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Last Chance Deals: Fee-Free Mastercard Gift Cards, Discounted Visa Gift Cards From Simon Mall...

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Welcome to our weekly list of what’s ending this week as well as a collection of some other deals that are due to end soon. A...
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Lifestyle creep, analyzing the AA shutdown response, cashing out Dell credits and more

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This week around the web, read the cautions of avoiding the inevitable lifestyle creep that can come with the miles & points hobby, temptation...
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Hyatt suite award winners and losers. Also: roasting Greg and more.

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This week's Frequent Miler on the Air saw us discuss the merits and drawbacks of this week's big news: now that we can book...
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Marriott Homes & Villas. A great path to elite status?

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I recently posted the fact that many people are closer than ever to earning meaningful Marriott Elite status (Platinum status or higher) thanks to...
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Hyatt allows booking suites online with points!

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Hyatt has long allowed booking standard suites with points, but only by calling or messaging with Hyatt.  More recently Hyatt expanded beyond just standard...
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Card Talk: Honeymoon to Bora Bora or Maldives & Australia

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In this week's episode of Card Talk, Frequent Miler's bi-weekly series in which Greg and I meet with a reader to do a credit card...
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Marriott Bonvoy: 7 nights to Platinum. What to do?

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Marriott has made it much easier this year to keep your elite status or reach next level status.  In addition to extending everyone's current...
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Retirement planning mistakes fixed by credit cards

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This post is only tangentially related to credit card rewards, but as I recently discovered some of my retirement planning mistakes and made some...
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Last Chance Deals: Happy Gift Card Deal & Several Points & Miles-Buying Sales

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Welcome to our weekly list of what’s ending this week as well as a collection of some other deals that are due to end soon. There...
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AA’s gloves are off, BAAd service, proper place pronunciation and more

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In today's Frequent Miler week in review around the web, we have a post covering AA's blunt response to a DOT complaint over the...
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Amex clawback theory, Hyatt’s awesome promo, pick a partner and more

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This week's Frequent Miler on the Air ran long, but it's packed with stuff that's worth checking out. From Greg's storytime tip that might...
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Cancelling your Prestige or Premier card? Here’s how to keep ThankYou points alive.

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I’m a huge fan of transferable points programs, (like Citi ThankYou points).  These are programs that allow you to transfer points to multiple loyalty...
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On my mind: Hyatt’s awesome promo

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A couple of days ago Hyatt announced an excellent new promo offering up to 25% back on awards, free parking, and triple points for...
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Pick a single transfer partner for each program’s points…

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If you had to transfer all of your Citi ThankYou points, Chase Ultimate Rewards points, or Amex Membership Rewards points to a single partner...

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