Welcome back to Stack Your Points! 

Hosts | Matt Clausen of Credit Tidbits | Lani from Call Me Lani  | Tariq Gaines  | RJ from Do You Take Cards

News: 

• Capital One Rumored to be Launching New Cards

Topics:

- What do you look for when considering a credit card, what do you think others would benefit looking for?

• $0 annual fee setup, no more than 3 cards. What are you choosing?

• Cash back vs. travel: Determining your “what” for beginning the game.

• In your opinion, what makes a credit card “good”?

You can email us at [email protected] 

Show Notes

Welcome to Stack Your Points! 

Hosts: 

Matt Clausen

CallMeLani

Tariq

RJ From Do You Take Cards

News Round-Up 

• American Express Gold has dropped! What do we think? 

Topics

Matt

• Don’t make us math credit card companies. Make it easy to track points. 

Lani

• Points vs. Free nights: When to take a standard offer vs the inflated offer, IHG premier personal card

  RJ

• How do you evaluate annual fees and decide when one is worth paying?

Viewer questions

• I’m going away to college soon and trying to figure out which card to get now that I’m 18. What is a good student card to help with my credit score and to help me travel a bit back home and with friends? - Adam

How to contract us via email: [email protected] 

Welcome to  Stack Your Points! 

Hosts: 

Matt Clausen

CallMeLani

Tariq

RJ From Do You Take Cards

News Round-Up 

• American Express Gold Rumors have Dropped

Topics

Matt

• Is there a Card that you wish another (or your) ecosystem had, which card and why?

Tariq

• What’s the holdup, Wells Fargo? Drop your next round of transfer partners already!

  RJ

• Chase 5/24, why do people 1) care so much 2) treat it like it’s the be all and end all and 3) why don’t more companies have it?

How to contract us via email: [email protected] 

Welcome back to Stack Your Points. 

News Round-Up

• Wells Fargo has two MORE new Cards

Topics

Matt | I want a Reward Network Subscription

Lani | Single strategy vs. multi-strategy, and renting a strategy & Endgame timing, how many cards is enough

Tariq | My weekend staycation with how much I earned and redeemed.

RJ | If you could only have 5 cards the rest of your life, which 5 cards would you have?

Viewer questions | None this week. If you want to ask a question, you can leave a comment or email [email protected].

Where to find us

Hosts | Matt Clausen of Credit Tidbits | Lani from Call Me Lani  | Tariq Gaines  | RJ from Do You Take Cards

New Turkish Miles and Smiles Card

Matt

• If you could take one Transfer Partner from an issuer and move them elsewhere, which partner to which bank(s) and why?

Lani

• Travel debt is becoming too real. People taking out personal loans for vacations

debt vs. going broke?  

Tariq

• Why don’t other airline/hotel brands have apps similar to MileagePlus X?

RJ

• The concept of the “player 2” and why the term is so contentious 

What is the best card with a reasonably high approval rate for someone with poor credit who is trying to raise their credit? - Nikki 

Matt Clausen:  @mattclausen

CallMeLani: @callmelani

RJ From Do You Take Cards:  / @doyoutakecards

Tariq Gains

Welcome to the first episode of Stack Your Points! 

Hosts: 

Matt Clausen

CallMeLani

Tariq

RJ From Do You Take Cards

News Round-Up 

Visa Introduces Digital Card Replacement Service: How It Will Help Travelers

Swipe Fee Settlement Judge Says $30 Billion Agreement Is ‘Paltry’

[Rumor] Chase To Launch New Premium Personal & Business Card ‘Project Emerald’

Topics

RJ | The Green card is overlooked and for a good chunk of people a better value than the Gold or Platinum.  

Lani | The end of the BILT Card. No, it’s not.

Matt | Is there such a thing as too many issuer ecosystems, and what is that number?

Tariq | Know your “Why” before jumping into the credit card rewards game.

Mentioned Creators

Anthony Venture

Colby Ng 

keyKEYadventures

Jon R

Joe Barreto