Should You Close a Credit Card? Here’s How to Decide

It’s a question I get asked more than almost any other:

Should I cancel a credit card?

There are a lot of questions, rumors, and misinformation surrounding when, and if, you should cancel a credit card.

And unfortunately, many people do the wrong thing!

The answer, of course, isn’t cut and dry, and so I’ve broken down the main question into a few smaller ones to make it easier to figure out whether you should cancel a credit card or not. (more…)

Reader Q&A: Credit Cards

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This week’s Reader Questions focus around credit cards. Namely your top 5 credit card questions.

  • “I want to take a trip, what’s the best card for me to open?”
  • “How does opening cards affect my credit score?”
  • “Which cards should I keep open? Which should I close?”
  • “What is the long term approach to travel hacking?”
  • “What do I do if I have bad credit?”

Today Jason joins me as we delve in-depth into these very commonly asked questions and unravel some of the mystery surrounding your credit score, what miles you should collect, and where to start in the travel hacking game.

Every Friday we’ll be answering reader questions, so if you have any questions please send them over! You can e-mail them to Trav@ExtraPackofPeanuts.com with “Podcast Question” in the subject line and your question might get answered on the air!

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In This Episode:

  • How to find out what the most valuable points are.
  • What “minimum” spend means.
  • Strategy for figuring out what your miles are actually worth.
  • How Credit cards affect your credit score.
  • What the biggest determining factor is in your credit score.
  • Which cards you should close, and which you should open.
  • The difference between Airline Cards and Bank Rewards Cards.
  • Some information on how to improve your credit.

and much more!

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