Aaron Hurd

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Aaron Hurd

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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Citi, ThankYou Points

Citi ThankYou Points: A four-card wallet with redemption synergies.

by Aaron Hurd February 27, 2024 0

If you are comfortable carrying more than one credit card and want to build out a wallet that can earn generous rewards, you might consider building the Ultimate... Read more.

Foundations

Check your credit report for free: Four ways to get your credit report

by Aaron Hurd February 27, 2024 0

Monitoring your credit report is an essential part of your financial health. What is in your credit report determines which credit cards you can get and what interest... Read more.

Guides

Buying groups: A great way to generate credit card spending

by Aaron Hurd February 22, 2024 0

November 3, 2024: Bumping this to the top of the blog for ZorkFest. Thanks for attending, everyone! If you attended the Sunday session at ZorkFest, you can send... Read more.

Chase, Foundations

How to check your 5/24 status: Four ways to check your status for free

by Aaron Hurd February 20, 2024 0

Everything you need to know about how to check your 5/24 status for Chase credit card applications.... Read more.

Benefits, Amex, Benefits, Cards, Guides

Amex Extended Warranty: The low-hassle credit card extended warranty

by Aaron Hurd February 20, 2024 0

American Express offers extended warranty protection as a benefit of many of its premium credit cards. This benefit can extend the manufacturer’s warranty... Read more.

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Chase, Benefits

Find your Chase credit card benefits: 3 ways to find your benefits

by Aaron Hurd February 20, 2024 0

If you hold a Chase credit card, your card probably offers some valuable benefits. Most of Chase’s credit cards come with an extended warranty benefit. And... Read more.

Chase, Amex, Citi

Legendary credit cards of yore: At one point, you could get 12% back on gas, groceries, and drugstore purchases.

by Aaron Hurd February 19, 2024 0

Today’s post is a fun one. It’s a look back at legendary credit cards that no longer exist. Banks discontinue credit cards for a bunch of reasons. New... Read more.

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Cards, Wells Fargo

Wells Fargo Autograph℠ Card: 3x on a bunch of useful categories, but limited benefits

by Aaron Hurd February 15, 2024 0

Wells Fargo Autograph℠ Card at a glance Here’s what you need to know about the Wells Fargo Autograph℠ Card. Rewards Benefits Consumer insurance benefitsCellular... Read more.

Delta, Amex, Membership Rewards

Should you care about Delta SkyMiles award travel?

by Aaron Hurd February 3, 2024 0

If you stick a toe into the world of travel rewards, you’ll quickly learn that there is a lot to learn. There are scores of airline programs, half a dozen... Read more.

Benefits, Amex, Benefits, Delta

All about Delta TakeOff 15: 15% mileage discount on Delta award tickets

by Aaron Hurd February 3, 2024 0

TakeOff 15 is a benefit of many Delta credit cards that gives you a 15% discount on the miles price of award tickets you book with Delta. You’ll get the benefit... Read more.