Before I joined NerdWallet, I viewed credit card rewards skeptically. I didn’t think it was worth investing too much effort in managing multiple cards or strategically selecting which card to use for which purchase. I liked keeping my financial life simple, and for a long time that meant using a basic, 1% cash-back card — the... Kimberly Palmer is a writer at NerdWallet.

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