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...
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:...
Buying perks and points from the IRS with credit cards
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Is it worth paying taxes by credit card if you pick the right card to use? Do...
Buying miles and points and cash from the IRS with credit cards
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Yesterday I...
Buying miles and points from the IRS: debit cards
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If you have large estimated or year-end tax payments you've probably wondered if you could profit by...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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. ...
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...
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...
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...
