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Hosts | Matt Clausen of Credit Tidbits | Lani from Call Me Lani | Tariq Gaines from Riq’s Rewards | RJ from Do You Take Cards

 

Back to Basics of the Week: MileagePlus X: How it works, the EASY point Stack, All things MileagePlus X.

 

Viewer Questions

• ​​What card(s) do you hope to acquire in 2025 and why? - Vincent 
• What cards are you closing/pcing/downgrading in 2025? - Jon 
• Do you have any regrets about the cards that you applied for in 2024? Keith S
• What’s the most ridiculous response you’ve heard from someone when you told them about your credit card hobby? - Jason
• Frequently folks say pick your partners based on your travel habits but how would you recommend folks pick their partners if they don't yet have travel habits/preferences to refer to? (Double_Double_Animal_Fries) 
  • Context: I have found that trialing hotels/lounges/airlines and seats/etc is an important part of the process, which may not always precede your CC journey but instead may go in parallel. Also CC benefits/rewards may reveal to you travel preferences/must-haves you didn't know you had. So a "chicken and egg" sort of situation.
• Be interested in your thoughts and any personal experiences. Thanks!

News Round-Up

• Capital One and Discover get one Step closer to Merging

 

Topics

• Matt
  • Hyatt and AA have recently rolled out the ability to “rent” Airline status for a day. Would you use miles or hotel points to “rent” status for a day to potentially accentuate the first-class seat and the Suite that you wanted to book.
• Tariq
  • What was the best trip that you took this year?
• RJ
  • If you could trade wallets with any of your co-hosts for a year, without having to worry about AFs, which co-host’s wallet would you want to try out?