It’s been about 2 years since I dove back into blogging on a regular basis, focusing largely on travel. I’ve always really enjoyed writing but I never really found a medium where I could be successful. Since diving back in I’m really enjoying writing…
I’ve been playing the points and miles game for so long I sometimes take for granted what someone who wants to get started might think “easy” is. I was sitting with a good friend enjoying some lunch last week going through various credit card…
Southwest Rapid Rewards and Marriott are teaming up this month to offer bonus points on gift card purchases. Purchase link here. Buying gift cards at a discount (or earning bonus points) is a solid way to save on travel. I remember stocking up…
There’s been a lot written by travel bloggers about buying gift cards at office supply stores to earn lots of points. I’ve been involved with it for a while myself, though not to the extreme of some. I know I’m supposed to get a…
Boy, it’s been a crazy busy week for me. I’m just getting caught up on a bunch of reading. Part of that reading was a few posts on Visa gift cards and Vanilla reloads by fellow travel blogger Frequent Miler. Visa gift cards and…
The game of collecting miles and points has, like most things in life, easy parts and hard parts. For people just getting started, I like to advise them to focus on the low hanging fruit. For me, that’s usually cards like Chase Sapphire and…
Another small data point on purchasing variable amount gift cards from Office Depot using your Ink Bold card to earn 5 points per dollar. There were a few comments on my original update post indicating that some stores still have cards and some stores…
While I was watching TV last night with my wife I happened upon a post by Mommy Points that changed my schedule around a bit today. She was reporting that it seemed variable amount gift cards were disappearing from Office Depot, at least in…
Okay, so it’s not as sexy as American Airlines Executive Platinum status. But, Starbucks is selling a unique $450 gift card, featured on Gilt. It’s a 20-gram etched stainless steel card that, according to the article, actually costs more to make than what they…