Self-employed taxpayers have another quarterly tax payment due January 15, 2021. While paying the IRS is never fun, it does present a fantastic opportunity to earn points and miles by paying taxes with a credit card. In this post, we’ll cover everything you need to know about paying taxes with a credit card so you can build up those points balances.

Hilton makes earning points incredibly easy. Sign up for co-branded credit cards and stack hotel stays, promotions, and credit card spend to earn Hilton Honors points hand over fist. Or, take advantage of Hilton’s many partnerships outside of hotel stays to earn bonus points. We examine all of the ways to earn Hilton Honors points in this post.

You can now activate your 5% quarterly bonus category with the Chase Freedom Flex℠ and Chase Freedom®. Starting January 1, you’ll earn 5% cashback with a wide variety of merchants. But to take advantage of the promotion, you need to activate your card. Here’s how to do so.

With Bask Bank, you can earn American Airlines AAdvantage® miles instead of cash interest from your savings. When Bask Bank launched earlier this year, I opted to dip my toe in the water. But now, I’m all in on Bask Bank. Here’s why I’ve made the decision to move all of my cash savings into Bask Bank.

New member bonuses are a great way to earn bonus points and free nights when signing up for airline and hotel programs. Here’s a round-up of some of the hotel and airline membership programs currently giving bonuses for new members -— including Mariott and Hilton.

Rakuten (formerly known as eBates) is offering up to 15% Cash Back (or 15X Membership Rewards points) on purchases through the end of the month. Plus, new members can score a top-notch offer of 4,000 bonus Membership Rewards points just by signing up for a new account and linking your account to a Membership Rewards-earning card. We will show you step-by-step how to take advantage of both of these incredible offers.

The SimplyMiles program lets users earn additional American Airlines miles with hundreds of partners when they shop using a Mastercard. There are no fees and no requirement to use an American Airlines co-branded card. If you want to earn AAdvantage miles on everyday purchases, SimplyMiles is a program worth taking a closer look at.

Chase just announced a couple of updates to its Sapphire line of credit cards. Starting in November, Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card and Chase Sapphire Reserve® cardholders will get new spending bonuses for grocery purchases. And, for a limited time, Sapphire Reserve cardmembers can use their annual $300 travel credit to offset gas and grocery purchases.

Restaurant and delivery spending is a large portion of many American’s budgets. In fact, over 37% of all spending on food in the U.S. is spent dining out. That’s why it’s so important to have a credit card in your wallet that earns solid rewards for restaurant purchases. To help you find that perfect card, we’ve rounded up all our top choices here.

Can you get a Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card if you’re an authorized user on someone else’s account? This is a question that we get asked all the time. The short answer is ‘yes’, but you’ll need to factor in the other eligibility rules before you apply. In this post, we’ll cover everything you need to consider before submitting that application.