Sentences with phrase «think of our credit card points»

By that reasoning, we can think of our credit card points as essentially the «interest we're being paid.»

By that reasoning, we can think of our credit card points as essentially the «interest... [Read more...]

Not exact matches

We've written earlier about how that is generally a bad idea (more on that later), but to illustrate our point and in light of the current retail climate, we thought it'd be a good idea to show you what happens to a store - branded credit card when the company shuts its doors.

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Doug Hoyes: If you are — if I pay off my credit cards with my line of credit and then I rack up my credit cards again, I'm actually worse off as a result of that which I think is the point you were making.

If you're the type of credit user who doesn't like managing or thinking about redeeming rewards points, the Blue Cash Preferred ® Card from American Express is for you.

I think one of the things that I wish I was smarter about were the cash back / points credit cards.

I like to think of my credit card rewards points as assets.

Until you reach that point, we think you'll actually get better value using any of the other rewards credit cards.

I think that you'll find this new credit card strategy to be a no - brainer considering the minimal amount of work that it takes to accumulate the points.

I think cash back cards (capital one, citi thank you points, amex blue cash, etc) are a good way to cut down the overall cost of travel such as using them for statement credits on train, bus passes, tour tickets, food, etc and other costs that miles can not be used on.

The no - fee arrival card allows point redemption into a statement credit, but I think the minimum amount of statement credit you could get was $ 25, so 2,500 points.

Before we started in the miles & points hobby, we thought many of the myths associated with applying for credit cards were true.

I've gathered what I think are some of the best credit card offers available, providing generous bonus miles, points, and other travel - related benefits.

I've never collected Skyward miles (or redeemed credit card points for Skyward miles) so, if any readers have, let me know what you think of the program as a whole.

When the Citi Prestige card came to market it brought with it some fantastic benefits and bonuses that helped change the landscape of the miles & points credit card world - yes, I think the card has been that important.

I think the Sapphire Preferred is a great card for «lazy» frequent travelers who don't want to manage points and miles in multiple accounts or juggle lots of credit cards, each with their own category bonuses.

Many travelers think of the Chase Sapphire Preferred as the ultimate travel rewards credit card as your points are worth 1.25 cents each when you redeem them for any award travel on the Chase travel portal or they can be transferred to many 1:1 air travel and hotel loyalty programs like United, Southwest, British Airways Avios, Hyatt, and Marriott.

If you put a bit of thought into what you're doing before you hand over your credit card for a purchase it's possible to earn significantly more miles & points than you may realise.

I personally do not plan on completing any of the promotions as my travel needs are limited, only promotion that may force me to think twice is the «Club Carlson — Extend your stay, Earn 30K» as there is potential to earn around 50K points (being a Club Carlson Credit card holder).

Based on having some new visitors I thought it might be fun to give an example of how travel can be (almost) free due to the beauty of hotel, airline, and credit card rewards points.

Ultimately, we think it's best for frequent travelers who want to get more than just rewards points out of a travel rewards credit card.

I can't think of any credit cards that have general retailers as a bonus category so, in most cases, the best you can hope to earn is 1 point or mile per dollar spent at stores like Macy's, Nordstrom, Barnes & Noble etc... but, once again, gift cards can be the answer.

Anyone with a stack of Club Carson points and their co-branded credit card should be making as many reservations as they think they'll need before this deal goes away on 1 June.

There has been a lot of excitement surrounding the release of the Case Sapphire Reserve credit card but, once all the excitement is over, I think we'll be left with a points landscape that's significantly worse than the one we have right now — here's why.

Most importantly, all the credit cards I've listed above earn transferable currencies (they can be moved to a number of other loyalty programs) while the points earned thought the Marriott Rewards credit card are really only of any use at Marriott properties....

If you're thinking of opening a credit card to get the bonus miles or points for a free flight, take into consideration where and when you want to travel using those rewards, and make sure the bonus covers it.

This may not be the first credit card that offers the no annual fee and no foreign transaction fee combination (Bank of America and Capital One offer cards that offer this) but it's the first credit card that I can think of that offers this combination with the ability to earn hotel points....

On the other end of the spectrum, some cards have average credit limits that make you think, «What's the point?»

Most blogs, bloggers, credit card websites, etc. value credit card currencies, such as points and miles, at a certain amount based on what they think you can squeeze out of them.

Recently I've been thinking about the psychology of double dipping when it comes to the world of travel — including reselling, manufactured spend, miles / points and credit cards.

While you might not dream about credit cards like we do, you've likely thought, at some point, about what the holy grail of cards might look like for you.

Although I don't apply for credit cards quite to the degree of some people (I think last year only saw five applications), I do try to use them as a way to boost my pool of miles and points.

Think of it this way - if you can get 25,000 points signing up for a Starwood Preferred Guest (SPG) Credit Card from American Express, for example, wouldn't it be much better getting 50,000 points from two cards (Canadian version and US version of the same caCard from American Express, for example, wouldn't it be much better getting 50,000 points from two cards (Canadian version and US version of the same cardcard)?

Those, I can live with and at least think about going for without having to draw up a serious plan and without losing a lot of potential points, since I put a lot more than $ 10,000 on my credit cards each year.

Living the dream on card rewards Those who don't know us very well may think we are living the high life, but the truth is that our $ 250 hotel room near the line of totality during the eclipse was booked for 3,000 Starwood Preferred Guest points; our flight to Wyoming was 100 percent free on a private plane thanks to a crazy JetSmarter promotion for those who could prove they had a million miles; our resort complete with water slides and a lazy river in San Antonio was booked using an annual credit card award night when the room normally costs $ 300 - plus per night; our amazing room at the Park Hyatt New York was booked using 30,000 Hyatt points per night when the selling price was almost $ 1,000 per night; and most of our other flights were booked via a collection of airline miles and credit card points that were primarily earned by leveraging our everyday spending for major rewards.

Video: Saving on a spa getaway with credit card points — If you think going to a spa resort is out of your price range, saving up just the right kind of points can help get you within reach... (See Video)

If you have my Kindle ebook (The Free - quent Flyer's Manifesto), follow the travel blogosphere, or visit forums like FlyerTalk or Milepoint, then you know that travel hackers spend a lot of time thinking about their applications for new credit cards, maximizing the number of miles and points we earn for each «hard» credit pull, which in the short term reduce an applicant's credit score.

Until you reach that point, we think you'll actually get better value using any of the other rewards credit cards.

I think the lesson in all of this, credit card hawking aside, is exactly the idea that you're far better off primarily accumulating points through programs / credit cards that have transfer partners.

Another way to think about it is this: The Wyndham credit card has a 45k points signup bonus, which I took advantage of.

Given my recent almost - success in using Choice Privileges points, I started thinking about manufacturing points with the new Bank of America Amtrak credit cards.

The other very handy Hilton tidbit (that you probably know, but thought I'd toss it out) is that you can earn their points bonuses with three different types of credit cards, which is useful when trying to balance out a churn... The Hilton Citi cards, the Hilton AMEX cards and the Hawaiian Air and Virgin Atlantic BofA cards (with their 2x transfers to Hilton).

but just a point of reference for those thinking about the card and wondering about the travel credit and the tsa pre / global entry credits.

Since I'm constantly running experiments with my rewards credit cards, my first thought was that I hadn't earned points for one or more of those small experimental transactions.

Charity: Though a lot of people tend to make charitable donations at the end of the year, if you're looking at your tax statement now and thinking you could have done more, think about getting a head start on your charity giving this year by charging them to a points - earning credit card rather than just writing a check.

If you're thinking about cancelling your credit card after you've banked the points, make sure you keep your credit utilization rate, credit history, and mix of credit in mind.

While many people think of credit card travel insurance as a primary auto coverage policy, certain cards will cover the value of the points expended on a trip at a fixed value.

For the purpose of this post I am thinking about airline miles, hotel points, credit card points, supermarket points — ie digital tokens tied to a company or group of companies.