Rocking the Staples Amex Offer
Yesterday morning, I was eating breakfast when my iPhone started bleeping. Shawn had just published a Frequent Miler Quick Deal: Targeted Amex Offer – $25 off $100+ at Staples.com. Awesome! I ran over to...
$1,000 Hyatt gift card hacked… Twice.
At the end of our fantastic stay at the Hyatt Carmel Highlands, I stopped at the front desk to check out. We had booked 5 nights with points & cash, for 12,500 points +...
Buying flights: Extreme Stacking savings and rewards
When you decide to pay for a fight rather than redeeming miles, it’s possible to increase rewards by stacking deals:
Discount gift cards (sometimes)
Credit card category bonus
Credit card airline fee rebates
Companion tickets
Portal rewards
Online Travel Agency...
Bet You Didn’t Know: How To Change Credit Card Due Dates Online at Each...
Most people's lives are hectic enough without having to remember what day the credit card bill is due. For credit card churners who might be juggling 5 or 6 active cards in their wallet at...
The best credit cards for restaurants, Amazon.com, and movies
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.
The Citi Forward card currently offers 5X Citi ThankYou points per...
Much ado about Citi signup bonuses
A number of things are happening with Citi signup bonuses all at around the same time: offers disappearing, new signup rules, and new card designs. What does it all mean? Let’s review…
Citi moves from...
Chasing 395,000 points. Final results.
Late last week, my wife and I received thin letters from Chase. Both were application denials that listed the reason as “Too many requests for credit or opened accounts with us”. My wife’s denial...
eBay extreme stacking
Last Updated: 5/18/2016
Extreme Stacking is the art of combining discounts, credit card rewards, store rewards, and portal double-dips in order to save money and earn rewards. We are developing ExtremeStacking.com into a one-stop shop...
The 2X everywhere Alaska Mileage Plan card?
In the recent post, “How to play the Alaska / Virgin America deal,” I argued that the impending Alaska Airlines / Virgin America merger would lead to a conversion of Virgin Elevate points to...
Top 10 shortcuts to earning SPG points
Less than two weeks ago, in the post “Top 7 shortcuts to earning Alaska Mileage Plan miles,” I asserted that Alaska Airlines’ Mileage Plan miles may be the most valuable airline miles remaining. Then,...
Chasing 395,000 points interim update: Check status online? Did inquiries combine?
Almost four weeks ago, I wrote about my recent batch of Chase credit card applications. My wife and I applied for a number of Chase cards with the hope of securing 395,000 bonus points. ...
Amex allowing more than 4 credit cards (sometimes)
For several years now, Amex wouldn’t allow people to have more than 4 credit cards. Extra charge cards were fine, but if you applied for an Amex credit card and already had 4 open...
Amex freezes Bluebird and Serve cardholders off-schedule
UPDATE: This round may be limited to people who somehow opened a new card on March 4th after having their old card frozen. See post comments for details.
Amex has again sent out emails to...
SPG vs. Marriott credit card face off. Which is worth keeping?
Last week I compared the Starwood Preferred Guest (SPG) credit card signup bonus to the Marriott Rewards credit card signup bonus (see: 35K SPG vs. Marriott 87.5K. Surprising results). I was surprised to find...
