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Anonymous wrote:All depends on what your goals are. We juggle many, many cards, depending on our goals. Also do a bit of "manufactured spend" (where you "spend" money without really spending money) to up our rewards. We take a few trips per year (Europe, Disney World, Hawaii, skiing, visiting parents, etc) with the rewards. We're not quite as aggressive as some, but more so than most, I'd imagine. So figure out what your goals are (travel or cash back?) and go from there.

Can you explain what manufactured spend is? I've never heard of it. Being able to take those trips with rewards is great!

I follow frequent miler and a bunch of other blogs. I opened serve accounts for me and my husband. Anything else you do locally? I don't think our walmarts have those money center kiosks. At least not in DC proper. Any other ways you're earning points that are easy to do locally?

Walmart is old news! Get the red card - much easier! FMer talks all about red bird.

For the other poster, Serve is an online account thru Amex.

I've read all about the red card and want to get it but can't believe it will be able to continue as is (up to $5k). Worried about the hassle of closing our serve accounts to sign up for Red and then the benefit going away or greatly diminished.