Another 5X bites the dust
Thanks to a tip from CTravlr, I learned yesterday about a new devaluation of sorts... The Citi Forward card has long been one of...
Combining Sears gift cards
A few weeks ago, Sears ran an amazing promotion through the United MileagePlus Shopping portal. They offered 16 miles per dollar to MileagePlus cardholders...
Buy United miles for 2.2 cents each and get a free 7 night hotel...
Recently, United sent out emails inviting customers to earn 25% more miles when they convert hotel and car rental points into United miles. Registration...
The top 5 ways to get Sears gift cards
A week ago, I showed how it is possible to use Sears gift cards to pay for travel (see "Earn more miles (many more)...
A year later, a new breed of Sears’ gift card racks spotted in the...
One year ago today, I published "The mysterious case of the secret gift card rack." In that post, I described an elusive gift card...
Year-end mileage running, from home
With only two months and a week left in the calendar year, many of us are examining our progress towards airline elite status. Are...
Laboratory Updates Oct 2013
In the hunt for miles and points, it's not always easy to know what works and what doesn't. For example, if you go through...
Easy debit card rewards, from home
Debit cards are increasingly becoming the easiest way to earn rewards. The hard part is obtaining a debit card that offers miles or cash...
Earn more miles (many more) for any flight, any hotel, any cruise
OK, this doesn't really work for "any" flight, hotel, or cruise, but it should work for most... Read on... A few days ago,...
Amex to jettison OfficeMax from OPEN Savings; and other changes good & bad
Amex OPEN improves Hertz benefit, but otherwise mostly bad news... One of the best and most reliable ways to buy gift cards at...
How to spend down Amex gift cards
Many have asked me how to liquidate Amex gift cards. I don't know what the "best" answer is, but below are a number of...
Waiting and watching for points to post
Last week, Sears offered 12 to 16 miles per dollar through the United MileagePlus Shopping portal and then 12 miles per dollar through the...
Plinking Staples
UPDATE: Plink now limits rewards at Staples to 10 transactions per month. As I reported last week, Plink has recently added Staples to the...
Think before you re-Plink
A quick public service announcement... If you've recently been Plinking Freedom and are thinking of Plinking Ink, please stop and think. If you...
