Sara Rathner

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340 appearances 2 recordings 1 series first heard Feb 2026 last heard 16 Mar

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NerdWallet's Smart Money Podcast · Points and Miles vs Cash Back: Pick a Credit Card That Matches Your Spending · 16 Mar 2026 podcast

I love it.

That was seven grand out of pocket.

So mama was getting some points.

Okay.

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Yeah, planning your wedding is a great time to sign up for rewards cards when you're making those big catering deposits.

Even booking travel for bachelor or bachelorette parties, you're probably having a pretty high spending period of time.

And so, yeah.

And then you have a trip coming up in the form of your honeymoon.

So I definitely, the year I got married, we signed up for some rewards cards so we could book our honeymoon on points.

So that's a great time to do it.

So yeah, big life changes.

Great time to consider whether or not a rewards card is a good thing for you.

But even for everyday spending, you know, a signup bonus is $3,000 in the first three months and you easily charge $1,000 or more to your credit card every month because you use your card for most of your spending.

then that's probably something that's not going to be too big of a lift for you.

But you definitely want to be mindful of timing your spending.

So you hit it within the deadline of that spending minimum for the purposes of that bonus.

Some card issuers have added features to their apps that allow you to track your progress when it comes to how much of your spending minimum you have spent and how much more you have to go.

And I really love these features.

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