18. What Credit Card Companies Don't Want You to Know with Credit Expert Vrinda Gupta

Published: May 17, 2022, 10 a.m.

The Credit Card Industry is built on sexism (surprise, surprise, another industry that benefits the patriarchy) \u2013\u2013 and not understanding how credit cards, credit scores, and things like reward points benefit men more than women is how it continues to go unchecked. Today\u2019s guest is lifting the veil and taking us on a deep dive into the credit card industry \u2013\u2013 how it works, why you might not be getting approved for that credit card even though you have a great salary, and how women are losing out when it comes to rewards.\xa0Vrinda Gupta is a former Visa Credit expert, who was denied for a card she helped create and is now on a mission to make sure women can build credit and have access to all the perks of credit cards with her company Sequin.\xa0\n\nPre-Order \u201cFinancial Feminist: Overcome the Patriarchy\u2019s Bullsh*t to Master Your Money and Build a Life You Love\u201d: https://bit.ly/3PpHvlC\n\nOur HYSA recommendation [affiliate]:\nhttp://sofi.com/herfirst100k\n\nEpisode show notes:\nhttps://herfirst100k.com/financial-feminist-show-notes/\xa0\n\nThe Badass Budget Spreadsheet:\nhttps://herfirst100k.com/shop/badass-budget-spreadsheet\n\nOur Credit Card Recommendations:\nhttps://herfirst100k.com/recommended-credit-cards\n\nFollow us on YouTube for behind the scenes and extras:\nhttps://www.youtube.com/c/HerFirst100K/featured\n\nSkip the line for the Sequin Rewards Card:\nhttp://tiny.cc/hfk\n\xa0\nFollow Vrinda on Instagram:\nhttps://www.instagram.com/vrinda.gupta/\n\xa0\nFollow Sequin on Instagram:\nwww.instagram.com/sequin_card\xa0\n\xa0\nFollow Financial Feminist on Instagram:\nhttps://www.instagram.com/financialfeministpodcast/\xa0\n\xa0\nFollow Her First $100K on Instagram:\nhttps://www.instagram.com/herfirst100k/\n\xa0\nLooking for more actionable money advice? Take our FREE money personality quiz!\nhttps://treasury.app/herfirst100k/money-journey-quiz\xa0\n\xa0\nLeave Financial Feminist a voicemail:\nhttps://www.speakpipe.com/financialfeminist