My $575 phone call (complete in 20 minutes)
A few days ago, we published reports that people were receiving $150 to $250 retention offers for their Chase Sapphire Reserve and Chase Ritz cards. The deal was simply to call Chase and ask...
Extreme stacking savings on holiday purchases
Extreme stacking savings on holiday purchases can help increase savings and rewards for spend. With Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and the holiday shopping season approaching, it's a good time to refresh yourself on the...
Bending Amex’s Lifetime Rule
Following our recent Frequent Miler on the Air episode (The amazing 250K offer) and various posts about the latest and greatest Amex Platinum offers, a number of readers asked how Nick and I could...
Stop sleeping on the Cash app
The points and miles game has spoiled me. Whereas at one time I was almost laser-focused on saving every cent even on simple stuff, flying first class and sleeping in style using points I...
(EXPIRED) $400 checking account bonus with Capital One 360
I've written several times this year about the value of checking account bonuses -- including information on thousands of dollars we've earned this year in my household thanks to bank account bonuses. While we...
[Expired] Incredible Amex Plat Offers! 125K + 10x [targeted], 100K + 10x, 75K +...
Note that the offers mentioned in this post have since expired. See our Best Offers page for current offer information.
To borrow a popular phrase, Stop the madness! If you told me at the beginning of...
My plan for maximizing the incredible Amex Platinum offer
Update:Since this post was written, additional great offers have surfaced. Please click here to see every option.
Yesterday, news spread of an amazing but targeted Amex Platinum offer. The offer is for 100K points after...
Stop over-valuing 5/24 slots (On Nick’s mind)
Update: Many readers (and indeed those of us at the blog) have reported being targeted for an even better Platinum card offer than the one mentioned in this post. See: Possible targeted amazing 100K Platinum...
(EXPIRED) Save On Choice Hotels Stays With Capital One Spring (No Capital One Card...
A few months ago Nick wrote about Capital One Spring, a corporate savings program which is open to everyone.
Since he wrote that post, the Spring program has added some additional partners, one of which...
Great News: American Airlines Removing Award Change & Redeposit Fees
With the pandemic still affecting travel both domestically and internationally, American Airlines has made a welcome change. As of today they've removed award change and redeposit fees for all award tickets - both domestic...
Aeroplan awards cheaper than expected when flying Air Canada
Air Canada's new Aeroplan frequent flyer program is now live (read about it here). I logged in to see if award pricing met expectations and I was pleasantly surprised to find that awards booked...
The 8 Best Hotel Credit Cards
In the US, most hotel credit cards are worth their annual fee whereas most airline credit cards are not. That statement is a gross oversimplification, but I believe that it trends true. With both...
Wyndham Credit Card Discounts In Action: Sometimes Good, Sometimes Not
A couple of months ago, Barclays launched three new Wyndham credit cards (see New Wyndham Earner credit cards review: Surprisingly strong).
Greg was excited about the business card version, as was I - despite the...
Manufacturing spend & cash with buyers clubs
This week we talked a bunch about buying bullion: the US Mint had a very limited edition gold coin available - and both buyers clubs and private buyers were offering a bundle. On Frequent...
