Buying miles and points and cash from the IRS with credit cards
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Yesterday I showed how to earn miles by paying taxes via debit...
Buying miles and points from the IRS: debit cards
UPDATE: This post is out of date. .
If you have large estimated or year-end tax payments you've probably wondered if you could profit by paying your taxes with a rewards-earning credit or debit card. ...
See you in Tampa? How about Chicago?
I will be presenting at two frequent traveler conferences this fall in quick succession. First will be Frequent Traveler University (FTU) in Tampa, September 27-29. Next will be the Chicago Seminars, October 11-13. Will...
Plinking Sears
Last week, in the post "Plinking gift cards" I described the rewards program called Plink, and I showed that it should be possible to get the equivalent of a 6% rebate when buying $50...
Maximizing Discover rewards: real value from merchant gift cards
Finally found: Better value from Discover rewards. This is the fourth post in a series in which I've analyzed options for maximizing Discover Card rewards. With Discover cash back rewards, cardholders have the...
When to convert United miles to Marriott points
And, when to convert Ultimate Rewards to Marriott too... In one of my recent posts about United and Marriott's new "RewardsPlus" partnership, I described the ability to convert United miles to Marriott points...
Hacking your way to Marriott Platinum and United Silver status
Here's how to go from no status to top-tier elite with Marriott and first-level elite with United... Recently United Airlines and Marriott announced that they have teamed up to offer "RewardsPlus". With RewardsPlus,...
Why I’m excited about United and Marriott hooking up
While its unclear who proposed, you've probably heard by now that United Airlines and Marriott got married, and their new union is named RewardsPlus. Plenty of other bloggers have already shared the details. Here...
Plinking gift cards
Plink is a rewards program in which you can automatically earn rewards for day to day purchases at a number of merchants. They advertise that you can "get rewards for dining and shopping offline."...
Maximizing Discover rewards: Universal Orlando Resorts
Is this deal too good to be true? This is the third post in a series in which I will analyze options for maximizing Discover Card rewards. With Discover cash back rewards, card...
Vanilla Hunt Part 2. Success!
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote the post "Vanilla hunt" in which I described my attempt to buy Vanilla Reload cards at a TA gas station. The attempt failed. I was told...
My top 5 particular pet peeves about hotels, in no particular order
We all want our hotel rooms to be clean, quiet, and comfortable. We want service to be prompt and friendly. We want to get more for less (give us free internet, free food, and...
$500 Vanilla window slams shut at Office Depot
On Monday I wrote about my quest to find $500 Vanilla gift cards and/or reload cards at Office Depot (see "Many flavors of Vanilla return to Office Depot. Does it matter? (update 2)"). That...
Maximizing Discover rewards: Hyatt
This is the second post in a series in which I will analyze options for maximizing Discover card rewards. With Discover cash back rewards, card holders have the option of redeeming for partner gift...
