Add Authorized Users to Your Card Accounts — and Get Bonus Points or Miles on These Cards

Sign-up bonuses are a crucial part of the points and miles puzzle, but they’re not the only way of banking a substantial balance of rewards points. Other methods include signing up for regular promotions offered by credit card providers and loyalty programs, taking advantage of generous referral bonuses, and — on select credit cards — scoring bonus points for adding an authorized user to your account.

Earn More Rewards: Build an Elite Combination of Citi Credit Cards to Maximize Every Dollar Spent

The right combinations of Citi credit cards boast a minimum return of anywhere from 2X to 6X points per dollar spent. Better yet, transferring those points earned to any of Citi’s plethora of transfer partners provides an opportunity to get even more value out of them — potentially 12 cents per dollar on your daily spending. Here's what you need to know

How to Earn Rewards on Bill Payments With Plastiq — and if This Service Is Worth the Fees

The landscape of paying bills with credit cards has changed, so it's worth overhauling our review of Plastiq — a service that allows you to pay nearly any bill with a credit card. While providing opportunities for increased spending is a positive, Plastiq charges fees for doing so. Are those fees worth it? And how does Plastiq work? Here's a look at Plastiq, plus its strengths and weaknesses in terms of credit card rewards.

How To Earn Points Through the Alaska Airlines Atmos Rewards Shopping Portal

If you want to earn a lot of Atmos Rewards points, Alaska Airlines' shopping portal should be on your radar. You'll earn some of the most valuable airline points on your everyday purchases. Even better, Atmos Rewards Shopping is free to use. Just sign in, activate an offer, and complete your purchase. Soon enough, you'll have all the points you need to fund that next trip. Here's how it works.

Bask Bank Drops Earning Rate on Mileage Account. Is It Still Worth Earning Miles?

Interest rates are dropping. While that's good news for borrowers, it's undoubtedly bad news for savers. Bask Bank already decreased the interest rate on its Interest Savings Account. And unfortunately, Bask just dropped the earning rate on the Bask Mileage Savings Account. That makes now a great time to revisit the question: is it better to earn miles, cash interest, or a bit of both from your savings?