Here's the scoop: the airline industry and credit card companies have promised more perks to help consumers save money. However, when our fellow WalletPoppers Andrea Chalupa and Todd Pruzan talked with Mr. Credit Card of AskMrCreditCard.com for Walletpop Radio, another strategy came to light.

It turns out credit card companies, like so many of us, have been living beyond their means, promising perks they couldn't deliver. For more info on that, listen to this short Walletpop Radio show segment on the best credit card perks left standing.