Kohl’s disappears
For years, one of the best consistent shopping portal deals was to shop at Kohl’s through the Ultimate Rewards Mall. Ever since I first used the Ultimate Rewards Mall in 2011, Kohl’s has offered...
Bluebird bill pay clusterf…
Note: On January 8, 2016 American Express sent out a notice to a large number of Bluebird & Serve cardholders informing them that loading capabilities on their accounts had been terminated. For more information,...
Pi Day Pie for 3.14 points per dollar
Every year I like to celebrate Pi day (March 14, AKA 3/14, AKA 3.14) by showing a way to buy pie and earn 3.14 points per dollar along the way. Keep in mind, this...
Good stuff gleaned from #milemadness
I love rewards programs that bypass having to carry a separate rewards card and, instead, reward you automatically when using an enrolled credit card at specified merchants. It’s not really the convenience that I...
200,000 easy points, giving up on a hunch, and the experiment that wasn’t
In January, I wrote about my plans for my wife’s next round of credit card applications (see “Earning points while my better half waits”). In that post, I listed a number of cards that...
Amex clamping down on repeat bonuses?
I first heard about this from TravelBloggerBuzz, and then read this Dan’s Deals post. According to Dan’s post, starting May 1 American Express will no longer grant signup bonuses to people who have had...
Maximizing value from Amex Platinum cards
In my opinion, the value of holding an Amex Platinum card dropped recently when we learned that US Airways and American Airlines lounge access would no longer be an included perk. And, to make...
#milemadness week 1 scores published, and a contest discussion
In this morning’s post, “#milemadness week 1” I gave an overview of the first week of the #milemadness manufactured spend tournament. Now, I can reveal the week 1 scores…. To see the current scores,...
#milemadness week 1
One month… $5,000 bankrolls… How much cash and how many points will be earned?… The first week of the #milemadness manufactured spend tournament has completed, and a new week is under way. The general...
Delta: guesses validated, and more predictions
Delta’s 2015 award chart for travel from the Continental US, Alaska, and Canada was released today. You can find the new chart here. The predictions I made yesterday were very close to the chart...
Delta’s 2015 Award Chart
UPDATE 3/6/2014: Delta’s new award chart has been released. It is almost exactly as I predicted below except that some mid and high tier award prices have gone down slightly. You can find the...
Rediscovering Discover Rewards
Among the many options for no-fee cash back credit cards, I believe the Discover It card to be one of the better ones. Like the Chase Freedom card, the Discover card offers rotating quarterly...
Portal woes
Readers are reporting that portals are failing to pay out for their recent Kohl’s and Amex gift card purchases. What’s going on?
Online shopping portals can be a fantastic way to earn extra points,...
News from OfficeMax, Amex, and #MileMadness
A nice OfficeMax trend Office Depot used to be my favorite office supply store for earning 5 points per dollar with my Chase Ink cards, but they’re now mostly dead to me. Staples is...
