Credit Cards

American Express is not currently on my nice list. One of my grievances with them is the hoops they make you jump through to claim benefits their cards provide. AMEX’s…

I’ve come to think of my approach to Citi ThankYou earning credit cards as a work in progress. That’s because by the time I’ve completed my plan, Citi makes changes…

The Citi Prestige isn’t the card it once was. It used to have great benefits, which were subsequently devalued or entirely eliminated. Citi then added some tremendous earning bonus categories…

File this in the “Things that only happen to those who are obsessed with points and miles” category. I’ve heard several friends say that since they’ve been under “lockdown” due…

Remember the time when radio and television were free? True, we had to deal with commercials but was that such a high price to pay? Today, we can listen to…

Every once in awhile, I like to go over which cards Sharon and I are carrying in our wallets. Doing so gives you a look behind the scenes of how…

Most of the credit cards I’ve reviewed focus on earning airline miles, hotel points or some form of transferable points (Chase Ultimate Rewards, Citi ThankYou Points or AMEX Membership rewards).…

My spam email filter is typically pretty efficient. It works so well that I’ll go and check every week or so just to see if something important ended up in…

The spending patterns of most Americans is quite different today than it was just two months ago. Bonuses for travel and entertainment are mostly meaningless and customers are switching to…

I tend to give American Express a hard time about how they treat cardmembers. It’s not so much AMEX policies that I have a problem with, but their ruthless punishment…