Credit card recommendations

Said you like to travel, southwest is offering a companion pass. Your wife can fly with you free for a year.

I like Marriott Rewards - it works for me and the family.

A bit worried about the upcoming changes to the tier structure and Sheraton merger.

I just finished a free week using Marriott points at a resort - to deplete my points inc case Marriott devalues them.

Prior to covid, when I travels all the time, AmEx platinum was really good for me.

Care to elaborate a little more about them? We do bank through chase so that may not be a bad option for me

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This may sound weird, but I almost trust what normal dudes with everyday experiences on tigersroppings say over mainstream YouTube videos and website reviews probably paid for by cc companies

Most of my money goes towards groceries, gas, and streaming services.

My Amex Blue Cash Preferred gives me 6% cash back on groceries, 3% back on gas, and 3% back on streaming services.

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Fidelity. Straight 2%. No fee.

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Good simple option. Although it goes into an investment account (which I like but other people may not prefer).

There's an incredibly long money board thread on exactly this subject FWIW.

People who travel a lot for business like some rewards cards I have little interest in. Picking the best credit cards for rewards are a lot about your spending and lifestyle habits more than a general answer

We have Amex blue cash preferred. 6% back on groceries up to 6 grand. 6% on any streaming services. 3% back on gas/transit. 1% on everything else. Not really geared for travel stuff but a great card for the times. 95$ annual fee but you get a 250 credit if you spend a certain amount in first several months. We have a US bank card for restaurants and when when max out the grocery rewards on Amex.

I hold the base amex blue for after i max my preferred grocery cap. It's 3% with no annual

Don’t get an authorized user on your wife’s. If you like capital one, have your wife refer you for the venture x and then get your own. She will get a referral bonus and you will get the 100k offer (which expires next week).

Then, have your wife apply for the chase sapphire. After you hit the spending requirement to get the capital one bonus, have your wife refer you to get the chase sapphire. Those are two great cards for each of you to have.

By this time next year, you should have 300,000 -400,000 points combined and both are great flexible cards that transfer to many different partners (hotel, airlines, cash, gift cards etc). Also, log in weekly and see what extra offers they have. Frequently, there are 10% cash back to common stores like academy, JC Penny, Airbnb etc

Here are some recent threads. You really just need to decide what’s best for you.

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Usual suggestions always end up being Chase Sapphire, Capital One Venture/Venture X, AMEX blue and Delta.