Discover It Miles not as lucrative as I had hoped
When the Discover It Miles card was first introduced, I was excited about the potential (see: Discover introduces a new card and a potentially...
420,000 miles closer to Necker Island
Today I applied for four identical Virgin Atlantic credit cards. The cards are advertised as if they have a 90,000 mile signup bonus, but...
Tying loose ends: Prestige 4th night, 5X everywhere, retrieving points, Necker Island
Today I have a grab bag of follow-ups from previous posts… Citi Prestige 4th Night Fee Hotel Benefit One nice perk of the Citi...
My 90,000 point Ultimate Rewards mistake
You know that sinking knot in the pit of your stomach feeling when you realize you just made a big mistake? Yeah, that was...
How to maximize Club Carlson point earnings: 30,000 points plus 92 points per dollar
Club Carlson is currently offering a couple of overlapping promotions which make it lucrative to book Club Carlson stays despite the fact that they...
Top 7 ways to milk the Club Carlson card before and after June 1
Last Friday I reported that Club Carlson credit cards will be losing their most valuable benefit: Bonus Award Nights as of June 1 2015. ...
Club Carlson Visa dumping Bonus Award Nights
Until now, the Club Carlson Premier Rewards Visa Signature card and its business card twin, the Club Carlson Business Rewards Visa, offered incredible value...
A great combination: American Airlines status plus Citi Prestige
Last week, as the clock ticked down towards the last chance to use US Airways Chairman Preferred upgrade certificates, I finally found a reasonably...
Which one credit card is best for spend?
Between my wife an I, we currently have about 30 open credit card accounts (not counting authorized user cards, debit cards, prepaid cards, etc.). ...
Amex EveryDay cards deflate Fair Trading Prices, Ink Cash outshines Ink Plus, Freedom outshines...
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Amtrak zombie links found; should you hop on?
UPDATE: Zombie links are now dead.
This morning I wrote that Chase was no longer offering the Amtrak credit card. In that post I explained...
Chase kills the Amtrak card. Why you might care…
I was never interested in the Chase Amtrak card. Sure, it can be used to earn Amtrak points, and those can be valuable, but...
Chasing Ultimate Rewards
I was bummed the other day when I logged into my Chase account and saw that my Ultimate Rewards point total had dropped to...
US Bank business card employee spend does not count towards spend requirements
Consider this a public service announcement… A reader reports that she did not earn the full signup bonus from the US Bank Club Carlson...
