April 22, 2024
5 Questions You Can’t Ignore When Applying for a New Rewards Credit Card
Episode Description
The points hobby has changed massively over the years. We have more points-earning cards, higher sign-up bonus offers, and rewards programs themselves are becoming more innovative. But on the other hand, we’ve also seen some less positive changes, like more restrictions around acquiring rewards credit cards, stricter eligibility rules, and limitations on how many cards you can hold at once.
Now more than ever, this is a hobby that favors the intentional. Gone are the days when you could just apply for a bunch of cards without any consequences. Instead, you need an easy process to follow whenever you’re considering applying for a new rewards credit card, to save you from making the kind of points mistake that you could end up regretting for a long time.
Tune in this week to discover the top five questions you simply can’t afford to ignore when you’re considering applying for a new rewards credit card. These questions will save you from getting the right card at the wrong time, ending up with the wrong cards at any time, and making the mistakes that could prevent you from earning the most points possible.
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What You’ll Learn from this Episode
- How you might end up with the right rewards credit card at the wrong time.
- Why there is no one perfect rewards card for you, so intentional strategy really matters.
- Some valid reasons for applying for a new rewards card aside from earning points.
- How to make sure you aren’t leaving any points on the table when you apply for a new card.
- Why it’s vital to know if you’re eligible for a specific rewards credit card before you apply.
- 3 types of eligibility rules you need to consider before applying for any new rewards credit card.
- How to make sure you don’t end up sacrificing your wider award travel goals for a single rewards credit card.
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Point Me to First Class is the show for professionals and business owners with higher-than-average personal or business expenses, who want to learn to leverage these expenses into credit card points they can spend on travel.
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