Best sock drawer credit cards
Many credit cards compete for your wallet share with great rewards for spend. There are cards that offer great rewards for all spend; and other cards that offer great rewards within categories such as...
Delta elite status: easier than ever
This week on Frequent Miler on the Air, Greg almost convinced me that I need to go for Delta elite status. Thankfully, I came to my senses and realized that despite a ridiculously easy path...
Easy path to Delta elite status through Jan 2024
It was already easier than ever to earn Delta elite status this year thanks to Status Accelerators, elite earnings on award tickets, and 25% enhanced credit card spend Status Boosts (see: Shortcuts to Delta...
Hyatt House Mt. Laurel: Bottom Line Review (2bdrm standard suite)
This week, my wife and I decided to take the kids to do something fun: while road construction is about as far from our definition of "fun" as possible, it turns out that there...
Manufacturing Lifetime Delta Diamond Status
UPDATE: As of January 2024, it is no longer possible to manufacture million miler status through credit card spend. Now, million miler status is earned only through actually flying a million miles. Additionally, the...
Delta extends elite status, upgrade certificates, earnings on awards, and more!
Big news for Delta elite members: Delta elite status is being extended again. Additionally, they are extending the validity of regional and global upgrade certificates, they are going to continue rolling over miles, award tickets...
Tours & activities with points: which deal is “best”?
At the beginning of the year, Greg announced an awesome offer: he would "gift" me his Delta Global Upgrade certificates, which enable the upgrade of even cheap economy class flights to business class on...
My $895 plus 75,000 points retention call
Last week, annual fees appeared on two of my Amex cards: $595 for my Business Platinum card (Update January 2022: this offer has expired -- the annual fee is now $695) and $95 for...
Citi has the best transferable points program (…for a limited time)
Citi has the best transferable points program*.
(*for a limited time)
Is that a statement of indisputable fact or is there room for discussion? Fans of Frequent Miler on the Air know that I wouldn't let...
Citi Custom Cash Complete Guide
The Citi Custom Cash card is Citi's simplified answer to the traditional 5x rotating-category card. This card offers 5x ThankYou points on the eligible category in which you spend the most each billing cycle (on...
Should YOU abandon Capital One?
Following my experience with Capital One shutting down my new Venture card without warning and cashing out my points for only a half cent each, people keep asking if they should use up their...
An early breakup with Bank of America Premium Rewards?
Almost exactly a year ago, I wrote a post that was something of an ode to the Bank of America Premium Rewards card called Retirement planning mistakes fixed by credit cards. In that post,...
Citi offers an AA exit: Bail out or double down? [On My Mind]
I was a bit shell shocked yesterday (in a good way) by the news that Citi is now offering 1 to 1 transfers from ThankYou Rewards to American Airlines. This is something that we've...
Here’s How Easy & Quick It Is To Set Up CLEAR
CLEAR membership isn't something I'd been too worried about getting in the past, but with Amex handing it out for free to all Platinum personal and business cardholders and some other targeted cardholders with...
