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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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    Mastercard Removing Magnetic Stripe From Cards

    by joeheg April 27, 2022
    by joeheg April 27, 2022

    It’s been a good 50-year run for the magnetic stripe on the back of your credit card, but it looks like its time is coming to an end. At least …

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    How I Earned 50X Points Per Dollar With This Promotion

    by joeheg February 22, 2021
    by joeheg February 22, 2021

    I frequently receive emails or mailers from credit cards offering bonus points in one category or another. Some of them are worthwhile, such as when I can get 5% back …

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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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    New AMEX Offer Is Great For Non-Techie People

    by joeheg October 30, 2020
    by joeheg October 30, 2020

    American Express has been adding many easy to use AMEX Offers to cardholders accounts. Just a few weeks ago, I enrolled for one where I could get back $10 back …

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  • Weekly Recap

    Bank of American Finally Catches Up, When You Get Too Many Free Night Vouchers, How Theme Parks Can Be Political Landmines

    by joeheg July 8, 2020
    by joeheg July 8, 2020

    Happy Wednesday to all of our travel friends, both near and far. Here are some articles we’ve read from other bloggers (and other sources) that we think you may like, …

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    Is Cash Going Extinct?

    by joeheg April 8, 2020
    by joeheg April 8, 2020

    Hopefully, some of the things we’ve started to do in a post-COVID19 world will be here to stay. Washing our hands was always a good idea, we just needed a …

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  • Weekly Recap

    End of AMEX RAT Team?, Global Entry Centers Closed, If Your PreCheck Status Isn’t On Your Boarding Pass, Horrid Response to WDW Closing, & More

    by SharonKurheg March 21, 2020
    by SharonKurheg March 21, 2020

    Hey travel friends, it’s Saturday! Boy, what a year it’s been this week, huh? Here’s a recap of what’s gone on at YMMV this week. From what we’ve written to …

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    Is This Bank Sexist?, When NOT To Go To A Hotel, Something For Free If You Use Mastercard, & More!

    by joeheg November 10, 2019
    by joeheg November 10, 2019

    Happy Sunday to all of our travel friends, both near and far! Here are some articles we’ve read from other bloggers (and other sources) that we think you may like, …

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    Changes For JetBlue, Amex & Hilton, Kids Are FREE Into Shows, Chase Says They Won’t Close Account, But…, & More

    by joeheg June 9, 2019
    by joeheg June 9, 2019

    Happy Sunday to all of our travel friends, both near and far! Here are some articles we’ve read from other bloggers (and other sources) that we think you may like, …

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