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First, it’s important to state that it is NOT our place to tell you when to close your credit cards. You must make the determination whether these cards are providing you the value you need for the ongoing annual fee. If so, keep them open! If you do close your…
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Allow me (Alexi) to begin this lesson with a disclaimer. The simple reason for this disclaimer is that somewhere out there reading this there may be an ex-roommate, a family member, or a close friend who knows the truth about me. The truth is that I’m not exactly the “organized”…
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So the question that we’re addressing today is: How does one meet credit card spending requirements? And happily there are a lot of ways of doing this. The fundamental point of this lesson is: Your goal should be to spend every dollar by credit card. And of course pay the…
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Today we’ll introduce what we consider the top credit cards in the travel rewards universe as well as some proposed options based on these top cards. This lesson is not an attempt to detail every card in existence; we want to curate a list of cards that consistently offer top-notch…
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This strategy really is a very simple series of steps. No more skills are required to get outsized value than the ability to do a little bit of internet research, a smattering of computer data entry, and a touch of organization. Execution: That’s right, this lesson is all about execution….
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There are so many details with earning and redeeming travel rewards that it is possible to lose the forest for the trees. At the end of the day this is about taking your miles and putting them to use for memorable travel award redemptions. Don’t get us wrong: the details…
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