Yearly Archives: 2011
Top 5 Reasons to Buy Delta Miles for 1.1 Cents Each
Delta is currently running a special promotion in which they'll double miles transferred to another person. Is it worth it?
Until December16th, Delta is running a promotion where they will double miles...
The Cost of Credit Card Points
Earning points and miles from credit cards is not free. I'll explain why.
Almost every major airline and hotel program allows you to earn points or miles by using a rewards credit card. When people...
Fair Trading Prices for Points and Miles
Thinking of buying points and miles? Make sure to pay a fair price.
Overview
Lately I've been doing some pretty strange things. I checked into a hotel without any intention of staying there. I bought gift...
When should a hack determine the fair trading price of points and miles?
Readers and fellow bloggers: please weigh in with your thoughts.
Yesterday, I proposed a method to determine "Fair Trading Prices for Points and Miles". If you didn't get a chance to read...
55000 points, 10x shopping, 70x shopping, and a PPM
There is so much going on; I don't know where to begin! Sears 10X Points Posted! Last week I wrote about how it was possible to "buy" 162,000 miles for $500 by double...
70 Points per Dollar Revised
This morning I posted several topics all together. One of the topics was about the possibility of earning 70 points per dollar at magazines.com when shopping through the Ultimate Rewards Mall. Here is what...
A new home for fair trading prices
You can now find the latest Fair Trading Prices for points and miles on a permanent Frequent Miler page: frequentmiler.com/fair-trading-prices/
In the past week, I’ve written several posts about the fair trading prices of points...
How much should you pay for Elite Qualifying Miles?
When opportunities arise to purchase elite qualifying miles, should you go for it? How do you know if it’s a good deal?
Background
Delta is running a promotion through December 30th in which they are allowing...
ShopAtHome? $5 Free?
Yesterday, I ran across an online cash-back mall called ShopAtHome.com. The cash back amounts they advertise are quite a bit more than other cash back portals I’ve used (such as Big Crumbs and Mr....
Ultimate Deals
The Ultimate Rewards Mall continues to shine with outstanding bonus point offers. Reader Jennifer W tipped me off that Groupon has quietly increased their points-back in the Ultimate Rewards Mall from 12 points...
Join the gift card churning conversation
A couple of weeks ago I wrote about the Art of Gift Card Churning. The idea behind gift card churning is to buy, upgrade, and ultimately liquidate gift cards: all for the purpose...
Triple Dip Shopping at Barnes and Noble
Through a variety of tricks, it is possible to stack three discounts when shopping at Barnes and Noble! Last week I wrote about how I was going to attempt to “double dip” at...
Top 10 ways spend a lot of money (and get most of it back)
For up-to-date tips on how to spend money and get most of it back, please see:
Manufactured Spending Complete Guide
The original post follows...
The end of the calendar year is just about here. If you're...
When is an award flight a good deal?
Suppose you are looking for a good deal for a flight and you find that you can either buy a ticket for $400 or redeem 25,000 miles for an award flight. Which should you...
