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If you’re out there driving around, you feel the gas price surge in your pocketbook. In barely a month, prices have surged more than 30%, from under $3.00 a gallon to over $4.00 (link). That is directly a result of US war against Iran, which is constraining supply, materializing in the prices we pay across […]

Somehow we made it. And in making it, we’ve got a range of new quarter-only promotional enhanced earn to take advantage of. No stunning categories or amazing new products worth highlighting (though I added the Citi Custom Cash below, as it’s effectively rotating) There are four big-bank rotating cards worth considering This quarter has some

I love a good wellness tracker. I’m basically bonded to my Garmin Epix watch, and the morning reports do bring me a strange, bleary-eyed joy. I have no need for a second wellness tracking device (and one more thing to charge!) But what I do enjoy greatly is a good discount, and a quick flip

I’m sitting on almost $600k in available credit across my various cards. I do take advantage of the occasional 0% promotion, but I have no need for the vast majority of that credit. That said, I do greatly enjoy testing out various experiences, and I also get a kick out of getting my cards some

There really is no better place to be in the middle of winter than on vacation somewhere tropical! I splurged $8 on internet for this first leg of our Alaska Airlines flight to Maui (currently halfway across the continental US). Given the many, many hundreds that this card has saved me (over $500 on the

Anyone who knows me knows my very vocal position on sports betting. I won’t hash that here beyond describing the industry broadly as evil and predatory. Like any gambling, they get a good hook and get consumers to literally burn money. That makes the core foundation of this product also genuinely terrible. I hope G-Bank

You buy something and it doesn’t work. Doesn’t fit. Don’t love it. Can’t make it work. You feel like you just wasted your money because, well, you did. While many merchants play ball and have a return policy that affords some flexibility, some don’t. The reality is, if you put that on a card, you

Hooray for good deals. Boo for those not triggering correctly and requiring escalation to enforce. This has happened a number of times, though most typically with online purchase portals. In this instances, a really good Chase offer seems to have slipped identification. Thankfully online messaging portal means I’m likely able to resolve without picking up

Free things are great. Free things are even better when they make our lives easier and provide some level of convenience. While I’d be lying if I said I was a big Uber fan, I am all about taking advantage of free membership and free credits for some free food. Sign me up! What is

After an experience recently where I lost grace period by taking advantage of a promotional (non-zero) APR, I thought a post on the topic would make a fun and helpful reflection. The topic of interest-free period on purchases doesn’t often come to the front of credit card gaming conversation, but the reality is it’s actually