Surviving end of year miles, nights, and savings
End of year projects, holiday shopping, in-laws… Many things contribute to end of year stress, but frequent travelers have additional headaches. December travel marks...
How to cheat Discover’s Deal of the Year… Or not
When Discover’s Apple Pay promotion first appeared, it seemed too good to be true. Not only did Discover promise to give cardholders a 10%...
When to apply for the best credit card offers
Update: This post includes offers that were valid at the time of publication, but have since expired. Please click here to see the best offers currently available.
Credit...
Should you transfer Chase points to Amtrak?
Monday December 7th will be the last day to transfer Chase Ultimate Rewards points to Amtrak Guest Rewards. Should you transfer? If so, how...
Quick Tip: Use the best credit card for #GivingTuesday
Today is “Giving Tuesday”. Wikipedia describes this day as “a movement to create a national day of giving at the beginning of the Christmas...
Unbiased signup offer rankings: Transferable points
In the post “The game we play” I broke down the miles & points “game” into two key components:
Acquire points & miles very cheaply
Use...
Bet You Didn’t Know: Updates on Amex Offers Auto Tweets & the Virgin Visa...
By Julian, author of Devil’s Advocate...
The end of November means two things. First, I'm stuffed full of roasted turkey, potatoes with gravy, and dinner rolls....
Barclaycard introduces CashForward card
When Barclaycard first introduced their Arrival Plus card, it was pretty exciting. At the time, it offered 2 points per dollar for all spend...
Plastiq adds new 1.5% promo, but drops prepaid cards from 0% fee debit option
Plastiq, the bill payment service that lets you pay bills via credit card, has introduced a new promotion: Get a 1.5% rate for all...
More than 40,000 IHG points for more than $46 and a cramped hand
Last week I wrote “Between 23,000 and 40,000 points for $46 and a cramped hand.” The idea discussed in that post was that you...
1,200,000 miles for Necker Island: Not easy. Not free.
Yesterday I reported my success in earning 1.2 million Virgin Atlantic miles which I plan to use for a week on Sir Richard Branson’s...
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...
