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Converting ThankYou points to airline miles

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Citi ThankYou points are possibly the easiest points to earn quickly through credit card spend if you have the right Citbank cards.  The two...

Fighting Delta’s devaluation

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Oh boy.  Yesterday, Delta added another straw to break the backs of their loyal elites.  DeltaPoints has the story here.  The basics are this:...

Double Plink! UPDATE: targeted offer

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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...

The Ritz 140K offer. Should you take it?

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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...

Reader reload research

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Below is the latest gift card and reload news, with thanks to many readers... Fee free gift cards... Nope On Friday, I published a...

Sears double Plink sounds great, but…

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Plink announced a promotion today in which they are offering double Plink points for purchases at Sears through August 18th: Those who have...

Reload updates

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Quick weekend news about Walmart, the three letter drug store, and the numerically named convenience store...  The numerically named convenience store While I...

Gift card alchemy

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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...

Buying miles and points from the IRS with Visa/MasterCard gift cards

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UPDATE: This post is out of date. . This is the fifth post in a series dedicated to analyzing options for earning points and other...

Is it time to jump?

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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...

Buying miles and points from the IRS with Amex gift cards

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UPDATE: This post is out of date. . This is the fourth post in a series dedicated to analyzing options for earning points and other...

Home Improvement gift cards lose their luster. Now what?

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Last week, Home Improvement gift cards turned into gold but then lost their luster soon after.  Here's the story, and what to do...  ...

How good is the Virgin Atlantic credit card?

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When researching my recent posts about using credit cards to pay taxes (here and here) I learned that the Virgin Atlantic American Express card...

Are portal mega-deals on their way back?

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When I began blogging in 2011, Sears regularly offered 10 points per dollar for shopping through the Ultimate Rewards Mall.  This was great because...

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