FIREwire

  • Front Page

Does Paying $2,700 in Credit Card Annual Fees Make Sense?

September 1, 2020 at 3:15 pm EDT by Joshua Holt

Financial Panther: “So, when you add it up, over the past year, I’ve paid a total of $2,740 in annual fees. That’s actually a bit surprising to me – I didn’t even realize I was paying that much in annual fees.”

“You just have to ask yourself one question – is the value I’m getting from the card equal to or more than the annual fee? If so, then the fee is worth it. If not, then drop the card.”

FIREwire

Personal finance, investing and financial independence.

About FIREwire

Joshua Holt is the founder of FIREwire, a site that aggregates personal finance, investing and financial independence stories. He is also the creator of Biglaw Investor.

Joshua spent more than a decade as a corporate lawyer in New York City representing sovereign nations and private equity clients in mergers & acquisitions.

He earned degrees from the University of Arkansas and Boston College, while also spending a year at Cambridge University in the United Kingdom. He lives in Austin with his wife and son.

Praise for FIREwire

“I can’t stop reading it.”

– A man on the street

“Concise. Relevant. To the point. FIREwire is the first site I check in the morning and the last site I check before I go to bed.”

– Joshua’s mother

“I intend to fill this with real testimonials in the future. Until then, I’ll write sentences about how I’ve always wanted a curated collection of the personal finance, investing and financial independence news of the day and I hope this site scratches that itch.”

– Joshua Holt

Copyright © 2025 · Four Minute Warning LLC