Should you Pay Taxes with a Credit Card? [2024]

Updated Jan 2024 to reflect that PayUSATax decreased their fee from to 1.82%. Should you pay taxes with a credit card? There is one credit card that I would pay my taxes on (and advise you...
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Earn Points and Miles with Airbnb and VRBO Stays

I knew you could earn Delta miles from Airbnb stays, but I didn't know the other two. This doesn't need to be a long post, so I'll keep it to the point. MilesTalk Facebook group...

Why I No Longer Endorse Plastiq

I've been both recommending and using Plastiq for at least 6 years. It's been a great way to pay bills that you couldn't otherwise put on a credit card ... on a credit card....
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Bask Ups Mileage Savings Rate

This will be a #veryshortpost but I wanted to let you know that Bask Bank has increased the rate on its mileage savings account to 2.5 miles per dollar saved annually.  It started off at...
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Stacking Cash, Miles, and Points with Fluz

A couple of months ago, I met Fluz founder Maurice Harary at CardCon, a conference for professionals in the credit card field. I'd heard of Fluz before, but hadn't used it, and was intrigued -...
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Offer Expired: Bask Bank Offers Loyalty Point Bonus to New Customers

This offer has now expired. New Bask Mileage Savings Account Holders Can Earn Loyalty Points as a Bonus (Ends Dec 15, 2022) For the first time, new customers can earn loyalty points in the new Loyalty...
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Bask Bank Raises Mileage Savings Rate to 2 Miles Per Dollar

As interest rates go up, Bask Bank has been very competitive with their Bask Interest Savings account. Their rates have consistently been among the highest at any bank, online or otherwise. The current rate...
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With Interest Rates Rising, is Bask Bank’s Mileage Savings Account Still Worth It?

Giving the Bask Mileage Savings Account a Fresh Look in a Rising Rate Environment Bask Bank* has, in fact, made it a point to lead the competition on their Interest Savings Account (which is over 3% Annual Percentage Yield...
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Bask Bank Raises Mileage Savings Rate to 1.5 Miles Per Dollar

Bask Bank has definitely been keeping up with the rate changes on their Interest Savings Account. They have one of the best yields around. Just as I started working on a new comparison between cash...
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Using Bask Bank Optimally for Both Miles and Cash

Last year, Bask Bank launched the Bask Mileage Savings Account to earn American Airlines AAdvantage®miles from a savings account. Compared to the previous incarnation of the program at BankDirect, the new Bask Bank program has vastly improved...