Learning to fly
“I’m learning to fly, but I ain’t got wings” – Tom Petty
Six months ago I was fired… let go… downsized… whatever. I had worked for the same company for sixteen years and, in...
Why you should cancel your Points & Cash awards
UPDATE: It looks like I goofed. Multiple readers have stated that they have received the full 10% Priority Club points rebate even for Points & Cash awards. I don’t know why my experience (a...
Win a chance to win a seat on the MegaDO
BoardingArea is giving away two seats on the upcoming Star MegaDO 4. The winners will get a reserved aisle or window seat next to Randy Petersen on the upcoming StarMegaDo 2012, hotel accommodations,...
Ultimate Rewards Mall October Edition
JCP returns to 10X for Ink and Freedom cardholders. Freedom cardholders can get 15X at Kohl’s. Every month, the Ultimate Rewards Mall has new month-long specials. Last month, I wrote about the September...
Ultimate Rewards Mall October Predictions
At the beginning of each month, new promotions appear within the Ultimate Rewards Mall. On Monday morning, I’ll provide full coverage of what’s new: both good and bad. Today, I’ll provide some completely baseless...
MyPoints 150 points per dollar! Maybe. (Update 3)
This deal now appears to be dead for real Update 3 (9/28 11:22 am EST): Deal appears to be back MyPoints has put the splash screens back! Update 2 (9/28 10:01 am EST):...
10X and 20X opportunities ending soon
This is a reminder that several big Ultimate Rewards opportunities end with the close of this month (Sunday): Sears 20X: Freedom cardholders If you have a Chase Freedom Visa or MasterCard, you can get...
Vanilla Reloadables
Vanilla Reload cards are the key to earning 5X everywhere. They can be purchased at many Office Depot stores with Chase Ink cards which give 5X for office supply purchases. Once purchased,...
What is a fuel point worth?
Several grocery store chains have rewards programs in which you can earn “fuel points.” Fuel points are used to get a discount when filling up your car’s gas tank. Kroger, for example, awards shoppers...
NYC on $19 per day. Final tally
Last week I challenged myself to visit New York City and spend no more than $19 per day out of pocket. I saw this as a fun challenge, and it was! For this...
MyVanilla finally appears
A reader emailed me last night to let me know that the MyVanilla reloadable prepaid Visa card is now available for order online. For months the OneVanilla website showed the MyVanilla card as “coming...
Bloomingdale’s Only 10X
For the month of September, Chase Sapphire cardholders can get 10 points per dollar for shopping at Bloomingdale’s as long as they start in the Ultimate Rewards Mall. In the post “September experiments in...
My NYC Challenge: The trip so far
Last Friday I described my upcoming trip to New York City and my $19 New York City challenge: I would travel on miles and points, and spend no more than $19 per day. Thanks...
Buy.com 20X!
Sweet! One of my September lab experiments has paid off handsomely. I now have evidence that its possible to double dip at Buy.com for 20X! Before I tell you how, lets take a...
