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...
Don’t agree with me
Yesterday morning I was thinking that it may be time for me to work on increasing my Ultimate Rewards point balance. Thanks to the upcoming United and Hyatt devaluations, I spent a large percentage...
Getting carded at Walmart
I'll be on vacation until January 6th. Until then, I'll publish a series of "mini posts" with an occasional regular post if something interesting comes up. I may or may not answer blog comments...
Up to 7 posts of 2013 you shouldn’t miss
I'll be on vacation until January 6th. Until then, I'll publish a series of "mini posts" with an occasional regular post if something interesting comes up. I may or may not answer blog comments...
Retaining my Citi ThankYou Premier
I'll be on vacation until January 6th. Until then, I'll publish a series of "mini posts" with an occasional regular post if something interesting comes up. I may or may not answer blog comments...
Waiting (and hoping) for Amex gift card 3X miles to post
I'll be on vacation until January 6th. Until then, I'll publish a series of "mini posts" with an occasional regular post if something interesting comes up. I may or may not answer blog comments...
5X everywhere Amex is accepted, until the New Year
I'll be on vacation until January 6th. Until then, I'll publish a series of "mini posts" with an occasional regular post if something interesting comes up. I may or may not answer blog comments...
Kohl’s Rewards
I'll be on vacation until January 6th. Until then, I'll publish a series of "mini posts" with an occasional regular post if something interesting comes up. I may or may not answer blog comments...
Kohl’s not allowing Kohl’s Cash merchandise returns?
I'll be on vacation until January 6th. Until then, I'll publish a series of "mini posts" with an occasional regular post if something interesting comes up. I may or may not answer blog comments...
Serve or Bluebird?
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,...
A card with rewards too good to be true
In November, reader Amit wrote the following on my Contact Frequent Miler page: Have you seen Dynamics Inc’s ePlate reward program for JetLimo? http://dynamicsinc.com/JetLimoSeems too good to be true… the program is so...
Doubling portal promos, and more. A 50X example
While researching a post from a couple of days ago ("Sears 25X via an interesting confluence of events") I realized something that probably should have been obvious to me all along. When double dipping...
Hyatt’s new math
In August, I questioned whether it was time to do a Hyatt Diamond trial challenge, but concluded that, for me, the cost to complete the challenge wasn't worth it (see "Is it time for...
Sears 25X via an interesting confluence of events
A confluence of events and offers has made it possible to earn up to 25 miles per dollar when buying merchandise at Sears.com via the MileagePlus Shopping Portal: The United MileagePlus shopping portal...
