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Citi Premier® Card

Citi Premier® Card at a glance Here’s what you need to know about the Citi Premier® Card. Rewards The Citi… Read More »Citi Premier® Card
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Discover it® Cash Back: 5%-10% (almost) everywhere this quarter

Discover it® Cash Back was the first 5% cash back cards and remains a wallet staple for anyone who likes… Read More »Discover it® Cash Back: 5%-10% (almost) everywhere this quarter
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Purchase protection: Protection for your new purchases against damage and theft

What is purchase protection? Purchase protection is a credit card insurance benefit that insures things you buy against damage or… Read More »Purchase protection: Protection for your new purchases against damage and theft
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Reader question – Family vacation to Europe on points

“I’m planning on taking my family to Europe for a vacation next year. How can I use credit card points?”… Read More »Reader question – Family vacation to Europe on points
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Secret Chase Freedom welcome offers. Update: Offers now gone

Update September 15, 2023: Chase appears to have pulled these welcome offers. We tested our the links below and have… Read More »Secret Chase Freedom welcome offers. Update: Offers now gone
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Wells Fargo Autograph℠ Card: 3x on a bunch of useful categories, but limited benefits

Wells Fargo Autograph℠ Card at a glance Here’s what you need to know about the Wells Fargo Autograph℠ Card. Rewards… Read More »Wells Fargo Autograph℠ Card: 3x on a bunch of useful categories, but limited benefits
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Citi® Double Cash Card: 2% cash back – 1% when you buy and 1% when you pay

Citi® Double Cash Card at a glance Here’s what you need to know about the Citi® Double Cash Card. Rewards All purchases:… Read More »Citi® Double Cash Card: 2% cash back – 1% when you buy and 1% when you pay
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Check your credit report for free: Four ways to get your credit report

Monitoring your credit report is an essential part of your financial health. What is in your credit report determines which… Read More »Check your credit report for free: Four ways to get your credit report
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Citi Custom Cash℠ Card: 5% where you spend the most

Citi Custom Cash℠ Card at a glance Where’s what you need to know about the Custom Cash℠ Card. Rewards Earn… Read More »Citi Custom Cash℠ Card: 5% where you spend the most

Does it make sense to buy points?

Should you buy rewards points? Travel rewards programs sometimes provide opportunities for aspirational travel like business and first class flight… Read More »Does it make sense to buy points?
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Apple Card

Apple Card at a glance Here’s what you need to know about the Apple Card. Rewards Benefits The Apple Card… Read More »Apple Card

Do I need to carry a balance to get a good credit score? No. Here’s what to do instead.

A common misconception about credit is that you need to take out a loan carry a balance on your credit… Read More »Do I need to carry a balance to get a good credit score? No. Here’s what to do instead.
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About Cards and Points and its founder

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Aaron Hurd, Executive Editor of CardsAndPoints.com.

About the founder. I’m Aaron Hurd, one of the foremost experts in credit cards, travel rewards, and loyalty programs. Over the past decade, I’ve written, edited, contributed to, or been quoted in almost every publication of note that talks about credit cards. (I don’t need to list the logos—just google my name.)

Why Cards and Points? Today, most of the content about credit cards on the internet is written by content mills, generalist SEO writers, or generative AI, with the singular goal of driving clicks to affiliate links. This means that most information you’ll find is low-quality, inaccurate, and often doesn’t feature the best products or offers. I launched Cards and Points because I saw a need for a single, trusted source of expert-written, user-first content about credit cards, benefits, and rewards.

What do we promise? Our promise is simple: We keep our readers first. This means that we publish only original, expert-written content. It also means that when we write about a product, we’ll give you our honest take on it and show you the best offers, regardless of our advertising relationships.

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The best cash back welcome bonuses – The biggest bonuses if you’re interested in earning cash back.

Easy cash back welcome bonuses – Welcome bonuses that earn $200 or more for $1,000 of spending or less.

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All about rewards

Overviews of rewards programs, plus the best welcome bonuses in each program

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About the author

  • Photo of Aaron Hurd, credit card and travel rewards expert.

    Aaron Hurd is a credit card, travel rewards, and loyalty program expert. Over the past 15 years, he has authored over a thousand expert contributions published by leading outlets including WSJ, TIME, Newsweek, Forbes, NerdWallet, The Points Guy, Bankrate, CNET, and many others. He has also served in consulting roles for many of these same outlets, designing content strategy, hiring teams of teams of editors and contributors, developing thought-leadership pieces, and ghost-editing for senior editors. Aaron is well-known in the miles and points community and regularly presents about travel rewards at conferences like the Chicago Seminars and Minnebar. Aaron has enjoyed the game of optimizing credit card rewards since getting his first credit card shortly after he turned 18. He started learning about credit cards and travel rewards from the (now defunct) FatWallet Finance forums and FlyerTalk. He holds more than 40 open credit cards and has first-hand experience with almost every major credit card product.

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