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Best Credit Cards for Paying Your Taxes – Bonuses Beat the Fee, 2% Barely Does
Pay a large tax bill with a new card whose sign-up bonus your payment earns, such as the Capital One Venture, since that bonus is worth far more than the card processing fee. A no-fee 2% card beats the cheaper IRS processor’s 1.75% fee by only $25 per $10,000, so save it for payments after the bonus.
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Best Credit Cards for Dining Out – Earn 3% or More Without a Fee
Choose a no-fee credit card that pays 3% or more at restaurants, since a $95 card’s 3 points per dollar earn the same 3% at a cent a point. Pay the American Express Gold’s $325 fee when its dining and Uber credits you’d use anyway cover it and you’ll book flights with its points.
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Best Credit Card Sign-Up Bonuses – The Biggest Offer Your Normal Spending Can Earn
Pick the largest sign-up bonus your regular spending can earn before its deadline, and pay the card in full every month so interest doesn’t cancel it out. For most people, that’s a $95 travel card such as the Capital One Venture Rewards. Pay a premium card’s fee only if you’ll use its credits.
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Best Credit Cards With No Foreign Transaction Fees – Pick by How Often You Travel
For a trip or two abroad a year, take a card with no annual fee or foreign transaction fee, such as the U.S. Bank Altitude Connect. If you go abroad several times a year, the $95 Chase Sapphire Preferred is worth its fee for primary rental car coverage, trip insurance, and points that transfer to airlines.
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Buy Now, Pay Later Is Debt Nobody Totals for You – Count Every Plan First
Buy now, pay later (BNPL) plans are loans, and when they’re spread across several apps, no one app shows everything you owe. Before you split another purchase, open every BNPL app you use, total what’s due in the next month, and budget that number like any other debt payment.
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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 December 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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