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  • Credit Cards

    Why Should You Keep A Discontinued Credit Card?

    by joeheg March 20, 2024
    by joeheg March 20, 2024

    Once you’ve been getting credit cards long enough, one of the cards you have will be discontinued. You’re in credit card limbo once the bank stops accepting new applications. Most …

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    Changes to Delta SkyMiles Gold Business Card: Is It Still Worth It?

    by joeheg February 2, 2024
    by joeheg February 2, 2024

    There’s some big news regarding the Delta SkyMiles American Express credit cards. There have been changes to the existing benefits, new benefits have been added, and unfortunately, the annual fee …

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    What to Do When Your Credit Card is Denied with No Contact from the Bank

    by joeheg December 20, 2023
    by joeheg December 20, 2023

    To optimize our financial rewards, I apply for credit cards with large bonuses and higher-than-average spending requirements when we have significant expenses on the horizon. We can usually satisfy a …

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    How to Prevent and Handle Credit Card Denials While Traveling

    by joeheg December 9, 2023
    by joeheg December 9, 2023

    Back in the day, you had to let a credit card company know if you were planning to do spending outside your normal patterns. Otherwise, if you were traveling across …

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    The Time American Express Declined Shaquille O’Neal’s Purchase at Walmart

    by joeheg December 5, 2023
    by joeheg December 5, 2023

    We live in a world where computers make many decisions before a human considers them. Your most recent credit card application went through an algorithm to decide if you were …

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  • Credit Cards

    American Airlines Doesn’t Understand What “Complimentary” Means

    by joeheg December 27, 2022
    by joeheg December 27, 2022

    American Airlines sent Sharon an email with an offer for its AAdvantage Executive Mastercard. This was the title of the email: Sharon, get a complimentary Admirals Club® membership with the …

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  • Credit Cards

    I Just Learned This Trick For The Citi Premier Card

    by joeheg November 7, 2022
    by joeheg November 7, 2022

    I think the Citi Premier card is one of the best standalone products that earn transferrable points. In my opinion, it’s the unappreciated hero of the Thank You program. While …

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  • Travel

    Can Airline, Hotel & Bank Reps Hear You When You’re On Hold?

    by SharonKurheg October 14, 2022
    by SharonKurheg October 14, 2022

    A couple of months back, Air New Zealand announced they were going to reduce its flight schedule over the next six months. They said they planned to decrease available seats …

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  • Credit Cards

    How I Triggered A Call From The Wells Fargo Fraud Department

    by joeheg July 13, 2022
    by joeheg July 13, 2022

    As the result of several bank mergers, we have been customers of Wells Fargo, or a division thereof, for over 2 decades. However, we’ve never signed up for a credit …

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  • Credit Cards

    I Did It! I Got The Capital One Venture X Card

    by joeheg November 18, 2021
    by joeheg November 18, 2021

    Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past 2 weeks, you’re well aware of the new premium travel card from Capital One, The Venture X Card. Venture X …

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