Stop Paying for Authorized Users

About this episode

The episode discusses why adding family members as authorized users on credit cards is not the best strategy and suggests alternative approaches.

One common way to allow family members to access airport lounges and other premium credit card benefits is to add them as an authorized user. But this usually comes with a fee, and as we argue, is not the optimal strategy. We discuss what you should do instead. 📱Free Award Travel Discord Group: https://discord.gg/the-travel-lane-932731929030197249 💳Our Favorite Credit Cards: https://beacons.ai/creditcardbs (Referral Links) (Using our links greatly helps support the podcast!) 📰Join the Travel ...

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Hosts: Shaun, Sherwin

Topics covered

• credit cards
• authorized users
• airport lounges
• premium benefits
• financial strategy

Keywords

• authorized users
• credit card benefits
• airport lounges
• financial advice
• credit card fees

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Organizations: Free Award Travel Discord Group, Credit Cards

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