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phenomenal tool for building credit, receiving additional benefits, and receiving cash back on purchases you are already
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planning on making and can pay for in full but can also land you in serious debt that could take years to overcome.
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- Personally, I value cash back over points because I can immediately treat them as monthly "rebates" on purchases. Even
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- though you can redeem points for more than 1¢/ea, I generally value all points at 1¢ each because they typically require
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- "saving" points over months or years to achieve higher redemption values (except PenFed which are valued at .75-85¢ each
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- because redemption options are so poor) through transfer or travel portals. ** I pay \$ 0 in annual fees for all of my
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- credit cards.** Based on your monthly budget, identify your main purchase categories and see which credit cards will
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- maximize your cashback or points. Generally, my recommendations are in order based on the top typical category most
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- service members will have. I also do not highlight every card benefit available for each credit card, just the top
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- benefits.
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## Before applying to a new credit card:
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4 ) [ Point breakdowns] ( https://thepointsguy.com/credit-cards/best/ )
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- ## Credit Card Rumors:
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1 ) You should ** never** carry a balance on your credit cards, it is not a way to improve your credit score.
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tier card, sometimes you can apply through a co-branded credit card.
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- ## What's in my wallet
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| Credit Card | Benefits Utilized | Carried or Drawer* |
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* Drawer card means I only charge purchases to them for the benefit (and they typically stay in my drawer).
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- I pay \$ 0 in annual fees, these are just the cards I regularly use and the primary benefits utilized with each card.
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+ Personally, I value cash back over points because I can immediately treat them as monthly "rebates" on purchases. Even
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+ though you can redeem points for more than 1¢/ea, I generally value all points at 1¢ each because they typically require
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+ "saving" points over months or years to achieve higher redemption values (except PenFed which are valued at .75-85¢ each
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+ because redemption options are so poor) through transfer or travel portals. ** I pay \$ 0 in annual fees for all of my
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+ credit cards.**
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## Next cards I'll be applying for:
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1 ) [ Robinhood Gold Card] ( https://robinhood.com/creditcard/ ) , 3% cashback on everything
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- If you have any recommendations or updates to anything in the post, feel free to leave a comment!
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