A Thumb in an Indescribable Place

Welcome back to Stack Your Points. In this episode, Lani, RJ, and Matt dig into viewer questions, loyalty program drama, card devaluations, point-buying temptation, and whether the “perfect” credit card setup is even possible.

We kick things off with a big-picture question: are transfer partners actually at risk, and could banks eventually push everyone into portal-only redemptions? From there, the crew compares Sapphire cards against the Amex Platinum, debates whether Chase and Hyatt are drifting apart, and looks at whether the Visa/Mastercard settlement is really behind recent card…