Fighting Delta’s devaluation
Oh boy. Yesterday, Delta added another straw to break the backs of their loyal elites. DeltaPoints has the story here. The basics are this: Many/most low-level international business class awards will be priced 7%...
Double Plink! UPDATE: targeted offer
UPDATE: The offer cited below is targeted to specific Plink users. If you didn't receive this offer via email, then you won't qualify for double points. Last Saturday I told you why I wasn't...
The Ritz 140K offer. Should you take it?
The usual offer for the Ritz Carlton Rewards credit card is 70,000 bonus points after spending $2,000 in three months. The annual $395 fee is not waived the first year. That fee sounds awfully...
Reader reload research
Below is the latest gift card and reload news, with thanks to many readers... Fee free gift cards... Nope On Friday, I published a QuickDeal titled: "Fee free $200 Visa gift card at office...
Sears double Plink sounds great, but…
Plink announced a promotion today in which they are offering double Plink points for purchases at Sears through August 18th: Those who have read my posts "Plinking Sears," and/or "Gift card alchemy" may...
Reload updates
Quick weekend news about Walmart, the three letter drug store, and the numerically named convenience store... The numerically named convenience store While I haven't had a chance recently to revisit my local convenience...
Gift card alchemy
What follows is a hypothetical perpetual money machine. While I've successfully tried each individual step, I've never put them all together as shown here. Don't think of this as a recommendation of what...
Buying miles and points from the IRS with Visa/MasterCard gift cards
UPDATE: This post is out of date. .
This is the fifth post in a series dedicated to analyzing options for earning points and other rewards when paying federal taxes. If you haven't already, please...
Is it time to jump?
NOTE: 30K offer has expired In June, I said "don't jump." In the post, "Pondering limited time credit card signup offers," I advised against jumping into the latest limited time credit card signup offers,...
Buying miles and points from the IRS with Amex gift cards
UPDATE: This post is out of date. .
This is the fourth post in a series dedicated to analyzing options for earning points and other rewards when paying federal taxes. If you haven't already, please...
Home Improvement gift cards lose their luster. Now what?
Last week, Home Improvement gift cards turned into gold but then lost their luster soon after. Here's the story, and what to do... For me, the story began on July 29th, when I...
How good is the Virgin Atlantic credit card?
When researching my recent posts about using credit cards to pay taxes (here and here) I learned that the Virgin Atlantic American Express card offers promising potential for non-bonus spend. Here are the details:...
Are portal mega-deals on their way back?
When I began blogging in 2011, Sears regularly offered 10 points per dollar for shopping through the Ultimate Rewards Mall. This was great because it was possible to double dip: go through the portal...
Mistakes have been made
I was wrong. I was wrong. I was wrong. Yep, I made (at least) three mistakes in my last two blog posts. Let's review: 1. JCB’s Marukai card In the post, "Buying miles and...
