Amex business gift cards 2.25% via TopCashBack today only
Today only: TopCashBack is offering Business Amex gift cards for 2.25% cash back.
If you don’t already have a TopCashBack account, you can find a signup link and many other cool things here.
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Prestige 4th night free benefit, take 2
The last time I wrote about the Citi Prestige card’s 4th night free benefit, my review was lukewarm. I complained a bit about the cumbersome booking process and the fact that booking through Citi...
Great deal on one Thule backpack at Staples, and terrible deal on another
Through 4/24/2015: Staples is offering a Thule backpack for only $32.99 (the same backpack sells on Amazon for $79.95. Info on how to save an additional $5 can be found in this SlickDeals thread....
Staples 8X Alaska miles today! Pay with Ink for 13X rewards
Today’s Portal Alerts shows a large number of high portal payout rates, but the one I find most interesting is this one: 8X via Alaska MileagePlan Shopping. This is especially interesting for a few...
Discover It Miles not as lucrative as I had hoped
When the Discover It Miles card was first introduced, I was excited about the potential (see: Discover introduces a new card and a potentially VERY lucrative 1st year offer). Instead of a standard signup...
420,000 miles closer to Necker Island
Today I applied for four identical Virgin Atlantic credit cards. The cards are advertised as if they have a 90,000 mile signup bonus, but I think that’s misleading. 15,000 of the 90,000 miles are...
Misleading portal deal details: how to make sense of them
You would think that email promotional advertisements would be pretty straightforward, right? You would think that the vendor would want you to know if the deal being offered was good only for today, right?...
Tying loose ends: Prestige 4th night, 5X everywhere, retrieving points, Necker Island
Today I have a grab bag of follow-ups from previous posts… Citi Prestige 4th Night Fee Hotel Benefit One nice perk of the Citi Prestige card is the ability to book a four night...
My 90,000 point Ultimate Rewards mistake
You know that sinking knot in the pit of your stomach feeling when you realize you just made a big mistake? Yeah, that was me yesterday morning… I keep a spreadsheet of credit...
CashBackMonitor adds an awesome new feature. Here’s why you should care.
Over the weekend, CashBackMonitor unveiled a new feature called “Best Rate History”. Here’s why that’s awesome… Background Online shopping portals are a great way to increase rewards for purchases you plan to make anyway. ...
Simply Best Coupons to offer 2% cash back for Amex gift cards on Thursday
I received an email this morning from the cash back portal, Simply Best Coupons, stating that the cash back rate for Amex gift cards will jump to 2% cash back this Thursday (4/16/2015). The...
Increased portal rates from a number of merchants: Boden, Lands End, Macy’s, more…
As found in today’s Frequent Miler Portal Alerts, a number of portals are offering enhanced bonus miles, most likely today only (4/7/2015): Alaska MileagePlan Shopping Back Country 8X Road Runner Sports 6X...
How to maximize Club Carlson point earnings: 30,000 points plus 92 points per dollar
Club Carlson is currently offering a couple of overlapping promotions which make it lucrative to book Club Carlson stays despite the fact that they have announced a huge devaluation to their credit card benefits. ...
Sears 10 points per dollar via Southwest portal; 20X possible through double-dip
Most Likely Today Only: As found on today’s Frequent Miler’s Portal Alerts, Sears is offering 10 points per dollar through the Southwest Rapid Rewards Shopping Portal. It has been a long time since...
