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0% Promotional APRs are a great, unless you fail to pay them by the expiration
Because I made a big mistake in my finance tracking, I just paid $115.34 in interest on my Truist Future card. In my finance tracking spreadsheet I noted September’26 as the purchase rate promotional expiration, but I was many, many months off. Despite having the funds parked in a high yield savings account, when the promotional APR expired after my March’26 statement, I was bumped up to brutal 16.74% APR on an ~$8,000 balance. Not a great feeling just straight burning that cash. There are some takeaways here both on how to use these to your advantage, and how not…
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Outrageous offer: Venmo Credit Card offering 9% top category, 6% second category, 3% everywhere (!!!)
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We all make mistakes, but an accidental overdraft doesn’t have to cost you!
Overdraft is billed as a courtesy from the bank to allow spending for money you…
Q2 2026 is here with new 5% rotating categories!
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Month-end recap: $1,974 of rewards, freebies, and hotels in March 2026
Goodbye to a very, very rewards rich March. We will remember this as the period…