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Managing Points and Miles

Business Platinum 50K upgrade offer

Should you take the Business Platinum 50K upgrade offer?

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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. If you have any American Express Business cards that...
FU Sapphire Reserve

FU Sapphire Reserve: Better combos exist

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The title of today's post purposely has a double meaning. Many who's applications have been denied for the "amazing!", "awesome!", "INCREDIBLE!" Sapphire Reserve card are bitter about the constant coverage of the card. For...
Sapphire Reserve bonus

Approved for Sapphire Reserve against my own advice

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In the post "how to get approved for Sapphire Reserve 100K offer" I suggested that people who have signed up for 5 or more cards with any banks in the past two years should...
Keep, cancel, or product change

8 cards due for renewal. Keep, cancel, or product change?

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Last August, my wife did a big app-o-rama.  All in one day she signed up for 8 cards: Update: These offers have expired. Amex Business Gold Rewards 75K offer Amex SPG Consumer 30K offer Amex...
5 Year Retrospective

Frequent Miler’s 5 Year Retrospective

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It's hard for me to believe, but this blog is now officially 5 years old.  My first Frequent Miler post, on September 2nd 2011, was a simple one-paragraph introduction.  I followed up on September...
Sapphire Reserve premature release

The Sapphire Reserve premature release and key findings re: 5/24, travel credits, and more

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Yesterday a Reddit user posted a live link to signup for the new Chase Sapphire Reserve card: You may remember from other posts that this card was expected to go live on August 21st.  The...
Citi's new speed limit

Citi’s new speed limit: 135,000 points per year from signup bonuses

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As reported by Doctor of Credit, Citibank has changed their signup bonus rules.  Previously, you had to wait 24 months after opening or closing a card in order to get the exact same card...
AwardWallet

I love AwardWallet, but not for the reason you think

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Background: AwardWallet is a free service for keeping track of frequent flyer miles, hotel points, bank points, and more. It offers both a web site and mobile app for accessing your information. AwardWallet lets...
Chase Sapphire Reserve

More awesome news about the Chase Sapphire Reserve

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Last week I detailed rumors of a new Chase card to be named Chase Sapphire Reserve, and I made a number of predictions about the card.  At the time we didn’t have hard proof...
Award anxiety

My 100,000 point Membership Rewards mistake

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Not long ago I did a little e-victory dance when my wife signed up for a 100,000 point offer for the American Express Platinum card.  Hours after she applied, the application link was taken...
Dining Everywhere Visa

The Dining Everywhere Visa. Is 5X or 2.65X worth the headache?

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A new Visa gift card has appeared in many Office Depot stores: the Dining Everywhere Visa.  On the surface this card appears to be limited to use in restaurants and bars, but Travelling Well...
Chase Sapphire Reserve

Chase Sapphire Reserve’s $1200 question

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This is fun!  Right on the heels of Citibank’s announced devaluation of their high-end Citi Prestige card, comes the rumored release of a new high-end competitor:: Chase Sapphire Reserve.  There has already been a...
Authorized Users

Earn points from authorized users. Is it worth it?

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Credit card companies want cardholders to add authorized users (AUs).  The hope is that more users will result in more spend which means more profit for the card issuer.  Because of this, it’s sometimes...
Prestige 50K Offer

Prestige 50K offer hanging on by a thread. Still possible to get up to...

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A couple of weeks ago I reported that the writing was on the wall for two great Citibank signup offers: the Citi Prestige 50K offer and the Citi AT&T Access More free phone offer...

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