Grab bag episode where I talk about getting rid of one card, and talk about what could be next for the credit card companies. More

In the wake of the 2008 financial disaster, US banks were unwilling and unable to lend money to the majority or consumers. Instead, banks were extremely risk averse and decided only to lend to those they considered to be extremely credit worthy.

For years the Chase Sapphire Reserve was one of, if not the best premium credit cards on the market. Both of todays podcast hosts have had the card for more than 3 years. Last week however it was announced that Chase would be making same changes to the...

Join host Peter Foti as he talks about Attempting to cancel his Marriott Bonvoy Boundless credit card. Having his credit card canceled without permission! Answer a listener question about canceling a 3 year old card and what that means for expiring poi...

Jeb and I have been talking about doing an episode together for some time, and its finally here! Jeb posts his trip reports on YouTube and as of this recording has over 40,000 subscribers! His trip reports are super fun to watch as he has gone all over...

Are the banks pulling back credit card rewards? In this episode we’ll dive deep into a recent Wall St. Journal article which says yes. Citing examples of the banks lowering sign-up bonuses, and being fed up with “gamers” who unlock those bonuses only t...

2018, what a year! This is the 10th podcast of 2018, which is twice as many as were published in 2017. I’ve been honored to have received such positive feedback both in the form of private emails and public reviews of the show.

 On a recent Sunday afternoon I was attempting to book a train trip from New York to Philadelphia. In the process of doing so, I was offered a sign-up bonus that I could not refuse. I’ve been aware of the card for which the bonus was being offered for...

The goal of the credit card points and miles hobby, is to maximize the rewards earned on every dollar spent. To do that you must first define your goals, otherwise we’ll never know what it means to have maximized your spend. Once you’ve done that,

I recently hit the $25k spend requirement on my Delta Platinum Amex to qualify for a 10k MQM and 10k SkyMiles bonus. I got that card when I was traveling a lot for both work and pleasure, exclusively on Delta. These days i’m still traveling,