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How to earn points and what to buy with Sears gift cards
In the past several months, Sears has been offering outstanding rewards through online shopping portals. For example, yesterday Sears very briefly bumped up their offer through the Southwest Rapid Rewards Shopping Portal to 9X. ...
23 points per dollar at Sears!
UPDATE 10:52 am EST: Wow, I don't think I've ever seen this happen so quickly before. The portal now shows only 4 points per dollar at Sears. I wonder if that's an error? Stay tuned...
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How to earn 1.8 SPG points per dollar, or 5.76 Choice points per dollar
The Diners Club card is back. This is a credit card with a long and interesting history (read details at View from the Wing, here). I’m interested in all new opportunities to earn points...
Earn oodles of airline miles from shopping portals
Next to credit card signup bonuses, the best way to earn points and miles quickly is through online shopping portals. Last year, when I challenged myself to earn a million points and miles in...
New huge portal bonuses return again today!
Yesterday I announced a slew of huge online shopping portal bonuses. Of those, it's worth noting that Sears is still available for 9 miles per dollar through the Alaska Airlines MileagePlan Shopping portal. That...
Fly free with a companion for two years and get a free seven night...
UPDATE 1/14/2016: The Ritz credit card signup bonuses now offer free nights rather than points, so this post is no longer relevant.
UPDATE 9/26/2014: Unfortunately, the Ritz Carlton credit card signup offers described in this...
Huge portal bonuses. Today only
A number of online shopping portals are offering better than usual rates today. Last time this happened the rates were only valid for one day, but I don't know whether or not that's the...
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:...
SkyClub dry cleaning, Singapore miles, credit card offers, and Alaska’s same day change policy
A cool device at the LaGuardia SkyClub I visited the Delta SkyClub at the LaGuardia airport on my last visit to New York, and found an interesting device there, called a “Swash”: As...
15% off printed gift cards via TwoSmiles
Through July 7th:The website, TwoSmiles, is offering 15% off select gift cards. Use code FIREWORKS15 at checkout. The 15% off code should work with the following gift cards:Kohl'sGapForever 21Sports AuthorityAMCOld NavyBabiesRUsGameStopToysRUsSouthwest AirlinesAeropostaleSephoraBass Pro ShopsBanana...
Opportunistic hoarding vs. earning and burning
Conventional wisdom in the points and miles game is to “earn and burn”. The idea is to earn enough points for your next trip, spend the points, travel for nearly free, and repeat. There...
Lowering the bar and raising returns
Shopping through online portals is often a great way to increase points earned (or to get cash back) for things you would have bought anyway. Once you know where you want to shop online,...
