How To Maximize Your American Airlines Credit Card

Citi is an advertising partner. Citi is no longer accepting applications for the Citi Custom Cash® Card product as of May 28, 2026. Welcome to the Points Pro, where I answer your credit card and travel rewards questions each week. If you have a question you’d like answered, you can submit it here. This week, reader […]

How to Reduce Car Expenses

Having a car is a big expense right now. The price of gas has skyrocketed in recent months, with the national average for one gallon of regular gas reaching $4.39 on May 29, according to AAA, a 38.9% increase from the same date last year. On top of that, higher interest rates, car prices and […]

Student loan borrowers get new repayment options in July: How to pick

Boy_anupong | Moment | Getty Images Millions of federal student loan holders will have access to two new repayment options starting July 1, due to changes included in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. As a result of the legislation, some student loan repayment plans are also going away. The Repayment Assistance Plan, or RAP, […]

How To Avoid Travel Fees Quietly Inflating Your Vacation Costs

With summer travel season around the corner, chances are your next getaway is already on your mind. But if you’ve been waiting for airfare prices to finally drop, you’re not imagining things — they haven’t. Airfares were up 21% year over year as of April, according to the Consumer Price Index, and that’s before you’ve […]

How to Plan a Medical Tourism Trip and the Best Resources

Every year, millions of Americans travel internationally for medical tourism, according to the Centers for Disease Control. The practice of visiting another country to receive healthcare — including cosmetic and reproductive treatments — that isn’t available or is less expensive abroad has received heightened attention as some share their journeys on social media. This comes […]

How To Get Out of an Upside-Down Car Loan

As car prices and interest rates climb, a growing share of Americans owe more on their car than it’s actually worth — a situation referred to as an “upside-down” or “underwater” car loan. In the final quarter of 2025, roughly 30% of trade-ins came with negative equity, according to car shopping site Edmunds. The average […]