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Plastiq Now Charging 2.85% Fee For Debit Card Payments

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Bad news for anyone who's been using Plastiq to make payments using debit cards - they've increased the fee that you'll pay. We started seeing reports of this yesterday and it was hoped that it...
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Caesars Rewards Downgrading Members From Diamond To Gold

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The bad news about Caesars Rewards status matching hasn't ended. Nick reported the other day about how Caesars had added terms to their website stating that status matching from other programs where you'd status matched...
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Curve Credit: Visa Debit is already live, but is credit soon to follow?

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Here in Frequent Miler World, the US launch of the Curve Credit has been keeping our hearts aflutter.  Curve is a credit card that allows you to "back it" with other credit cards (similarly...

Quick tip: Max out the PointCard 10x wireless offer by paying down EIPs

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I wanted to put out a quick tip because there is currently a deal to get 10x points on the PointCard debit card for purchases at T-Mobile, Verizon, and AT&T. That's effectively 10% back....
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Chase Sapphire Reserve: Why .25 cents is worth $250 (for me)

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Full confession, I feel terrible for applying for the Capital One Venture X.  Greg the Frequent Miler has a brutal history with Capital One (although this evidently doesn't carry-over to Mrs. Miler).  First, they...
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[Update: Points have posted!] Marriott Bonvoy: travel package refunds still coming, held up by...

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Update 3/10/22: We have had multiple reports from readers today that points are now in their accounts for these cancelled Travel Packages! Looks like Marriott said what they meant and meant what they said...
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eBay Gift Card Purchases On Slide Earning 5% On Freedom & Freedom Flex This...

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Doctor of Credit reported today that eBay gift card purchases in the Slide app are currently earning 5% on Chase Freedom and Freedom Flex cards. That initially sounded exciting and, to a certain extent, it...
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American Airlines Loyalty Points Game: Tim’s Progress

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I'll be honest, stepping into a points and miles game with Greg the Frequent Miler and Nick Reyes feels a little like playing Tom Brady and Patrick Mahomes...at the same time (if you don't...
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Caesars Diamond perk: monthly $20 free bet (available in select states)

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Many readers may have Caesars Diamond status thanks to status matches (most commonly one from Wyndham Rewards Diamond, which is a perk of the Wyndham Business Earner card). We have previously covered the $100...
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American Airlines Loyalty Points Now Live – Tracker Showing On Accounts

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A few months ago, American Airlines announced that they were revamping how you'd earn status in the AAdvantage program, moving to Loyalty Points that are earned not only through flying but through many other...
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American Airlines is finally fixing its elite upgrade process

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American Airlines has announced that they are finally rejigging their bizarre upgrade process for elite members.  Starting March 2nd, all levels of elite status will be eligible for complimentary upgrades without requiring 500-mile upgrade...
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United Airlines: Another upgrade to the award calendar?

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This seems to be the week that everyone is working on their award calendars.  Earlier, both Marriott and IHG made changes that made it easier to look at award availability and pricing over a...
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Aer Lingus Awards Bookable On BA Website, But With Potentially Huge Fees

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Some good news and bad news. First, the good news - Aer Lingus award flights are now bookable on BA.com. That could prove to be really useful if you don't want to have to...
SoFi Money upgrade offer

Beware SoFi Money Upgrade Offers: You’ll Lose ATM Fee Reimbursements

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SoFi has been sending out emails recently to SoFi Money account holders encouraging them to upgrade their account to a SoFi Checking & Savings account now that they're officially a bank. Doing so will earn...

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