Necker Island, here we come!
7 months ago I decided that it would be cool to use miles to book a week on Sir Richard Branson’s private Island. Virgin...
Discover’s Deal of the Year results are in. The gift card rule IS being...
Quick background: Discover is currently running two overlapping promotions: an extra 10% cash back for Apple Pay purchases made through December 31st, plus double...
Sapphire Preferred 50K to 60K, and Freedom 15K offers coming soon
Via an inside source, I’ve learned that Chase plans to offer increased signup bonuses for the Sapphire Preferred and Freedom cards. The expected go-live...
Quick Tip: Discover claws back portal purchases made with non-Discover cards
Big Habitat shares a reader report that Discover is clawing back some Discover Deals portal purchases paid for with cards other than Discover cards. ...
Increase Credit Card Spend (and do good) with Kiva and Kivalens
Update 7/29/2017: US Bank no longer codes Kiva as a charity. This post has been updated accordingly.
Kiva is a nonprofit organization that facilitates micro-loans...
Discover’s Deal of the Year: The waiting game strategy
Quick background: Discover is currently running two overlapping promotions: an extra 10% cash back for Apple Pay purchases made through December 31st, plus double...
First look at Revolut: Send and spend money globally with zero fees
Thanks to my interest in manufacturing spend to increase credit card rewards, I’m always excited to see new options for moving money around. New...
National is now enforcing 1 Discover cert per rental
My favorite use of Discover Cashback is now severely limited. Discover Cashback can be redeemed for cash or for discounted gift cards. With gift...
Manufacturing Choice. Is it worth it?
Last month I asked “Should I bet on Choice?” Thanks to my Chase Amtrak card (which is now a Freedom card), I had a...
How to share Chase Ultimate Rewards with friends
Chase Ultimate Rewards is currently my favorite transferable points program. You can read my comparison of transferable points programs here. Unfortunately, Chase will soon...
Free Gogo In-Flight Wifi: FlexPerks offers a terrific new perk for Visa cardholders
The US Bank FlexPerks card is one of my favorite secondary points programs card. The card offers 3X points for charities, 2X points for...
Bet You Didn’t Know: Doubling the Citi Dividend 5% 4th Quarter Bonus Categories
By Julian, author of Devil’s Advocate...
I've been writing a lot lately about the current lineup of Citibank cards, but today I'm sharing a cool little trick...
Necker Island and the 30% transfer bonus dilemma
Oy. Amex is offering a 30% Membership Rewards transfer bonus to Virgin Atlantic this month, but the offer is targeted. I was targeted for...
Unbiased credit card rankings: enhancements and airline cards
A little over a week ago, I introduced unbiased credit card rankings, specifically for hotel credit card signup bonuses Since then, I’ve enhanced the...
