Tag: Chase Ultimate Rewards
The Arrival Plus: More than just a new name
UPDATES: Since this post was written, the offer referenced in this has expired. See our Best Offers page for current card information..
The Barclaycard Arrival...
Kohl’s disappears
For years, one of the best consistent shopping portal deals was to shop at Kohl’s through the Ultimate Rewards Mall. Ever since I first...
Pi Day Pie for 3.14 points per dollar
Every year I like to celebrate Pi day (March 14, AKA 3/14, AKA 3.14) by showing a way to buy pie and earn 3.14...
Travel Pony, obscure Freedom benefits, Evolve, and call again success
Travel Pony Lots of blogs are talking about a hotel booking site called Travel Pony. You can get $35 credit towards your first stay...
Shopping portal fun!
Recently, I published a couple of unsubstantiated, wishful thinking posts: Predictions of big scores in 2014 Earning points while my better half waits ...
Don’t agree with me
Yesterday morning I was thinking that it may be time for me to work on increasing my Ultimate Rewards point balance. Thanks to the...
The new true value of Ultimate Rewards
Now that United miles are worth less , the question on everyone's mind is how much are they worth now? And, for those of...
The best cards get better, plus 5000 points
I love when great cards get even better. Chase already surprised us recently by changing the benefits guides for most of their cards for...
The best mix of Ultimate Rewards cards
Chase's Ultimate Rewards program is hands down my favorite loyalty program. Through incredible sign-up bonuses, generous category bonuses, and the often lucrative Ultimate Rewards...
When 18X beats 21X. Same store, same portal.
Note: Most of the following post was written yesterday morning. Since then, I learned about some additional related issues, so I added information about...
Eating your way to Kauai. Which card is best?
In a recent post, Frugal Travel Guy said that he would no longer use his Citi Forward card at restaurants. Instead, he would go...
When to convert United miles to Marriott points
And, when to convert Ultimate Rewards to Marriott too... In one of my recent posts about United and Marriott's new "RewardsPlus" partnership, I...
5X everywhere without gift cards, part 3: Everything Else
This is the third of a three part series showing how you can earn 5X everywhere without gift cards. In the previous posts I...
5X everywhere without gift cards, part 1: Ultimate Rewards
At FTU in DC last weekend, I presented "You can still earn 5X everywhere." Many of the tips I presented involved reload cards, gift...
