Amex Business Card Offer: Earn up to 100K points with employee cards (targeted)
American Express has brought back one of its best promotions for adding employee/authorized user cards to Business Green, Gold and Platinum accounts: 20,000 Membership Rewards points after $4K in purchases in the first 6...
Amex Membership Rewards Transfer Partners: Which are Best?
Amex Membership Rewards points are transferable to many airline and hotel partners. Below you'll find a complete list of Amex transfer partners as well as quick tips for best uses.
This post has been updated...
Points alchemy: Convert Bilt to Hilton almost 1 to 4 ratio
Here's a random thought. You know the latest Bilt Rent Day promo offering up to 150% transfer bonus to Virgin Atlantic? If you qualify for that 150% bonus, then you could use that promo...
(EXPIRED) Chase & Amex Marriott Cards: Spend $7,000, Earn 10,000 Bonus Points
Marriott cardholders have a new, non-targeted spending offer available on their cards that gives10,000 bonus points when spending $7,000 on a Marriott card by September 30th. This offer won't be appealing for most folks,...
(EXPIRED) 12% back at IHG via Upromise and Swagbucks
Both the Upromise and Swagbucks shopping portals are offering 12% cash back today for IHG bookings. As a reminder, you would be clicking through a portal to the IHG website and booking direct, so...
(EXPIRED) 10x / 10% back at Staples.com via Rakuten
Rakuten is currently offering 10% back or 10 Membership Rewards points per dollar spent at Staples.com. While there are some exclusions, this could stack nicely with 5x or 5% back if you're using a...
Staples now selling $20-$500 variable-load gift cards in-store
A reader sent in a tip the other day that Staples is now carrying $20-$500 variable-load Visa Gift Cards. I saw these in the wild at Staples over the weekend. Neither the reader who...
Plans for rebuilding my point fortune
I love having a big stash of points in a wide array of loyalty programs. That way, when opportunity strikes, I can pounce on it. For example, when United briefly opened up business class...
My Buying Group Experiment: Day One Failures
A couple of weeks ago, my wife, my son, and I all applied and were approved for new credit cards (see: 3 Inks approved again. 420K points “in the bag”). In total, we expect...
Shopping portal promos from United and Southwest
The Promos
There are several current shopping portal promotions as follows:
Southwest Rapid Rewards shopping
Expires 8/14/23
Spend $125, earn 250 bonus points
Spend $300, earn 1,000 bonus points
Spend $500, earn 2,000 bonus points
United MileagePlus...
AA “enhances” the Citi Executive card and encourages spend elsewhere
With the announced changes to the Citi AAdvantage Executive World Elite Mastercard, we no longer have a cheap way to grant American's Admirals Club lounge access to everyone in the family. However, we now...
Targeted Blue Cash Preferred offer for $300 back after $3K
When logging in to my Amex account this week, I've been receiving notification that I am pre-approved for an increased offer on the Blue Cash Preferred card. My wife is not targeted for the...
(EXPIRED) Amazon: Get 10-40% off when using 1 Membership Rewards point [Targeted]
There is a new pay-with-points discount that is now available at Amazon. I used one point to save $60 the other day and now I also have this offer to save another $30. Some...
Amazon Prime Day Deals & Strategies 2023
Amazon Prime Day here (July 11-12, 2023 this year). This post includes links to a number of popular deals and we will be sure to update it over the next couple of days as...
