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

by Gary Leff

Apr 08 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.

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Passenger Ate $9 in Snacks. Her Credit Card Failed. Police Met the Plane. Now She’s Banned for Life.

by Gary Leff

Apr 07 2025

Ryanair passenger Ann-Marie Murray found herself escorted off of a flight by police after trying to purchase Pringles onboard using her Barclays credit card.

The airline’s payment system failed on a flight from Tenerife, Spain to Bristol, U.K. on March 28. She’d already eaten the snacks, also including water and a soda. She couldn’t cover the £7 (US$9) bill, and the airline repeatedly couldn’t get her card to go through. So they called the police.

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19 Things I Love About The Capital One Venture X Card

by Gary Leff

Apr 07 2025

There’s no question that Capital One Venture X Rewards Credit Card is the most exciting premium rewards card of the last couple of years. It has a huge up front bonus offer, strong points-earning, airport lounge access and a host of premium benefits.

Here are the 19 things I’m loving about the Capital One Venture X Rewards Credit Card.

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