I’ve been a Hyatt credit card holder (the old version, of course) since 2012, and it was always a card I happily paid the annual fee for year after year because the category 1-4 annual free night certificate was more than worth the $75 annual fee. The old version of the Hyatt credit card is … [Read More…]

I have over a dozen active credit cards now, and over the last few years, I had myself a pretty religious routine of applying for new travel credit cards every 3 months. After all, credit card sign-up bonuses are one of the fastest and easiest ways to quickly earn a ton of miles and points … [Read More…]

The Chase Freedom has been a staple card in my wallet for years. It’s an amazing no-annual fee card that allows you to earn up to 30,000 Ultimate Rewards points per year (7,500 per quarter) with its quarterly rotating 5x bonus categories. The points are transferable to many travel partners like United, Hyatt, Southwest, etc. when paired with a … [Read More…]

This week, Marriott launched their newest Bonvoy credit card which is neither Brilliant or Boundless – the Marriott Bonvoy BoldTM Credit Card, which features a welcome bonus of 50,000 Marriott Bonvoy points and no annual fee. Before getting into the details, let’s take a quick pause. Quite frankly, at almost a year later, the whole Marriott … [Read More…]

Radisson Rewards is sending a number of “elevated” credit card offers out to targeted members, and a reader forwarded me the landing page to an insanely lucrative offer for the Radisson Rewards™ Premier Visa Signature® Card. The highest “elevated offer” for this card is 120,000 bonus points (enough for 11 free nights) after you spend $3,000 on your card within the … [Read More…]

A new and competitive no-annual fee 5x card from a smaller issuer, Amalgamated Bank of Chicago, was quietly revamped and introduced at the beginning of the year. While I haven’t applied for this card myself because I’m holding off on new cards until I’m under 5/24, the new ABOC Platinum Rewards MasterCard is certainly worth talking about … [Read More…]

I’ve had my Business Platinum Card® from American Express OPEN (learn more) for 5 years, and it’s a card I carry with me all the time. Aside from the welcome bonus and some of the widely-known card features and benefits such as the transferability of Membership Rewards points to hotel and airline partners, hotel status, the … [Read More…]

Over the summer, Hyatt surprised us with the launch of the new World of Hyatt Credit Card, and it’s truly a compelling and fantastic refresh. I’ve been a Hyatt credit card holder (the old version, of course) since 2012, and it was always a card I happily paid the annual fee for year after year because … [Read More…]

I just topped off my 401K contribution as 2018 comes to an end. Saving for the future is important for my family, and chances are if you’re in the miles and points hobby, you’re also pretty disciplined with your money and in good financial health. After all, it takes a certain type of person to … [Read More…]

For a while, I’ve steered away from applying for new credit cards because of Chase 5/24, but with the relaunch of the American Express® Gold Card in October, it was hard for me to resist, partially due to FOMO and admittedly because I was instantly drawn to the limited-edition rose gold color, which is only available … [Read More…]