Free money from Radio Shack
RadioShack has an amazing promotion going on now through February 28th. Trade in 5 portable electronics for a gift card worth at least $25. You can trade in almost anything: old headphones, video games,...
Why the Barnes & Noble MasterCard might be worth a look
I don't usually like department store credit cards. They tend to have weak signup bonuses and weak rewards. There are exceptions, though. For example, if you spend a lot at Kohls, you need to...
Catching up
Lots of miscellaneous things going on... Delta award bookings Last week I reported a way to book multiple saver level awards when Delta shows just one saver level seat available (see "Booking Delta awards...
Staples Rocks
Last Wednesday, via my Quick Deals page, I reported that the Visa Savings Edge program now offers 1% cash back on Staples' purchases of $200 or more. For deal seekers, this is just one...
Booking Delta awards when you love your spouse
A few days ago, MileValue declared that Delta had the best award space to Asia that he's ever seen. He showed that saver-level business class awards were wide open on quite a few routes...
Award fee reimbursements: searching for limits
A standard benefit of American Express Platinum cards is the $200 per calendar year airline fee credit. The stated purpose of this credit is to reimburse the traveler for "incidental air travel fees" such...
Amex Sync update
In December, I published a series detailing how to take advantage of American Express “Sync Offers.” With Sync Offers, American Express gives registered cardholders statement credits after using their Amex card to spend targeted...
Has the value of award booking services increased?
I don't run an award booking service, but I do frequently get asked award related questions. With complicated requests, I've always suggested award booking services as the answer. With simpler questions, though, I usually...
A different kind of signup bonus
Up to 30,000 Membership Rewards points for small businesses! A reader identifying himself as "farbster" recently pointed out to me an opportunity to earn up to 30,000 Membership Rewards points (Thanks farbster!). American...
Blogging the line
I've written before about the line we draw when playing the points & miles game. Everyone draws a different line separating the things they'll do from those they won't. Is it OK to sign...
The Citi Prestige card to offer American Airlines club access. Maybe.
Via Twitter, PatMike reports that two different Citibank employees told her that the Citi Prestige card will offer American Airlines' Admirals Club access. There is no word yet on when this will happen, and...
Playing 5X everywhere Whack a Mole
A long time ago, in the post "One card to rule them all," I wrote up a guide for earning 5X everywhere. The trick, at the time, was to sign up for an American...
Walmart $500 limits, bill pay, money orders, more…
Last Friday I published "Getting carded at Walmart". In that post I described Walmart's apparent new policies regarding loading Bluebird cards, buying money orders, and paying bills. In that post, I listed a number...
Is Club Carlson’s new promo mattress-run worthy?
A couple of years ago, Club Carlson ran promotions in which they offered up to 50,000 bonus points for a one night stay. Since Club Carlson's award chart tops out at 50,000 points, this...
