...I never want to see a "rewards" credit card again -- especially a travel based one.

I like Alaska Airlines, but EVERY flight, several times, they ask you to sign up for a "Alska Airlines Signature Credit Card" from Bank of America.

Yay! You get 20,000 miles.

Here's the catch: there's a $69.00 annual fee. So, basically, you are paying for those extra miles. You might as well forget the card, and just buy the ticket.

What do these credit card companies/banks expect you to do? Do they really expect you to have a multiple rewards accounts (from them) fro each service you use? Is it really worth our time? NO.