8 Reasons The Citi Strata Elite’s First-Year Value Feels Like A Mistake

Aug 29 2025

The Citi Strata Elite Card is Citi’s brand new entry into the premium rewards credit card space. It’s already a crowded field, so they had to make a splash. This is a $595 annual fee card – priced below Sapphire Reserve and Amex Platinum – but comes packed with a lot of value and I jumped on the opportunity. The value from this card in the first year is huge.

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Spit On, Slapped & Zip Tied: Southwest Passenger Sues, Saying Open Seating Made The Drunk Attack Inevitable

Aug 28 2025

A clearly intoxicated passenger grabbed another woman’s hair, slapped and spat at her, and shouted body-shaming insults on a Southwest Airlines flight from New York LaGuardia to Kansas City back on June 16. The woman was restrained with zip-ties, and she was ultimately removed from the aircraft back into the terminal on a gurney.

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