Digging the Capital One Shopping Browser Extension
I'm reposting because this morning I received an incredible offer from Capital One Shopping: "24% back from giftcards.com." Even better, the email specifically reminded me to buy Mastercard gift cards: "Last Day to save...
Holiday Shopping Savings Tips & Tools
With the hot holiday shopping season just around the corner, many of us will be hunting for great deals on everything from travel to gifts to home appliances and a lot more. The hype...
Citi ThankYou Rewards Review and Guide
Now that Citi ThankYou points can be transferred 1 to 2 to Choice, I've personally doubled down on the program. I use my Citi Prestige card (no longer available to new applicants) to earn...
Travel feels free when you’re broke and platinum…
Hopefully you've all gotten a chance to read Nick's excellent post about the joy (and myth) of "free" travel. In the post he does a great job outlining the pit-falls of thinking of award...
“Award Travel is Free” “No, it’s not.” “Does it matter?”
Are your points and miles free? Does it cost you something when you redeem them? Is your travel free if you use your points? Does it make a difference how you've earned them? Spoiler...
Amex Platinum Saks credit: What can you get with $50?
The Amex Platinum card comes with a slew of valuable benefits like elite status, lounge access, and credits for Uber and airline fee incidentals. One of the benefits less often discussed in blog posts...
Chase’s 30% transfer bonus to Aeroplan is awesome, but I’m not buying [On my...
On a recent Frequent Miler on the Air podcast, Nick and I discussed whether it made sense to speculatively transfer points from Chase to Air Canada's Aeroplan. After all, the current 30% (or up...
2 Southwest Companion Passes and a boatload of points with just 3 cards
Yesterday, a member of our Frequent Miler Insiders Facebook group shared a Southwest Companion Pass strategy that was so brilliant that I couldn't help but share it. I can't believe I haven't seen this...
(Now Available Via Referral) Chase Ink Cash and Ink Business Unlimited: Best ever 90K...
Update 11/8/22: These increased welcome offers on the Chase Ink Business Unlimited and Ink Cash cards are now available via referral links. Referrers get a bonus of 20,000 Ultimate Rewards which means that if...
Chase Ultimate Rewards Complete Guide
Chase Ultimate Rewards is a transferable points program available through a number of Chase cards. In my comparison of transferable points programs, Chase Ultimate Rewards came out ahead of Amex Membership Rewards, Citi ThankYou...
The joy and myth of free travel
If I told you that so far this year I have been in 16 countries over 3 continents and I've flown in flat bed business or first class on 8 different airlines and stayed...
My Global Entry renewal experience (success on arrival)
I recently had to renew my Global Entry card for the second time since originally signing up. My previous renewal was a piece of cake. I did it entirely online and an interview wasn't...
Southwest Companion Pass Open Season
Does two years of free companion travel and points to cover more than $1500 in airfare sound good to you? Southwest Companion Pass Open Season has officially begun and this week we discuss strategies...
How to maximize value with your Amex Platinum Card
Thanks to the almost unbelievably good welcome bonuses that have been available in recent times for both consumer and business Platinum cards, I expect that many readers have a Platinum card of one type...
