Citi event invite/unvite/revite; Andaz pancake evaluation; and NYC accidentally for free
About three weeks ago I was invited to a launch event for a new Citibank cash back product. The invitation read in part as follows:
Citi would like to know if you would be interested...
The door slams shut on Amex gift card cash back, 17K Singapore miles posted,...
Amex gift cards disappear from portals Recently, the best cash back rates for buying Amex gift cards have been through BeFrugal and TopCashBack. Yesterday afternoon a reader alerted me that Amex gift cards had...
He was wrong, these cards don’t suck
Drew must have been having a bad day. On Sunday, Drew (author of Travel is Free) published “Please, Stop Listening to Bloggers and Getting Crappy Rewards Cards!” There were two major threads to this...
Challenge accepted
You know the drill. I was nominated for the ALS ice bucket challenge by my uncle Lew, and by Mommy Points (link). I’ve pledged to donate $100 to ALS research, $100 to Food Gatherers,...
Will the real Virgin Atlantic offer please stand up?
Bank of America recently introduced a new signup offer for their Virgin Atlantic credit card. The bank describes it as chance to earn up to 90,000 miles. Some blogs have described it as a...
Office supply 1X, Devolvolution, FlexPerks minus AA, and more
Miscellaneous thoughts and happenings… Online Office Depot and OfficeMax not posting as office supply A reliable source has informed me that all of his recent online Office Depot and OfficeMax purchases made with his...
The walls are closing in on Amex gift card spend
The ability to earn points or cash back when buying Amex gift cards has long been one of the best ways to increase rewards on your spend. You can find full details about this...
Surviving the new Iberia Avios award chart
Iberia and British Airways share the same miles program called “Avios”. Recently, Iberia published a partner award chart that is quite different from British Airways’ own partner award chart. Some fear that British Airways...
Maximizing value from the U.S. Bank FlexPerks Travel Rewards Visa Card
Last week I described how I used points from my FlexPerks Travel Rewards card to buy a one-way flight from Las Vegas to Detroit. The retail price of the flight was just over $300...
A point hoarder’s approach to booking domestic flights
In the post “Opportunistic hoarding vs. earning and burning,” I described my approach to earning points, miles, and cash back. I earn opportunistically based on the best available deals at the time. I wrote:...
Is the One Two Free game worth playing?
Every year National Car Rental offers a promotion called “One Two Free”. The basic idea is that you can earn a free rental day for every two qualifying rentals. I recently explained why...
Up to 2.625% back for timeshares, fortune tellers, and more
In my recent post, “Best options when paying for flights,” I listed a number of credit cards that offer better than usual rewards for either travel purchases or all purchases. In the comments of...
Discover extreme savings
Yesterday I showed why I’m excited about Discover cash back (hint: it’s possible to double the value of your cash back by redeeming for car rental certificates). Today I’ll show an example of stacking...
Discover rental car discounts and upgrades
Lately I’ve been excited about earning Discover cash back. What? Cash back sounds boring, right? Well, it is kind of boring, usually, but not when I’m excited about car rentals.
Let me explain…
When I travel,...
