Nick Reyes
Nick Reyes is a (fairly) regular guy with an animalistic passion for maximizing the value of miles and money to travel the world in comfort and style. There is little in life that he loves more than finding a fantastic deal and helping you shop smarter & harder to achieve your travel dreams.
Wow: Pittsburgh to Vegas $40 round trip nonstop
There is an incredible round trip airfare right now from Pittsburgh to Las Vegas for just $40 round trip nonstop. Yes, it's on Spirit Airlines. I've never flown Spirit, but if I lived in Pittsburgh,...
New hope for breaking free of 5/24 after all?
This morning, Greg posted about his latest attempt to bypass 5/24. In that post, he details the process of applying through a BRM (Business Relationship Manager) and the outcomes of the process as he...
1:1 transfers from Membership Rewards to Avios
Update: After publishing this post, a representative reached out to confirm that this is indeed a change, not a promotion. See below for more information.
Right now, Amex is offering transfers to both British Airways...
Confirmed: 1.5cpp FlexPerks starts 12/31
Recently, Greg wrote about the rumored changes to the FlexPerks program in his post, "FlexPerks to ditch its backup status". In a nutshell, it was rumored that beginning December 31, 2017 FlexPerks would be...
Best use of Hyatt free night certs?
If you recently made a move to sign up for the Hyatt credit card before the "2 free night" version of the sign up bonus ended and you find yourself in possession of two free...
2X Membership Rewards points at Staples [Targeted]
A new Amex Offer showed up on a couple of my cards today: 2X Membership Rewards at Staples.com (an extra 1 point per dollar) through December 21, 2017.
The Deal
Get one additional Membership Rewards point for...
Not Targeted: $100 Toys R Us for $90 or less
This one is open to everyone, it is not targeted: Groupon is offering a $100 eGift card to Toys R Us for $90. Furthermore, you can earn 6% cash back from a portal for a net cost of $84.60. Those...
Citi AA 60K offer ends tomorrow
The Citi AAdvantage Platinum Select World Elite Mastercard is currently offering a sign-up bonus of 60,000 American Airlines AAdvantage miles after $3,000 in spending in the first 3 months. We've previously written about this increased offer....
Some hot deals around the ‘net
As today is Amazon Prime Day, retailers from A to Z are doing their best to steal your attention away (see what I did there?). Here is a collection of some of the deals --...
Deal: Buy $25 Amazon GC, get $5 bonus
As one of its Prime Day specials, Amazon is offering a $5 bonus gift credit if you buy a $25 Amazon Gift Card. This is limited to Amazon Prime members -- see this post for information...
United MileagePlus Lots of Fees Prepaid Debit Card
A couple of months ago, Greg wrote about a rumored new prepaid debit card: The United MileagePlus GO Prepaid Visa Debit Card. We wondered whether this new card would provide a new avenue for MS...
Apple Watch Series 2 $270+ after Amex Offer
In response to Amazon Prime Day, Best Buy has launched a Big Deals Day with some notable deals. One deal that stood out early was for the Apple Watch Series 2, on sale for $299.99. After...
Buying a car: Used or new? Miles, money, or both?
Sooner or later, most of us face the prospect of needing a new set of wheels. That time has come for me -- and so I've been trying to figure out the most advantageous...
$5 off $15 at Amazon books
Amazon is offering $5 off of $15 or more on the purchase of books for Amazon Prime Day.
The Deal
$5 off $15 or more in book purchases with promo code PRIMEBOOKS17
Direct link to Amazon books department
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