My $19 NYC challenge: plans taking shape
On Friday I described my upcoming trip to New York City, and a challenge I set for myself: I would travel on miles and points, and spend no more than $19 per day. ...
Is the Sony double dip dead?
In my post “Ultimate Rewards Mall September Edition” I noted that this month Sony is offering 10 points per dollar to Chase Ink cardholders for shopping through the Ultimate Rewards Mall. In that post,...
My $19 New York City challenge
Next week I’m off to New York City for a meet-up with some friends. And, thanks to airline miles and hotel points, my trip will be free! Well, not really. I do need...
Ultimate Rewards Mall: When and where do points post?
Shopping through the Ultimate Rewards Mall is a fantastic way to earn extra points if you are an Ink, Freedom, or Sapphire cardholder. I write often about ways to take maximum advantage of this...
Is the United card worth keeping?
Every couple of weeks, I get an email like this one inviting me to earn up to 65K United Miles for signing up for the Chase MileagePlus Explorer card:
In reality, I see this as...
Award Booking Review: MileValue (trip 2)
In the post “Get the most from your miles,” I suggested that using a good award booking service is a great way to get the most value from your miles. Read the comments of...
FatWallet offers 6.5% cash back at Marriott through Thursday
Until September 13 (Thursday), FatWallet is offering 6.5% cash back for stays booked at Marriott.com. This is an excellent cash back rate, and FatWallet is a reliable cash back service (see “FatWallet sets a...
Buy.com experiment success
Through the Ultimate Rewards Mall, Chase Ink cardholders can earn 10 points per dollar at Buy.com this month (see “Ultimate Rewards Mall September Edition”). On September 2nd, I launched an experiment: Could I buy...
How to earn 5 points per dollar paying taxes
Thanks to Chase’s line of Ink charge and credit cards, it is fairly easy to earn 5X on virtually all credit card purchases. If you’re not already familiar with these techniques, please read “One...
Marriott Challenge Checkpoint
Last month, in the post “Pursuing Platinum @ Marriott” I described my plan for securing Marriott Platinum status through Marriott’s Platinum Challenge. I don’t stay at Marriott properties all that often, so I really...
Portal finder fight! Round 2
When shopping online, it’s always a good idea to start with a shopping portal that gives you extra points, miles, or cash back when clicking through to merchants you would shop at...
How to pay Federal taxes with a Vanilla Visa
There are many good reasons to buy $500 Vanilla Visa cards. Here are a few:
To earn 5X Ultimate Rewards Points with a Chase Ink card (see “Almost too good to be true”) at...
A little FAR
This deal is good until September 8 2012. Hat tip to Peter S. Staples is back with a new FAR (Free after Rebate) software download. Usually, these are a great way to make...
