This summer, I kept things simple with credit cards and still made over $2,000 in cashback. I mainly used three cards: the Wells Fargo Active Cash for flat rewards, the Amex Blue Cash Preferred for 6% back at U.S. supermarkets, and the Chase Freedom Flex for the 5% rotating categories. No need to carry a wallet full of cards or stress over which one to use where. It added up faster than I expected!
It really showed me that you don’t need to chase every new bonus or deal to make your cards work for you. I didn’t even use any of those high-end cards with huge annual fees.

