Beginners
7 Credit Card Rewards Programs: Who's First?
All seven of these programs are legitimately good. They're just not good at the same things...
Beginners
6 Mistakes That Cost More Than Picking the Wrong Program
You can pick the perfect rewards program and still lose money on it. Here's how...
Beginners
How Many Rewards Programs Should You Actually Run?
More programs sounds like more points. In practice, it's usually the opposite — and here's why...
Beginners
Chase's 5/24 Rule, Explained (Before You Get Denied)
Good credit. Good income. Denied anyway. There's one reason this happens to otherwise perfect applicants, and almost nobody explains it before it happens to them...
Beginners
How to Actually Pick a Rewards Program
Sign-up bonuses grab the headlines. They're not what actually determines whether a rewards program pays off for you...
Beginners
Chase, Amex, or Capital One — Is One a Mistake?
Chase, Amex, and Capital One all look great on paper. The real mistake that most new beginners make is...
Beginners
The Costco Card Is Fine. It's Not a Plan.
Your Costco card pays 4% at Costco and 5% at the pump. Everywhere else — your whole life outside Costco and gas — it's paying you 1%. Here's the math on why that's a much bigger deal than it sounds.