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Our Top Picks for Card Rewards
We’ve done the research to help you travel with freedom – check out our picks for the top travel credit cards. We’ve broken them down into the top categories for rewards and provided you with the most important points to know.
Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card
Chase Freedom Flex℠
Travel tips made simple
Increased Bonus offers on Chase Ink Business Cards!
Top Credit Cards by Popular Spending Categories
Capital One Spark Miles For Business Basic Review
How to Earn the Southwest Companion Pass
Chase Sapphire Reserve Basic Overview
Basic Guide to the Chase Instacart Benefit
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Hi! We’re Dave & Lisa, an easy-going, fun-loving, Buffalo, NY-born & raised couple who have a passion for adventure and exploring the world!
Originally starting with extreme couponing- we upgraded to the “Basic Travel Method” after learning how to utilize credit card reward points to travel the world for cheap or almost free. Travel has forever changed us by teaching us new ways of living, exploring new cultures, overcoming obstacles, and even growing stronger together as a couple.
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