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Southwest has spent months announcing its big upcoming changes — assigned seating, extra-legroom seats, charging fees for checked bags, and the end of EarlyBird and Upgraded Boarding. What didn’t get …

It’s the type of travel that nightmares are made out of. You think you have everything all planned out so nothing will go wrong. And then karma— or, as in …

When it comes to the American Express Platinum Card, I’d have to describe our relationship status as “complicated.” While I can get a decent return on the card, it requires …

Every year, instead of trying to maximize every bonus category on every card, we identify the cards where a specific level of spend earns a tangible benefit, such as free …

In a previous article, I went over the Collision/Loss Damage Waiver (CDW/LDW) rental car companies offer, ways you might already be covered, and other ways to purchase coverage. There are …

When you upgrade to a new phone — which now costs as much as a laptop — protecting it becomes part of the purchase decision. Apple, Google, Samsung, and every …

Until recently, there haven’t been many ways to earn travel points from everyday, boring purchases.Sure, you could earn credit card points — but that’s tied to the bank, not the …

Capital One has added what I call the “Family Rule” to the Venture line of credit cards — similar to what we’ve started seeing from other issuers. Like American Express, …

Chase is known for sending out targeted quarterly spending offers for its co-branded credit cards. These promotions usually focus on everyday categories like groceries, gas stations, and restaurants, and they …

We don’t usually pay cash for New York City hotels — rates in Manhattan have been brutal lately — but for an upcoming trip, we needed a night where points …