6 Questions to Ask Before Getting Your Favorite Brand’s Credit Card
When Starbucks launched a rewards credit card this year, and when Uber did so last fall, it was a big step as far as each company was concerned. But they…
Kimberly Palmer
Kimberly Palmer writes about credit cards and personal finance for NerdWallet. She has written three books about money: "Smart Mom, Rich Mom," "The Economy of You" and “Generation Earn.” Previously, she was a money editor at U.S. News & World Report and AARP. She’s always looking for new ways to teach her two kids about saving, earning and giving.
Posts by Kimberly Palmer:
How (and Why) I Persuaded My Husband to Switch to a Credit Card
When my husband and I first started dating, we were both frugal by necessity: Our graduate student budgets and accumulating student loans didn’t leave much room for splurging. While we…
To Fight Airplane Germs, Be Practical, Not Panicky
When Ricky Shetty, a frequent traveler and blogger, gets on an airplane, he usually brings a small container of hand sanitizer with him, as well as baby wipes to clean…
How to Break Free of Credit Card Inertia
Chris Chmura spends his days investigating companies on behalf of consumers as a reporter for NBC Bay Area in San Francisco. But when it comes to his own credit cards,…
Amazon Prime Rewards Card Will Cost More to Carry
The card that rewards Amazon Prime members with 5% back on Amazon and Whole Foods purchases — along with other benefits — just got more expensive. While the Amazon Prime Rewards Signature Card itself…
To Rebuild Your Finances, Take Shame Out of the Equation
After falling victim to a credit card scam that left her on the hook for $35,000, Tiffany Aliche, also known as “The Budgetnista,” lost her job when the day care…
Prep for In-Flight Interviews and Land a Job
After a long morning of job interviews in Anderson, South Carolina, in 2007, Kevin Sherman prepared to board his airplane back to Michigan, where he was about to graduate from…
A Women’s Retreat May Be the Getaway You Need
When Jillian Cook was first invited to a women’s retreat in Park City, Utah, she jumped at the chance to travel solo. “It felt good to escape reality, recharge my…
What the (Almost) End of Credit Card Signatures Means for You
The major credit card networks — including American Express, Visa, Discover and Mastercard — will no longer require signatures on transactions in the U.S. beginning this month. Retailers can still require…
How Credit Card Issuers Pursue the Wary Millennial
Just as the black-footed ferret or snow leopard tends to remain hidden from wildlife seekers, millennials have proved elusive targets for credit card issuers eager to attract them. A recent…
