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Should you quit your rewards credit card?
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Should you quit your rewards credit card?

Some travelers are cutting up their cards now. But what are the alternatives?

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Christopher Elliott
May 19, 2024
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Ronald Duben is ready to give up his credit card. He thinks there’s something better out there — and there almost certainly is.

Duben has been dutifully shelling out $120 a year for his co-branded airline rewards card, which promises he’ll get “free” flights if he spends enough money. It was a good deal at first. Once he collected about 60,000 points, he…

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