Credit Cards

The Citi Strata Premier Card is the mid-level entry in the Citi ThankYou family. It fits between the Citi Prestige (no longer available to new applicants) and the no-annual-fee Citi Rewards+…

Having to pick a single credit card to travel with is crazy hypothetical, but it has some real-life relevance for me. My wife Sharon and I aren’t always joined at…

If you travel more than once or twice a year, you might become interested in hotel loyalty programs. Through a hotel program, you’ll earn points, which you can use for…

I’m not usually one to brag, but I was into HawaiianMiles before it was cool. Sure, there are a bunch of people talking about how you should take advantage of…

When it comes to applying for new credit cards, you need to play by the rules. Each bank needs to balance its ability to extend new lines of credit against…

The Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant card by American Express is the top-level Marriott Bonvoy card available to new applicants. Marriott points are useful because of the variety of hotels in the…

Ah, the joys of home ownership. In the 2+ decades my husband and I have owned this house, we’ve had to replace the central air conditioning, get rid of rats…

I’ve been meaning to declutter my credit card collection for some time. I had been putting it off because I don’t enjoy dealing with banks, and my wife Sharon really…

The Priority Pass program is a network of airport lounges (and, more recently, restaurants, bars, and even day suites) that allow access to program members. They can be airline lounges…

I grew up in New Jersey, so I kind of didn’t know for a long time that it was possible to drive any distance on a highway without paying a…