Amtrak Guest Rewards 2016 — Better than expected. My take and recommendations.
Last week, I travelled with family and friends to a number of national parks: Arches, Bryce, Grand Canyon, and Zion. We used Amtrak points (transferred from Chase Ultimate Rewards) to make the journey west...
My wife scored another 70,000 points. I got a rock.
For the past 6 months I've been happily earning two extra points per dollar on all purchases with my Citi Forward card. Those two points per dollar were in addition to the 1 to...
Yes, shared ThankYou points can be transferred to miles
One of the best features of Citi’s ThankYou Rewards program is that anyone can share points with anyone else. Most other major programs have much less lenient about sharing (you can find info about...
470,000 points after $48K spend
UPDATE 10/1/2015: Please note that the 30K SPG offers described in this post have expired.
In the post, “319,000 points after $33K spend” I wrote about my wife’s latest round of credit card aplications. Unbeknownst...
Bet You Didn’t Know: Citibank’s New Online Bonus Spend Tracker
By Julian, author of Devil’s Advocate...
It feels a little weird to say this, but Citibank's been crushing it lately. Not only have they made enormous strides with their flexible ThankYou points currency, but they're doing a...
Chase Ink 5X? Send check to self? Pay credit card bill? Combine payments? Is...
This morning, via Frequent Miler's Quick Deals, I posted a new Plastiq credit card bill payment offer: Pay Utilities by credit card for free. To get this deal, you must sign up with a...
Pay Utilities by credit card for free
Plastiq is a card-based payment service that allows consumers to use credit cards to pay bills where credit cards are not normally accepted. Common examples include rent, mortgage, tuition, etc. Plastiq usually charges a...
Dealing with sticky Staples gift card problems; Matching SPG 30K; status matching forever; more…
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319,000 points after $33K spend
UPDATE 10/1/2015: Please note that the 30K SPG offers described in this post have expired.
Yesterday, my wife applied for 8 new credit cards and was instantly approved for 5 of them. At the time...
Amtrak to tie award prices to ticket prices. Sigh.
In the points & miles world, Amtrak (yes, Amtrak) offers some of the best bang for your buck when it comes to redeeming points. Currently, points can be transferred from Chase Ultimate Rewards, SPG,...
$37.50 for peace of mind and 10,000 points
My wife just received a 10K bonus point offer from Barclaycard for her Wyndham card. All she has to do is spend $500 per month for three months:
This is not nearly as good as...
The truth about Delta
Delta has long been the punching bag of airline programs for those in the miles & points hobby… for good reason. For years, their award booking website was famously broken; saver level awards (e.g....
How to increase credit card spend from your couch, (almost) fee-free
UPDATE 8/21/2015: Amex has changed their terms for portal cash back. They now only allow cash back for gift card denominations of $200 and below. As long as this restriction is in place, the...
An easier (and now cheaper) way to increase credit card spend: Plastiq
There are many reasons why you might be interested in increasing credit card spend, such as:
Meet minimum spend requirements to secure big credit card signup bonuses.
Earn credit card big spend bonuses.
Earn credit card rewards,...
