Category: travel cards

How to Avoid Points and Miles Hoarding

Most personal finance advice boils down to this: Save as much as you can, and spend as little as you can. That’s the simplest way to accumulate wealth, build investment income and achieve financial independence (even if it’s not so simple in practice). Yet when it comes to travel rewards—those points and miles earned through…


Look to Your Credit Card for Travel Protections

By Rivan Stinson From Kiplinger’s Personal Finance With delays and cancellations for air travel worse than ever, your credit card’s travel insurance could come in handy to cover various aspects of what could go wrong with your trip. Insurance for trip cancellation or interruption kicks in if your prepaid or nonrefundable flight is canceled or…


How to Choose the Best Travel Card for Retirement

Choosing the best credit card can be a tough decision at any age. This is especially true when considering travel cards for retirement. While the right travel card can help you gain free travel points and enhance your travel experience overall, the wrong can quickly tank your credit and leave you grounded for months or…


Tips to Take the Sting out of 50% Higher Car Rental Prices

When making your travel budget, don’t assume that lodging and airfare will be your biggest expense. Now, more than ever, rental cars are shaping up to be one of the biggest—and stubbornly high—aspects of people’s vacation budgets. While airfare and lodging prices are certainly near all-time highs, rental cars are among the biggest price increases…


How To Get the Most Out of Your Credit Cards

First and foremost, this article is only for those who are financially responsible. Credit cards shouldn’t be part of a financial strategy conversation unless it’s proven that bills can be paid without paying overdraft fees. That being said, credit cards can be a powerful tool if you know about them and know how to use them properly….


What I Learned by Spending $650,000 on My Credit Card Last Month

By Neil Patel Here is my recent credit card statement. Neil’s $659,635.62’s credit card monthly statement. (Neil Patel/Entrepreneur) That $659,635.62 charge may seem like a lot (and it is!), but there’s a reason I’m spending that much, which is what I want to explain here: That explanation begins with what American Express calls its Centurion Card…


Best Bets on Travel Credit Cards: June 2022

Any trip you make is better when you can save money. Travel credit cards are plentiful and will enable you to save money on everything from air travel to hotels, restaurants, and groceries. Not every travel card will fit your unique needs.  When choosing a travel rewards card, there are four key things to compare….


The Best Travel Credit Cards 101

Credit cards have so many benefits which make using them super rewarding. But how do you select the best travel credit cards? Travel cards are credit cards that have travel benefits and protections. When owning a travel card, you can be entitled to perks such as airport lounge access, preferred boarding, free luggage, and more…