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Get more out of the credits you already pay for.

Plain explanations of how statement credits work, what changed this year, and how to stop leaving money on the table. Written by the team building Full Deck.

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The Resy credit gift card playbook (and what the August change actually did)

Cardholders keep finding ways to capture the Resy credit without a dinner reservation, including a gift card route that works because of the payment system behind it. Plus what the August 2026 eligibility change did and did not change.

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Strategy

The boundary calendar: every date you can double dip before next summer

Reset dates are not just deadlines, they are opportunities. A walk through every boundary between now and next summer, and the split-purchase and book-ahead plays available at each one.

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Credit hacks

The airline fee credit in 2026: what died, what still works

2026 has been rough on airline credit workarounds. Here is an honest, dated look at which tricks stopped working this year, and which ones cardholders report still do.

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Credit hacks

The StubHub double dip: one event, both halves of the credit

The Sapphire Reserve's StubHub credit resets at midyear and year-end, and it triggers on when you buy, not when the show is. Put those two facts together and a group of four can capture both halves on a single event.

4 min read
Credit hacks

Build a $24.98 streaming stack (and skip the annual plan)

The digital entertainment credit pays up to $25 a month, which makes it a bundle-composition puzzle. How to stack services to just under the cap, why annual plans are a trap here, and the Peacock rule change that took effect August 1.

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