mastercard,...
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