[EXPIRED] EXTENDED: $25 off of $100+ at Best Buy with Visa Checkout
Best Buy and Visa Checkout are offering a very good deal which has been extended through 1/25/17. While this promotion has been extended, remember that the terms state "while supplies last" and as such...
15X United miles 1 day portal promo: Stack deals to earn up to 30X
Today only, the United MileagePlus Shopping portal is offering increased payouts of as much as 15 miles per dollar at a number of popular stores. Shopping portals represent one of the most lucrative ways...
Who wants to earn oodles of Alaska miles today?
As we reported last night, the Alaska MileagePlan Shopping portal is offering 15 miles per dollar at 12 different stores, today only (Friday, January 20th 2017). If you have plans to buy from any...
Increase credit card spend (and get most of it back). What still works January...
UPDATE: Please find an up-to-date version of this information here: .
There are many reasons you may want to increase credit card spend. You may need to meet spend requirements on several new credit cards...
Necker Island award same price, but harder to get
Update: A few years after this post was written, the award price for a week on Necker Island increased to 1.5 million points.
After my trip to Necker Island, I learned that Virgin Atlantic was...
Credit cards with better than 2% rewards for non-bonus spend
Which credit card should you use to maximize rewards? In general, if you've signed up for a credit card recently and need to meet minimum spend requirements in order to get a big signup...
Complete guide to paying taxes via credit card, 2017 edition
Preparing taxes is no fun. No fun at all. But paying taxes doesn't have to be painful. In fact, paying federal taxes can be quite rewarding. The key is to earn credit card rewards...
Ritz offer dropping from 3 to 2 free nights.
Yesterday I told you about the soon to be gone Fairmont 2 free night offer. At the moment there are still a couple of live links to that offer, but they won't last long.
Now...
Fairmont Visa Links Gone [Previously: The other Chase card you should consider today]
UPDATE: She's dead Jim. All known links are now dead.
UPDATE: Reader Stuart contributed this working link: Application Link 1
And here's another link courtesy of Doctor of Credit in case Link 1 goes down: Application...
Huge value from Hyatt: Andaz Peninsula Papagayo Costa Rica
My family has a Christmas break tradition. We spend Christmas with family here in Michigan and then we hightail it to somewhere warm. In the past, that "somewhere" has included California (e.g. Hyatt Carmel Highlands),...
Can you game the World of Hyatt with your Citi Prestige card?
Beginning March 1 2017, Hyatt will dump their Gold Passport loyalty program in favor of the new World of Hyatt. To get caught up on the changes, please see:
5 things I love about...
CVS leaving 5 Back Visa program as of January 20th
The 5 Back Visa Gift card can be purchased at Simon Mall, GiftCardMall.com, and a number of retail locations. These gift cards can be used as regular debit or credit gift cards anywhere that...
Southwest Business 60K Offer is Back!
The Chase Southwest Airlines Rapid Rewards Premier Business Card is now available with a 60,000 point after $3K spend signup offer!
Points earned from Southwest credit cards do count towards the Southwest Companion Pass. To...
Why Amtrak? Alaska? Virgin Atlantic? The reasons behind my application spree.
In my recent posts "My end of year App-No-Rama application spree. 147K and counting." and the follow-ups "Chase IHG was the +1 at my application spree party" and "Results of my end of year...
