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Southwest Companion Pass – How to Earn It Once Card Bonuses Stop Counting
Southwest’s Companion Pass lets one person fly with you for taxes and fees. From 2027 it takes 140,000 tier qualifying points from paid flights and card spending, or 100 one-way flights, and card sign-up bonuses won’t count. Apply for a Southwest card by Dec. 2, 2026, and once approved, its bonus can still count toward a pass good through 2027.
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Best Hotel Credit Cards – Choose by Chain, Then by How Often You Stay
Choose a hotel credit card from the chain you already stay with most, since the free nights and elite status it brings work only at that chain’s hotels. Take a no-fee card if you stay a few nights a year, and pay an annual fee only for a yearly free night, anniversary points, or status you’ll use.
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Best Airline Credit Cards – Start With the Airline You Already Fly
Get the airline credit card of the carrier you fly most, since its free bags and boarding perks work only on that airline. If you check a bag a few times a year, its card for $150 or less is enough. Pay more only for a perk you’ll use every year, like a companion fare or lounge visits.
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9 Credit Card Mistakes That Turn Your Card Into an Expensive Loan
Your credit card is interest-free only for purchases you pay off in full by each due date. Leave part of a bill unpaid, take cash from it, or accept store financing, and the card becomes a loan, often at over 20% a year. Before you do any of those, check when interest starts and what fees apply.
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Best Southwest Credit Cards – Each Waives Your Bag, So Pick by Seats and Points
Every Southwest credit card waives your first checked bag, so pick by the seat you want. Take the $99 Plus if the bag is enough, or the $149 Premier for a seat near the front and twice the anniversary points. Pay $229 for the Priority only to pick your seat at booking.
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Commuter, Tuition, and Counseling Benefits Often Go Unused – Find and Price Yours
Look past health insurance and the 401(k) in your benefits portal for perks that pay for things you buy or would use, like transit, classes, and counseling. They’re easy to miss because they sit in the portal instead of your paycheck. Put a dollar value on each one, then enroll before any deadline passes.
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World Mastercard and Visa Signature Cards Come With Network Perks – Claim Yours
If your card says World or World Elite Mastercard, or Visa Signature or Visa Infinite, that tier comes with perks from Visa or Mastercard itself, on top of your bank’s. They include ride and streaming credits and hotel extras. Look up your tier’s benefits on Visa’s or Mastercard’s site and set up the ones you’d use.
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8 Credit Card Rules – Pay No Interest or Fees, Protect Your Score and Purchases
Interest and late fees are the bulk of what cardholders pay their card issuers, and on most cards you can stop both with one autopay setting. Set autopay on each card to its full statement balance, paid by the due date from an account that can always cover it.
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