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Alaska Mileage Plan

Top 7 shortcuts to earning Alaska Mileage Plan miles

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Following many airline program devaluations and rule changes, Alaska Airlines’ Mileage Plan miles may be the most valuable airline miles remaining.  Here are a...
Citi Forward

No!!! Citi devalues Forward card.

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The surprise isn’t that this happened.  The surprise it that it took so long.  The no annual fee Citi Forward card has been on...
SPG 35K

SPG 35K. Is this really the last chance?

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Soon you will see many blog headlines telling you to HURRY.  “You must apply, and be approved, by March 30th to get in on...
Starbird Starbucks prepaid card

Starbird? Will the Starbucks prepaid card be the next big thing?

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Starbucks has announced that they will introduce a prepaid card by the end of the year.  Will this be the next big thing?  For...
eBay

[EXPIRED] $15 off $75+ at eBay. Stack with gift card deals!

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Valid through 5pm ET today, eBay is offering $15 off any purchase of $75 or more. Important Notes You must checkout with PayPal (empty your PayPal...
SPG vs. Marriott

35K SPG vs. Marriott 87.5K. Surprising results…

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There are a number of interesting current events relating to Marriott, Starwood, and their co-branded credit cards… The big news, of course, is that Marriott...
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$100 Staples Gift Card for only $85

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Today only, PayPal Digital Gifts is offering $100 Staples’ e-gift cards for $85 each.  Hurry, this won’t last long. Notes: Staples gift cards cannot be used...
hyatt free night

Bet You Didn’t Know: New(ish) Rules on Hyatt Free Night Certificates

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By Julian, author of Devil’s Advocate...  There are two different flavors of Hyatt Free Night certificates associated with the Hyatt Visa credit card. One of them...
Plastiq Pay Taxes

Pay Federal or State Taxes by MasterCard for 1.75%

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The bill payment service, Plastiq, has just announced a promotion in which you can pay your federal or state taxes with a MasterCard credit...
pay federal taxes with a credit card

Top 5 reasons to pay federal taxes with a credit card or gift card

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UPDATE: This post is out of date. . It’s tax season (“Wabbit season!”) which means that it’s time to answer the age old question: “Should...
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My revised approach to earning miles through credit card bonuses

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No more App-O-Ramas for me. The term “App-O-Rama” (also known as AOR) is a name many people use for the process of applying for a...
Chasing 395,000 points

Chasing 395,000 points

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In January, I recommended applying for Chase Ink cards before March (see: Credit card junkies: it’s time to apply for Chase Ink).  And, in...
Barclaycard JetBlue

Barclaycard JetBlue offers are live and worth a look

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JetBlue credit cards from Barclaycard are now available to new applicants.  The new Barclaycard JetBlue cards come in three flavors: JetBlue Plus Card: 30,000...
Extreme Stacking

Extreme Stacking progress

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This will be a short post.  I spent most of yesterday working on a post that I ended up losing interest in (it happens...

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