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...
Post time of day, silver for 40K, mortgage pay, and Hyatt stays
Notice the rhyming post title? Should I quit my blog and become a poet? No? OK, then read on for my miscellaneous ramblings… Post time of day Normally, I post early each morning (around...
Delta’s tricky little s and what it may mean about award space
In yesterday’s post about Delta’s planned 2015 changes, I quoted one of Delta’s promises (bolding is mine): There will be more Award Seats available at the lowest redemption levels and more redemption levels...
Am I the only one happy about Delta’s announced program changes?
Wednesday morning, Delta announced major changes to their SkyMiles program that will take effect January 1, 2015. Most blogs declared that the sky(miles) is falling: DeltaPoints declared “The ONLY initial good news is...
On my mind
Evening posts This week I’m trying something new. I usually publish a new post early every morning, but this week I’m trying out evening posts instead. It seems as if evening posts generate more...
The next mad challenge
A year ago, I challenged myself to earn a million points and miles in a month. I called the challenge, “Million Mile Madness”. Between March 1 and March 31, 2013, I did everything I...
Club Carlson’s devaluation… and my sigh of relief
We knew it was coming. All other major hotel chains have devalued their programs in recent years. The general trend has been not so much to make it harder to earn points, but to...
Luxury travel via Penny Points
On Tuesday evening, my family of three flew Delta business class from Detroit to Los Angeles on an internationally configured aircraft with flat bed seats. Upon arrival in LA, we drove to Huntington Beach...
What is the Barclaycard Arrival card’s rebate really worth?
Barclaycard Arrival Plus® World Elite Mastercard® has an unusual rewards scheme. All purchases earn 2 points per dollar. If you redeem those points for cash, all you get is half a cent per point. ...
Complete guide to Amex gift cards
UPDATE 8/21/2015: Amex has changed their terms for portal cash back. They now only allow cash back for gift card denominations of $200 and below. As long as this restriction is in place there...
Why I’m rarely using my Citi Executive card despite its $10K spend requirement
As you may know, I recently signed up for the Citi Executive AAdvantage World Elite MasterCard because of its current 100,000 mile signup offer. The offer requires paying a $450 annual fee and completing...
Miles and points fee free
I’ve written often of ways to earn miles, points, or cash back by buying gift cards and reload cards. The best opportunities entail earning credit card category bonuses at drug stores, grocery stores, gas...
Extreme savings and points at 1800Flowers
First, my apologies for publishing this so close to Valentine’s Day. For many or most of you, this post will be too late to help. However, for those who waited until the last minute,...
Travel Pony, obscure Freedom benefits, Evolve, and call again success
Travel Pony Lots of blogs are talking about a hotel booking site called Travel Pony. You can get $35 credit towards your first stay simply by signing up with anyone's referral link (you can...
