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Card Review: US Bank FlexPerks Visa Signature
I’ll be honest, I’ve always turned my nose at fixed-value award programs because they limit the maximum value you can get out of the program. What’s the fun in getting a single measly cent per point?...
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Ranking Top Fixed-Value Point Credit Cards: Capital One Venture vs. Citi...
While I personally get the most value out of transferable points – like those accrued in the American Express Membership Rewards and Chase Ultimate Rewards programs – because they give the flexibility...
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Details on the New US Bank Club Carlson Credit Cards
In yet another step that signals Club Carlson’s increasing presence in the loyalty points world, the hotel chain has teamed up with US Bank to launch three new Visa credit cards. Club Carlson is now...
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Ranking the Top US Bank Travel Credit Cards
This is a post in my series ranking the top travel credit cards from the major banks. Other posts include: My Ranking of the Top American Express Travel Credit Cards, My Ranking of the Top 12 Chase...
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(Video) Sunday Reader Question: Which Credit Cards Sign-up Bonuses Can You...
TPG reader Doug writes: “I’ve gotten about 14 credit cards in the last year. I have gotten nearly all of the ones that I am especially interested in, and am starting to think about canceling some cards...
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Maximize Monday: The Best Ways to Earn Points on Dining
It’s a well known fact that you don’t need to step onto a plane to earn miles and points. The credit cards you carry and what you use them to buy are just as important, if not more so, than how and...
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Maximize Monday: Fixed-Value Travel Points
The recent launch of Barclaycard’s two new Arrival card (one with no annual fee and one with an $89 annual fee that’s waived the first year) has shifted my thinking about the sphere of fixed-value...
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Airline Miles Expiration Policies Roundup
Following up on the recent national survey I commissioned from The Princeton Group and my contest about how people track their frequent flyer miles, I thought it would be a good idea to create a basic...
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Travel Tuesday Top 10: Current Travel Credit Cards (And 10,000 Chase Point...
Over the weekend I gave a talk at Frequent Traveler University in Tysons Corner outside Washington, DC called “The Points Guy’s Credit Card Thunderdome.” As you might guess from the title, we had a lot...
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US Credit Cards With Smart Chip Technology
As the summer travel season kicks into high gear, I know many of you (like me) are planning some great trips abroad, and are already thinking about which credit cards you should be packing along with...
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Top 10: Club Carlson Credit Card Half-Price Award Redemptions
In my last round of credit card applications (well my last app-o-rama rather than my recent applications) I got the The Club Carlson Premier Rewards Visa personal card, which not only has a nice...
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How Can I Save My Credit Score After a Late Payment?
TPG Twitter follower Eddie made a very late payment on one of his credit cards and is worried about how it will affect his credit score: “@thepointsguy I accidentally forgot and paid my Club Carlson...
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Which Card Is Better – The Club Carlson Visa or Starwood American Express?
TPG follower Eric is weighing his hotel credit card options and wants to know: “@thepointsguy would you recommend the Starwood Preferred Guest 30,000 point American Express card or the Club Carlson...
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Top Current Credit Card Offers With First Year Annual Fee Waived
**The limited time 30,000 sign-up bonus for the Starwood Preferred Guest American Express cards is now over.** 2013 has been a great year for credit card sign-up bonuses. Not only have we seen some of...
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Applying For The Best Credit Cards – The Top Deals For Your Round Of...
Credit card sign-up bonuses are the quickest and easiest way to rack up a lot of points. One method that’s widely accepted amongst those that maximize their miles and points – myself included – is to...
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US Bank Increases FlexPerks Travel Rewards Sign-Up Bonus to 20,000 FlexPoints
As of last night US Bank has raised the sign up offer for both the FlexPerks Travel Rewards Visa Signature card and the FlexPerks Business Travel Rewards Visa card from 17,500 FlexPoints to 20,000...
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Higher Bonus on the US Bank FlexPerks Visa With Winter Olympic Medals
Back during the 2012 Summer Olympics, US Bank ran a fun little promo where for folks who signed up for the FlexPerks Visa, you’d earn additional bonus points based on how many medals the US team won...
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Reminder: Higher Bonus on the US Bank FlexPerks Visa With 28 US Winter...
Earlier this month US Bank announced a promotion in honor of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi new applicants for the FlexPerks Travel Rewards Visa who apply between January 31, 2014 – March 7, 2014...
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Benefits and Costs of Adding Additional Cardholders on Credit Cards
Readers often ask me about the perks and downsides of adding cardholders to existing credit card accounts, and I’ve explored the answers in posts like: What Are the Effects of Adding an Additional...
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Card Review: LANPASS Visa Signature Card by U.S. Bank
With major devaluations from United and Delta as well as a string of surprise announcements from American Airlines/US Airways, I’ve been taking a closer look at foreign frequent flyer programs,...
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