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In Part 2 of listener questions answered, Lyn explains why the current Southwest personal card offer is NOT good, when and how you should use a Costco card, if devaluation of airline points is a problem, if shopping portals are key to her strategy and if it's too late to get a Southwest Companion Pass now. 

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• VIDEO: When Is the Best Time to Get a Southwest Companion Pass?
• How to Correctly Time Your Southwest Companion Pass
• Episode 152: Listener Questions - Chase Freedom Unlimited, Having Enough Points, Flying From a Non-Hub Southwest Airport 

From credit cards to credit scores and everything in between, “Grown-Up Stuff: How to Adult” digs into the good, bad, and prudent ways to build and use credit. We talk to Sara Rathner, a senior writer, travel, and credit card expert at NerdWallet, about why making purchases with a credit card (instead of a debit card) is safer, how we can build our credit back up from a less-than-perfect past, and how to effectively use your credit card to build up a personal rewards savings account!

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• Board of Governors of The Federal Reserve Sustem - Economic Well Bing of U.S. Households in 2021

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From credit cards to credit scores and everything in between, “Grown-Up Stuff: How to Adult” digs into the good, bad, and prudent ways to build and use credit. We talk to Sara Rathner, a senior writer, travel, and credit card expert at NerdWallet, about why making purchases with a credit card (instead of a debit card) is safer, how we can build our credit back up from a less-than-perfect past, and how to effectively use your credit card to build up a personal rewards savings account!

Cited Sources: 

• Board of Governors of The Federal Reserve Sustem - Economic Well Bing of U.S. Households in 2021

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For thousands upon thousands of people, The Points Guy has been a go-to resource for maximizing their credit card rewards. But the Points Guy himself isn't a professional credit card salesman, and started his eponymous blog on a whim while working in HR at a bank. On this episode, Mike Lewis talks with Brian Kelly about how he found his way in the world of credit card rewards, and what it took to jump from a safe career to a burgeoning business.

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