Yearly Archives: 2012
5X Daily Getaways… Almost
I bought $1000 worth of Marriott gift cards via Daily Getaways yesterday. As you probably know, each day at 1 PM they are offering...
Bears, cookies, and miles for Mothers Day
FTD is currently running a promotion in which you can get 1500 Delta SkyMiles per order. To get the deal, go to FTD via...
Drop shipping points
I’ve been meaning to write about this for a while, but it kept slipping my mind. Remember when Barnes & Noble was 10 points...
Better news for gift card churning
Yesterday I published “Gift card churning gone wrong” in which I whined about a couple of misadventures I’ve had recently in buying and selling...
Pay taxes, earn Ultimate Rewards
This is just a quick note before the tax filing deadline: A reader reported via FlyerTalk that you can pay your taxes with Visa...
Staples Update
Staples has taken a break from giving us free points: no Free After Rebate items this week. Bummer! However there are a few bits...
Gift card churning gone wrong
I’ve written a few posts about how to buy and sell discounted gift cards in order to add spend to your credit cards. In...
JC Penney gift cards 25% off today and tomorrow only
I just received an email from CardPool telling me: For the next 48 hours, you can get JCPenney Gift Cards for 25% off!...
Credit card application planning
I’ve been getting lots of requests lately to help people plan credit card churns. I actually enjoy doing this, but I was finding it...
How to increase the Ink Bold bonus by 27K
Just two days ago I was approved for the Ink Bold credit card. I already have an old Ink Bold (which I refer to...
Bad news for gift card churning
I’ve reported before that it is possible to increase credit card spend by buying and selling discount gift cards. You can see more in...
Dropbox increases free space to 16GB!
I love the FREE Dropbox service. When you install it on your laptop it creates a folder called “Dropbox”. When you save files...
Almost too good to be true
Last week, a reader who goes by Stealph on FlyerTalk (and Bringer on MilePoint) alerted me to a new discovery. He had found...
Why Chase cancels accounts (and how to protect yourself)
For people interested in earning miles and points, Chase credit cards are awesome. Chase has many of the best signup bonuses available, and with...
