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All right, I have a confession to make: The primary reason I was drawn to this card is because it\u2019s pink.<\/p>\n

I know, I know \u2013 beneath all my math and rationale is still a woman on whom corny marketing tactics very much work. <\/p>\n

I mean, just look at this baby:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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So yeah \u2013 maybe <\/em>I was attracted for the wrong reasons, but rest assured that ultimately, I found my footing. <\/p>\n

As a refresher, my current portfolio is as listed:<\/p>\n

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  1. \n

    Discover It card (my first credit card acquired in 2016; I keep it to boost my credit age but don\u2019t use it)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

  2. \n

    Chase Sapphire Preferred<\/a> (my first travel rewards card and definitely<\/em> top recommendation for anyone dipping their toe in the water of travel rewards; it\u2019s at 60,000 points right now and I do most of my spending on this card)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

  3. \n

    The Platinum Card\u00ae from American Express<\/a> (the high-value, high-annual fee card that gets me loads of perks that I outline here<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

  4. \n

    Southwest Rapid Rewards Priority<\/a> (the airline card that I nabbed to both get Companion Pass and ensure I wouldn\u2019t be paying for flights for a while)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

  5. \n

    Marriott Bonvoy Boundless<\/a> (the hotel card that enables me to stay for free at Marriott properties)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    And as another<\/em> refresher, right now, I don\u2019t put hardly any<\/em> spend on the airline or hotel card (#4 and #5) \u2013 I primarily use my Sapphire Preferred and Platinum cards, as those are the two with point programs I value most.<\/p>\n

    Where the American Express Gold card came in<\/h2>\n

    As I looked back at my top spend categories over the course of the year, I realized that there were a few main ones:<\/p>\n