New year, new you, new travel card strategy?
With the help of an extra special guest – TT co-founder Nick Serati – the guys answer the age-old question: What’s in our wallets? They tackle rising annual fees, Bilt’s botched rollout, and other travel credit card trends shaping the year ahead. Plus, Gunnar recaps a romantic hot air balloon ride and the guys help a listener plan a card strategy around taking two trips to Europe with her best friend.
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Show Notes
- 00:00 – What’s our “desert island” card – the last one we’d give up?
- 02:13 – A special shout out from a hot air balloon near Mexico City
- 04:45 – What’s in our wallets?
- 23:15 – Something cold: Annual fees are going up
- 28:15 – Something colder: Bilt fumbles its 2.0 rollout
- 39:03 – A word from our sponsor: CardPilot, the best way to pick a credit card
- 40:00 – What cards should you get in 2026?
- 48:00 – Listener Question: Cards for Eurotrips
- 51:20 – The perfect 2-card combo
- 52:20 – On the Spot: Our physical wallets
Produced and edited by Sylvia Thomas
Video editing by Kyle Thomas
Show music: “All That” by Benjamin Tissot