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    Contactless Cards Have Become Mainstream Worldwide

    by joeheg February 25, 2023
    by joeheg February 25, 2023

    The use of contactless payments (or NFC Technology) in the United States is way behind the rest of the world. Most people are familiar with this technology using Apple Pay …

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    The Tale of My Business Card Application From A Difficult Bank

    by joeheg February 1, 2023
    by joeheg February 1, 2023

    It’s been over 6 months since Sharon and I applied for a new credit card. That was mostly because I had to focus on spending on our World of Hyatt …

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    What If… Barclays Launched A Credit Card With Transfer Partners

    by joeheg October 31, 2022
    by joeheg October 31, 2022

    I realize that it was only in 2018 when Barclays launched the short-lived Arrival Premier card. While the card offered 2 points per dollar on all spending with bonuses for …

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    The Main Reason I Keep The Barclays Arrival+ Card

    by joeheg May 6, 2022
    by joeheg May 6, 2022

    Back in 2018, Barclays relaunched the Arrival+ card and offered a 70,000 point bonus to new members. The Arrival+ card was Barclays’ purest travel card available. You earned 2 “points” …

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    Understanding The Confusing Application Rules For Reward Credit Cards

    by joeheg March 27, 2022
    by joeheg March 27, 2022

    When applying for credit cards, it’s important to know the rules that you’ll need to follow for each bank because they’re all different. Knowing these rules will allow you to …

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    Dueling Offers On Our JetBlue Plus Cards

    by joeheg September 8, 2021
    by joeheg September 8, 2021

    Both Sharon and I currently hold JetBlue Plus cards from Barclays. While there are few hotel or airline co-brand credit cards we concurrently have, there are several reasons we both …

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    Amazing 7% Cash Back Offer With The Barclays Arrival+ Card

    by joeheg May 22, 2021
    by joeheg May 22, 2021

    If you look to apply for the Barclays Arrival Plus card, here’s the page you’ll end up at. Fortunately, we applied for the card while it was still open to …

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    Our Interesting Barclays Anti-Retention Call

    by joeheg April 30, 2021
    by joeheg April 30, 2021

    The annual fee for our Barclays AAdvantage Aviator Red card recently showed up on the account and it was time to decide if we should keep it or cancel it. …

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    How To Avoid Extra Credit Card Fees During International Travel

    by joeheg April 29, 2021
    by joeheg April 29, 2021

    Going on an international trip is very exciting but it can also be very expensive. Using a credit card to pay for purchases when traveling internationally is often the best …

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    Barclays Is FINALLY Starting To Issue Contactless Cards In The US

    by joeheg November 13, 2020
    by joeheg November 13, 2020

    When Chase started to issue contactless cards to their cardholders in December 2018, they acted like it was a big deal. It really wasn’t because many other banks, most notably …

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