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.
(EXPIRED) 3% / 3x Membership Rewards points in-store at Food Lion with Rakuten
Rakuten is currently offering 3% back / 3x Membership Rewards points in-store at Food Lion. That's a great deal since it would stack nicely with...
(EXPIRED) Now 6% / 6x Membership Rewards points in-store at Walmart with Rakuten
Rakuten has increased the rate and is now offering 6% cash back / 6x Membership Rewards points per dollar spent in-store at Walmart when you...
How would we spend 1 million dollars?
If you suddenly had to spend a million dollars, what would be your rewards earning strategy to get the most bang for your big...
Tim & Nick predict: What we think Stephen and Carrie will do
The Party of 5 Team Challenge is right around the corner and both teams have plenty of questions about what’s ahead. Foremost among them...
How to create cross-brand Amex referrals
Since 2018, Amex has made it possible to earn points when you refer others to Amex cards, even across card brands. That is to...
Free GrubHub+ with Bank Amerideals Offer
There is a Bank Amerideals offer out on some Bank of America credit cards that is good for a one-year free trial of GrubHub+. This...
IHG Promo: Choose 2K points every 2 nights OR 10K points every 4 nights
IHG is about to be out with a new promotion. Registration starts May 24, 2023, but you'll have to choose which version suits your...
(EXPIRED) Meal kit stack: A Trifecta trifecta for quasi-free food + maybe some AA...
I stacked a deal on Friday that meant for nearly-free food for us from a meal delivery system we haven't tried before -- and...
An Avianca LifeMiles success story (thanks to screenshots)
The other day, I successfully booked a business class award for four passengers on a summer 2023 date from Europe to the United States...
The sky has fallen on United MileagePlus. Now what?
United has implemented the ugly side of having no award chart by increasing prices substantially this week (before walking it back a little bit)....
Don’t transfer Chase points to United, but don’t despair (yet)
This week's United Mileage Plus devaluation was significant. In fact, it was significant enough that they have walked it back to some extent, with...
Major United Mileage Plus Devaluation: 33%-46% increase in award prices to/from Europe
In this morning's post about overvaluing flexibility, I called out what appeared to be a major devaluation on United Mileage Plus awards. One Mile...
How much is award flexibility worth?
Flexibility is undoubtedly valuable. But how valuable is it? How much does "free cancellation" cost? (Not a trick question)
Last month, I had planned to...
Strengths and weaknesses of major US frequent flyer programs
We periodically get emails from readers lamenting the uselessness of set of frequent flyer miles or another. Oftentimes, it isn't that the currency in...
