http://lenpenzo.com/blog/id505-an-easy-way-to-compare-credit-card-reward-programs.html The offbeat personal finance blog for responsible people. Thu, 16 Feb 2012 20:41:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 http://lenpenzo.com/blog/id505-an-easy-way-to-compare-credit-card-reward-programs.html#comment-109 Credit Card Chaser Wed, 20 Apr 2011 20:48:56 +0000 http://lenpenzo.com/blog/?p=505#comment-109 One of the biggest pluses for me when it comes to cash back cards vs. airline cards is just the fact that I can simply cash my cash back check and be done with it instead of having to deal with the hassle of cashing in points and finding the best qualifying travel date, etc. I know that there are some people that swear by their airline credit cards (Tim Ferris from 4 Hour Workweek comes to mind) but I personally just really like the convenience of the cash back card (although it could also be that I do not travel as much as Tim that is for sure!) One of the biggest pluses for me when it comes to cash back cards vs. airline cards is just the fact that I can simply cash my cash back check and be done with it instead of having to deal with the hassle of cashing in points and finding the best qualifying travel date, etc. I know that there are some people that swear by their airline credit cards (Tim Ferris from 4 Hour Workweek comes to mind) but I personally just really like the convenience of the cash back card (although it could also be that I do not travel as much as Tim that is for sure!)

]]> http://lenpenzo.com/blog/id505-an-easy-way-to-compare-credit-card-reward-programs.html#comment-110 Len Penzo Wed, 20 Apr 2011 20:48:56 +0000 http://lenpenzo.com/blog/?p=505#comment-110 I think cash is the only way to go, and it is also the only sure way to get reliable feedback regarding exactly just how much rewards I am actually getting. For example, with airline miles it is tough to correlate my rewards on a dollar-spent to dollar-earned ratio. That is not the case with cash back. I think cash is the only way to go, and it is also the only sure way to get reliable feedback regarding exactly just how much rewards I am actually getting. For example, with airline miles it is tough to correlate my rewards on a dollar-spent to dollar-earned ratio. That is not the case with cash back.

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