Updated 5/8/15
Yesterday, I published “Quickest spend to top tier stays.” There, I analyzed a number of options for buying gift cards as a way to earn hotel points. The goal was to see which...
Updated 5/8/15
In my recent post, “Easy wins,” I showed, among other things, easy ways to get credit card signup bonuses for luxury hotel stays. Another option for luxury stays, is to use points earned...
Less useful Vanilla
Update: Many people have reported that Vanilla Visa gift cards do still work at Walmart when loading in denominations of $49.99 or less.
In the last day or two, reports have poured in from...
I recently detailed how American Express hopes to win the category bonus war (see “Amex’s EveryDay weapons in the category bonus war”). Their goal is to incentivize consumers to use their cards for all...
Recently, I published a couple of unsubstantiated, wishful thinking posts: Predictions of big scores in 2014 Earning points while my better half waits In those posts I talked about the possibility of big...
UPDATE 3:25 PM EST: Thank you to everyone who has offered their help! As of now, I'm closing the request for volunteers. Why? I've readily admitted in the past that I need my...
Here's how to go from no status to top-tier elite with Marriott and first-level elite with United... Recently United Airlines and Marriott announced that they have teamed up to offer "RewardsPlus". With RewardsPlus,...
Its no secret that the easiest way to earn frequent flyer points & miles quickly is by signing up for a few credit cards. Many cards standardly offer 40,000 to 50,000 point bonuses. In...
A number of interesting tidbits have been piling up lately, so rather than covering a single topic I'm simply going to give a rundown today of things on my mind... Amex Financial Review Gary,...
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...
“Fair trading prices” are the prices by which it is relatively easy or common to acquire points and miles. More specifically, Fair Trading Prices are estimates of the amount of cash given up by...