Featured

Category Archives for Featured.

What’s In My Wallet – My Credit Card Strategy (2025)

by Gary Leff on June 10, 2025

Jun 10 2025

I’ve cleaned out my wallet and I’m not carrying nearly as many credit cards on a daily basis any longer. Still, my wallet is a great window in the spending choices I make every day. What gets a wallet slot, and what cards I have but keep in a drawer, go a long way towards illustrating how I put my mileage and spending strategies into practice. Sharing this also adds a bit to my transparency as I cover credit card rewards.

Here’s a peek into what’s really going on behind the scenes of my daily spending life.

Capital One Venture X Review

by Gary Leff on June 6, 2025

Jun 06 2025

The card is worth getting, spurred on by the initial bonus offer. It’s worth using for my ongoing spend. And it’s worth having for the benefits.

Maximize Your Miles: Master the Two-Card Strategy Every Smart Traveler Uses

by Gary Leff on May 12, 2025

May 12 2025

Maximizing credit card rewards requires a strategic two-card approach, focusing on cards that offer more than one point per dollar on spending and allow point combining across different reward programs.

2025 Best Credit Card Bonus Offers [May]

by Gary Leff on May 4, 2025

May 04 2025

Every month I post what I find are the biggest credit card offers out there. Some of last month’s biggest credit card offers are gone or changed.

Here’s the current up to date list of biggest credit card offers right now – the most lucrative bonuses available.

AARP Membership: The Best $12 Young People Now Spend

by Gary Leff on December 16, 2023

Dec 16 2023

I first joined AARP because of the discount their members get buying British Airways tickets. I’ve stacked the AARP and Chase discounts during BA sales to buy very cheap tickets, which I’ve then upgraded to first class using points. The hotel deals are great, too. And most people don’t realize you don’t need to be old to join.

The Wall Street Journal covers a trend in younger people joining AARP to take advantage of discounts, as effective methods of saving money become more focal in an era of inflation.

Can’t Last: New United Card 100,000 Mile Bonus Offer

by Gary Leff on August 31, 2021

Aug 31 2021

The new United Quest^SM Card has launched with a temporary offer of up to 100,000 bonus miles. And it’s intriguing for its annual United Airlines statement credit and award redemption rebates.

Deal of the Year: 80,000 Point Offer for New Lucrative Southwest Business Card

by Gary Leff on June 20, 2019

Jun 20 2019

The brand new Southwest Peformance Business Card is fast out of the gate with what may be the deal of the year, an 80,000 point initial bonus offer — which count towards a companion pass — and benefits like A1 – 15 boarding four times a year and inflight wifi reimbursement up to 365 times a year.

Actionable: Get $500 – $20,000 in Value From Very Simple Advice

by Gary Leff on April 1, 2019

Apr 01 2019

I gave a talk recently where I promised that 90% of the people in the audience would walk away with a minimum of $500 in value right away, that some people would get as much as $20,000 in value, and that they’d be able to use the information over and over too.

That’s actually pretty easy to do.

This Is The Single Best Credit Card Signup Bonus Out There

by Gary Leff on November 8, 2017

Nov 08 2017

This is a great premium card, with a big signup bonus and strong points-earning. It’s a $95 annual fee card, not a $450 annual fee card. And many of you can get a business card in fact you probably should.

17 of My Favorite Frequent Flyer Award Booking Values

by Gary Leff on June 25, 2017

Jun 25 2017

The price of an award ticket can vary tremendously. That’s because the same flight will be ‘sold’ for different mileage prices depending on the frequent flyer program you’re using to book it.

As a result there are what some would consider ‘tricks’ to get your awards at the lowest possible cost. Here are 17 of my favorite.