Staples introduces 5% back in rewards on everything
This just appeared in my email: Last April I reported that Staples was testing this program in select markets (see "Staples ups the...
Why I no longer like the Marriott credit card
A number of hotel loyalty programs have recently suffered major devaluations. Here is a summary borrowed from One Mile at a Time:
Hilton has literally...
Million Mile Madness, Credit card planning: US Bank and others
Background: Early in January, I introduced the idea of challenging myself (and anyone foolish enough to join me) to earn a million points in...
Million Mile Madness, Credit card planning: Barclaycard
Background: Early in January, I introduced the idea of challenging myself (and anyone foolish enough to join me) to earn a million points in...
Million Mile Madness, Credit card planning: Citi
Background: Early in January, I introduced the idea of challenging myself (and anyone foolish enough to join me) to earn a million points in...
Office DeMax
Office supply stores and travel hacking are a strange combination, but in the past year or two they've been great together. Thanks to credit...
The Home Improvement gift card
Is this the next big thing? Probably not, but it has its uses… When Office Depot recently stopped selling $500 Visa cards,...
Targeted Amex upgrades
UPDATE: The process for finding upgrade offers has changed. Please see the updated instructions here.
Note: American Express is a Frequent Miler advertiser
Instead of applying...
Million Mile Madness, Credit card planning: American Express
Background: Early in January, I introduced the idea of challenging myself (and anyone foolish enough to join me) to earn a million points in...
Extreme savings at Kohl’s
For my wife's last round of credit card sign-ups, I picked up a Kohl's charge card in her name (see "My wife’s 305K churn"). ...
Million Mile Madness, Credit card planning: Chase
Background: Early in January, I introduced the idea of challenging myself (and anyone foolish enough to join me) to earn a million points in...
Amex Gift Cards, this and that
I've reported before that it is possible to get 1.5% cash back via TopCashBack or 1.4% cash back via BigCrumbs when buying Amex gift...
Million Mile Madness: Tracking points and expenses
Background: Early in January, I introduced the idea of challenging myself (and anyone foolish enough to join me) to earn a million points in...
