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Jason Steele is an expert in the areas of travel and credit cards, specifically credit card rewards. He contributes to a variety of notable online publications. Jason enjoys traveling with his family and cycling. He's also has his commercial pilots license.
Politicians in Washington continuously battle over how to reduce the budget deficit. Some favor a reduction in spending while others advocate an increase in taxes, or both. When we manage our personal finances, we are faced with a similar choice: you can reduce our spending or you can increase your income. Yet the vast majority [...]
Nearly four years ago, I was excited to report that the credit card holder’s bill of rights was finally to become law. This legislation, now known as the CARD Act of 2009, is the most sweeping piece of personal finance legislation to be passed in a decade. At the time, consumer advocates and credit card [...]
In 2012, United Airlines experienced three major crashes. Fortunately, it was their computer systems that crashed, not their airplanes. Nevertheless, hundreds of flights were delayed or cancelled and tens of thousands of passengers were inconvenienced during the systems failures of August 29th, June 15th, and on November 15. But it doesn’t take a major systems [...]
When you spend most of your days writing about credit cards, like I do, you become somewhat of a credit card connoisseur. And just as a self-respecting wine enthusiast isn’t going to offer you a cheap box of wine from the corner liquor store, I am please to present you with a selection of some [...]
Airline frequent flier miles have a bad reputation these days. And they deserve it. Carriers keep dangling the prospect of a free flight in front of their customers, only to offer no availability at the lowest mileage levels when it comes time to redeem miles for award flights. Worse, they add booking fees and fuel surcharges [...]
Have you ever heard the expression “It doesn’t hurt to ask”? This sentiment is never more true than when it comes to credit cards. Too often, cardholders think the big banks are monolithic institutions whose decisions regarding its account holders are set in stone. In fact, nothing could be further from the truth. So lets [...]
Recently, I shared with you 5 Easy Ways To Use Credit Cards Wisely and Make Them Work For You. While these tips are valuable, they just begin to scratch the surface of the knowledge that true reward card gurus use to profit from their credit cards. If you want to move beyond the fundamentals and [...]
When I was first asked to start writing about credit cards five years ago, I wasn’t even sure what the point was. At the time, I believed that credit cards were simple products and that using them is just as easy as paying any bill on time. After years of researching and writing about nearly [...]
Editor’s note: over the next few weeks I’ve invited Jason Steele, friend and freelance writer, to contribute some of his ideas for handling your finances, making the most of your travel, as well as some advanced credit card rewards strategies. Here’s Jason… If you have read many personal finance articles, you have probably seen no [...]
Hi, I'm Philip Taylor. I'm a husband, father, blogger, and entrepreneur. I love learning to do more with my money and sharing it all here with you. Join in on the conversation and start improving your financial life today. Read more...
