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Takeoff: A Points and Miles Podcast · Wednesday, August 12, 2026

Skepticism About Credit Cards and Points is Common, Even Among Family

Bryce shares that his grandfather, who worked in banking, was skeptical of opening multiple credit cards, believing it was detrimental. Bryce himself harbored anxieties about the points and miles hobby for years, fearing a negative consequence. He found that comparing the hobby to "extreme couponing" helped alleviate these concerns.

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my, my grandfather worked in banking his entire career and he even pulled my side and was like, you know, son, you can't, like, all opening all these credit cards and you know, those are, that's not good for you.
Bryce
The thing that Bryce told me that helped incredibly was, think of this as extreme couponing because I love that show. I love that show on TLC, extreme couponers. And that clicked in my brain.
Bryce
Heard on Takeoff: A Points and Miles Podcast — “Are Points & Miles Too Good to Be True? 4 Common Objections, published Wednesday, August 12, 2026. Heardvine summarizes and quotes with attribution and timestamps, and links to the original everywhere.
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