340K bonus points through pre-approved business card offers
My wife and son recently found that they were pre-approved for a few business cards that they've had before. Through these offers, my wife got one new card and my son got two. Once...
Savewise: An awesome shopping tool (compare portals + find stacks)
Update: Savewise has now expanded the 20% discount available via the Frequent Miler code below to include lifetime memberships as well.
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I've been playing around with a new tool called Savewise (www.getsavewise.com) and I have been...
Hyatt’s 2025 category changes: Particularly bad for mattress running & free night certificates
Update 3/18/25: Just a quick reminder that these World of Hyatt category changes will be going in to force on Tuesday March 25, 2025 at 9am ET. If you're interested in booking a stay...
Hilton’s NoMad London – Bottom Line Review
My wife and I just returned from a short trip to London where we stayed at the NoMad hotel. It's in a beautifully restored building which used to be home to a famous police...
Best ways to get to cities in the US and Canada using miles (2025)
If you want to travel within the US and Canada using airline miles, your first impulse might be to use miles from one of the major North American airlines like American, Delta or United....
Southwest loses its identity, Marriott hates sharing, Platinum predictions and more [Week in Review]
Lately, I've been really jazzed up at the "wins" I've been stacking up: we have a big trip to Europe coming soon that has come together nicely and we've been booking Alaska wards for...
Searching for sweetness with SAS EuroBonus: Round 1
About a week ago, I became a Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) EuroBonus Millionaire. Now that I finally have one million SAS miles, I'm starting to dig in to the program with excitement. Form being a...
Marriott Amex Cards: Best Ever 155K and 185K Welcome Offers Back Again
American Express has just relaunched massive, limited-time welcome offers for the Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant and Bonvoy Bevy cards, each one almost doubling the previous version.
The Bevy is now giving 155,000 Bonvoy points after $5,000...
Do over: Here’s what the refreshed Platinum card will look like
According to a rumor reported by Doctor of Credit, The Platinum Card® from American Express will be "refreshed" this year and may sport a mirror finish. Nick and I recently took a stab at...
Instant Gift Card Deals: Save Money & Get Rewarded
When you're about to buy something, you may be able to save money or earn extra miles by first buying a merchant gift card and then using that gift card to make your purchase.
Often,...
Success: Saving more than $1,000 with Aviator Silver Companion Certificates
A perfect storm rolled in on me. Much to my surprise, Aviator Silver Companion Certificates saved the day.
A few months ago, I wrote a post titled Aviator Silver Companion Certificate: First impressions. In that...
End of an era: Southwest charging for bags, adding Basic Economy, flight credits expiring...
Not content with gutting earnings on paid flights, Southwest announced today that it'll no longer be Southwest.
It'll still be named Southwest (at least for now anyway), but some of the things that make Southwest...
Hyatt 70 night Milestone Rewards: Which should I pick?
I'm running out of time. Late last year, I earned a 70 Night Milestone Reward. I had 90 days to make my selection and kept putting it off because I wasn't sure which to...
American Express Membership Rewards Complete Guide (2025)
Membership Rewards is American Express' transferable points currency. Points can be earned via credit card spend, new account welcome offers, credit card referrals and in many other ways. Once earned, these points can then...
