Financial Independence

American’s Platinum Select Card Has a Welcome Bonus Worth Considering

Since Southwest now looks like pretty much every other airline out there, it’s time to weigh alternatives. Actually, I’ve been…

The idea of protecting a credit card may sound ludicrous considering the way people like Dave Ramsey demonize their use.…

Financial experts say to put bills, especially credit card bills, on an auto payment schedule. With only a few exceptions,…

Are you earning credit card points on your largest monthly expense? If you’re going to pay rent anyway, let’s talk…

How To Win At The Credit Card Points Game, Part 2 Don’t just read about people using points to enjoy…

Don’t you just want to slap people who brag about how they got to use points to pay for part…

Seven flights; four airlines; one cruise ship; 65 hotel nights; seven hotels; six hotel brands; and approximately 20,149 miles in…

Last year I took heat for publishing an article outlining various ways people could fight inflation. The feedback boiled down…

Do you remember the huge Target breach in 2013? Though not the largest in history, the breach affected 40 million…

Is that credit card offer still taunting you? Credit cards don’t have to be the evil financial vehicles some people…

Does that shiny new credit card offer make sense for your personal finances? Maybe that’s the bottom line right there.…

What’s the last article you read that really resonated with you? One of those pieces that made you go back…

It’s frustrating to see so many guarantees of financial success with little to no effort. It’s even more frustrating to…

Have you noticed the price of your monthly expenses rising even though you are generally buying the same things? I…

Is it really possible to make credit cards work for you? 1,000% yes, but here’s the glaring caveat: In order…