Buying Platinum and a million miles: 6 month update
I’ve met only one out of two goals, but have managed to rake in over 1 million points and miles anyway… In...
Laboratory Preparations
High on my Laboratory to-do list is to figure out which merchant gift cards are easily upgradeable. As I discussed in the post “The...
Ultimate Rewards Mall July Edition
Lowes, Office Depot and more move to 10X! Every month, the Ultimate Rewards Mall has new month-long specials. Last month, I wrote about...
Ultimate Rewards Mall Goodies
Chase’s Ultimate Rewards Mall has some nice bonuses for July! Check back tomorrow for full coverage.
Frequent Miler’s Michigan Workation
This week, while our son is at camp, Frequent and Mrs. Miler have been enjoying our northern Michigan workation. Each morning we pull out...
TopCashBack update
Regarding issues with getting cash back for Club Carlson stays… I received an email from Natasha at TopCashBack today. She says that the following...
TopCashBack: what works, what doesn’t?
A while ago I suggested to TopCashBack that they double their Radisson cash back rate in conjunction with the big Club Carlson summer promotions...
Win a spot on the Star Mega DO
This is a quick note for those interested in attending this year’s Star Mega DO (basically a big party on a chartered jet for...
Sears 15X: Rapidly Disappearing Rewards
Last month, for two days only, the Southwest Airlines shopping portal (Rapid Rewards Shopping) offered 15 points per dollar when shopping at Sears.com. In...
Office Supply Roundup
OfficeMax, Office Depot, Staples…. Not only do some of the names sound the same, but the stores look the same and carry similar products. ...
Mileage running, from home
High level airline elite status comes with many valuable perks such as free domestic first class upgrades (when available), elite security lines, waived fees...
We Value Your Opinions
After netSpend shut down my account the other day and refused to tell me why, I haven’t been a big fan (see “We’re sorry,...
Where to buy Vanilla Reload Cards
UPDATE 11/26/2012: On the weekend of November 10th 2012, Office Depot stopped selling Vanilla Reload cards. As a result, most of the information below...
How to finish off gift cards
If you’ve ever owned gift cards, you’ve probably encountered this issue. You use your gift card as intended until you have something like two...
