#milemadness week 2: More than 19,000 miles per hour…
One month… $5,000 bankrolls… How much cash and how many points will be earned?… The first week of the #milemadness manufactured spend tournament...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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”). ...
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...
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...
#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...
#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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
