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Like most good frequent travelers, I\u2019ve got my airport security routine. When you take 40 to 50 flights a year, you need to be efficient. With TSA PreCheck<\/a>, I can leave my shoes on and keep my laptop and other electronic equipment in my bag. And for those times when PreCheck isn\u2019t fast enough, I have a Clear<\/a> membership. Enrollment is required<\/p>\n My belt, shoes and watch never trigger airport metal detectors. Once my ID and boarding pass are checked\u2014though most airports are now just scanning IDs\u2014I put my phone into the pocket of my carry-on bag.<\/p>\n So when the metal detector at LaGuardia\u2019s Terminal B started to beep Thursday morning, I assumed I was randomly selected for additional screening. I wasn\u2019t wearing a belt. There\u2019s no metal in my body. I was wearing sneakers with rubber soles.<\/p>\n Then I handed the TSA agent my wallet.<\/p>\n Bingo.<\/p>\n I\u2019ve currently got two dozen credit cards in my name. I travel a lot and each serves a purpose. No, I don\u2019t carry them all at once. The physical cards in my wallet are routinely rotated to maximize category bonuses and to spend my way toward elite status.<\/p>\n On Thursday morning, the mix of cards apparently triggered the metal detector. Now, some of my colleagues at The Points Guy were shocked to hear that I didn’t put my wallet through the X-ray machine. Others said they did the same thing as me and kept their wallet in their pocket.<\/p>\n But I digress.<\/p>\n Upon inspecting my wallet the TSA agent said, “Wow, that\u2019s a lot of metal cards.”<\/p>\n