Card Talk: Gold is Good. Sapphire Reserve is Key
Beware what you ask for. In the past, via Card Talk, we've helped people save a ton of money or helped them reach their...
A lighter wallet: no annual fees, still great rewards
"Never pay an annual fee to use your money". That's what I was raised to believe about credit cards. My parents meant well. Despite...
Nick’s wallet: Completely revamped in 6 months
Six months ago to the day I published a post with what was in my wallet. Had you told me then that not only...
Chase Freedom vs Freedom Unlimited: Which to choose?
When I saw the new offers on the Chase Freedom and Chase Freedom Unlimited cards last week, I was pretty excited. We had the...
Discover: Now redeem miles for gas / restaurant purchases (permanent change)
Discover announced today that they have made a permanent change to redemption on the Discover IT Miles card: card members can now redeem miles...
(EXPIRED) (Includes new accounts) $50 credit on Bank of America Premium Rewards
Update 7/23/20: When we initially posted this, we weren't sure whether it was targeted. However, when my new Premium Rewards card arrived this week,...
Best Credit Card Purchase Protections
What is the best credit card to use for a large purchase? Often, the answer is driven by which card offers the best rewards...
Turning a Capital One lemon into lemonade
My first credit card was with Capital One. I long ago picked up some nondescript Capital One credit card that offers a paltry 1.5%...
Southwest Plus credit card adds $200 statement credit to welcome offer
For the past several months, the Chase Southwest Airlines Rapid Rewards Plus credit card has had a welcome offer of just 40,000 points with...
Discover It Miles Referral Bonus Increased To $100
Discover card welcome offers don't tend to be very generous which is partly due to the fact that they don't have an annual fee.
They...
Retirement planning mistakes fixed by credit cards
This post is only tangentially related to credit card rewards, but as I recently discovered some of my retirement planning mistakes and made some...
Capital One adds 5x / 5% back at UberEats on select cards [Expired 1/31/21]
Update: This offer has expired as of 1/31/21.
Today Capital One announced a new temporary bonus category starting tomorrow on the Capital One® Venture® Rewards Credit...
Why there are no 2X everywhere cards in my wallet
There are two fantastic 2X Everywhere cards available in the US. No, I'm not talking about Jennifer Garner's Capital One Venture card. That's a...
My ever changing pandemic wallet
Early this year I opened the kimono to show off the cards I keep in my wallet. I was proud that I had a...
