Personal Finance Credit Card Project

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University of Iowa *

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Jan 9, 2024

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Name: David Louvie Buildin Goals 1. Establish a credit limit that will enable you to pay credit card balances in full eac 2. Select credit cards that will provide the most favorable terms at the lowest cost. Analysis 1. Referring to your personal cash flow statement, determine how much excess ca you have each month. Based on this amount, set a self-imposed credit limit each m that you can pay off your balance in full. If you have existing credit card debt, use t template below to determine how many months it will take you to pay off your balan at three different monthly payment amounts. (The Excel template will perform the calculations for you.) Revise your cash flow statement based on your decisions. Credit Card Debt Monthly Payment Interest Rate per Year Months to Pay off Debt 2. Use the following template to select a credit card with favorable terms. Rate the cards from "5" as the best in a category to "1" as the worst. Bank Credit Card Scorecard QUESTION 1. Annual fee 2. Rewards program 3. Welcome Bonus 4. Travel benefits
5. Dining benefits 6. Grocery benefits 7. Airline and Hotel partners 8.Annual travel credit 9. Dining credits TOTAL Decisions 1. What is your self-imposed credit limit each month for future credit card purchase inflows do you need to allot each month to paying off any existing credit card debt 2. What credit cards offer the most favorable terms for your needs? My self-imposed credit limit for each month is about $1,000 as I currently groceries/necessites. I also give plasma every week which generates me about friends. Since I only can save the $1,000 th I would say that the American Express Gold credit card is the most favorable in benefits of the card help to outweight that higher expense. For example, I will adm is higher than all of the other cards points rates. Additionally, this card offers 4x e food for every day at work. This is higher point
ere Chapter 8 ng Your Own Financial Plan ch month. ash inflows month so the nce Alternative 1 Alternative 2 $1,000 $2,000 $200 $400 10.000% 15.000% 5.13 5.20 Capital One Venture Rewards Citi Premier Card 1 2 $95 $95 2x miles on every purchase 3x points on air travel, hotels, restaurants, supermarkets, gas stations 60,000 miles after spending $3,000 on purchases in first 3 months 80,000 points after spending $4,000 in first 3 months Travel insurance and no foreign transaction fees Travel insurance and no foreign transaction fees
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2x miles on dining purchases None None None None es? How much of your cash t? Earns 3x points on dining purchases 2x miles on eligible delivery and takeout services, groceries 3x points on supermarket purchases Offers transfer partnerships with various airlines and hotel loyalty programs Transfer partnerships with various airlines and hotel loyalty programs make about $2,000 per month with my job and need to allocate at least $ t $105 in income but I typically use this money for enterainment or fun act hat is why my credit limit is $1,000. I don't currently have any existing cred terms of my needs and especially my spending habits. While it does have mit I go out to eat at restaurants quite often. This card offers 4x earned poin earned points for money spent at U.S. supermarkets. I spend a good amou ts earned than the other credit cards and I feel like I would make good use
Date: 6/18/2023 Alternative 3 $3,000 $600 20.000% 5.26 Bank of America Premium Rewards Card Chase Sapphire 3 4 $95 $95 2x points on travel and dining Travel insurance and no foreign transaction fees 2x points on travel and dining worldwide and 1x points on all other purchases 50,000 points after spending $3,000 on purchases in first 3 months 100,000 points after spending $4,000 in first 3 months Provides travel insurance, no foreign transaction fees, ability to transfer points
2x points on dining purchases 2x points earned on dining purchases worldwide None 1x points on grocery purchases Selected airlines and hotel loyalty programs $100 airline incidental statement credit annually None None None Ability to redeem points for statement credits towards travel purchases $1,000 of that for my rent of $785 and then tivities I like to do such as golf and going out with dit card debt. e the highest annual fee of $250, I think the other nts for money spent at restaurants worldwide, which unt per week on groceries as well to meal prep my e of that benefit.
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American express gold 5 250.00 4x points at restaurants worldwide 60,000 points after spending $4,000 on purchases in first 3 months Travel protections, ability to transfer points to travel partners
4x points on dining purchases worldwide 4x on U.S supermarket purchases Selected airlines and hotel loyalty programs Up to $100 airline fee credit per year Up to $120 dining credit annualy at certain restaurants