Beware buying PayPal My Cash cards
Those who enjoy earning credit card rewards can’t help but be tempted by PayPal My Cash cards. These little seductresses can be paid for in many stores with a credit card. Each card can...
Bet You Didn’t Know: Doubling the Citi Dividend 5% 4th Quarter Bonus Categories
By Julian, author of Devil’s Advocate...
I've been writing a lot lately about the current lineup of Citibank cards, but today I'm sharing a cool little trick about a vintage Citibank product.
The Citi Dividend is technically no...
Necker Island and the 30% transfer bonus dilemma
Oy. Amex is offering a 30% Membership Rewards transfer bonus to Virgin Atlantic this month, but the offer is targeted. I was targeted for the offer, but my wife was not.
Why does this matter? ...
Here’s the REDbird memo: “cash is the only tender guests can use…”
My friend Bill (Racerboy 80) managed to get a photo of The Memo. This is the one that asserts that REDbird loads are now cash only (for more, see: I’m calling it. REDbird is...
I’m calling it. REDbird is dead bird.
Sometime on the morning of October 12th 2015, REDbird in-store debit loads stopped working. Cash loads continued to work, but debit loads did not. And, it wasn’t just gift cards that failed -- regular...
Unbiased credit card rankings: enhancements and airline cards
A little over a week ago, I introduced unbiased credit card rankings, specifically for hotel credit card signup bonuses Since then, I’ve enhanced the methodology a bit and I’ve added unbiased airline credit card...
Hawaiian Airlines 50K offer returns
New Method May, 2016
You may be able to get a 50,000 point offer by creating a dummy booking. Here is how to do it:
Search for a flight and go through the airfare booking process.
On the...
$300 Visa gift cards now available online at Staples.com
Staples.com is now offering $300 Visa gift cards for purchase online.
Each card has a fee of $8.95 ($7.95 purchase fee + $1 shipping fee). While that sounds steep, it’s better than Staples’ previous best...
Bet You Didn’t Know: The Citibank ThankYou Business Card
By Julian, author of Devil’s Advocate...
A few weeks ago our friend Stefan over at Rapid Travel Chai wrote about the "zombie" CitiBusiness ThankYou card. He speculated that since all online links for the business version of...
A checklist for securing expedited security, hotel and car elite status, two $200 reimbursements,...
A bit of good news for Amex Platinum cardholders surfaced yesterday. First, it was widely reported that Amex Platinum holders are now eligible for free Hilton Gold status. Second, we learned that a glitch...
Discover’s Deal of the Year: Still Waiting
Quick background: Discover is currently running two overlapping promotions: an extra 10% cash back for Apple Pay purchases, plus double all cash back for a year. Each promotion is amazing on its own. Taken...
More than double price for discounted AA first class? No ThankYou Citi. FlexPerks to...
In March of last year, Citibank increased the value of ThankYou Rewards points for Citi Prestige cardholders. When used to purchase American Airlines flights, each point is now worth 1.6 cents each instead of...
You might as well register: 30% more miles from United’s partners
United is running a potentially lucrative new promotion: From now until November 20th, if you earn miles from any of United’s partners, United will throw in either 10% or 30% bonus miles depending on...
A case study of a 470,000 point application spree
In mid August, my wife applied for 8 credit cards across three banks. After a few phone calls, all 8 cards were approved. You can read the full details here and here. Currently, we’re...
