For those of us obsessed with interested in the miles and points game, it’s hard to argue with the value of Chase Ultimate Rewards points. The points transfer to a number of programs on a 1:1 ratio, including: United Airlines British Airways Southwest Airlines…
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…
I realized last night that even though I talk about how great the Ink and Sapphire family of cards are from Chase, I had a glaring hole in my own wallet. And, what a great time to realize this issue, since the Ink cards…
Credit cards (and the accompanying sign-up bonuses) have become a big part of most effective strategies for earning points and miles. Just a few days ago I was discussing a great way to pick the low hanging fruit by buying gift cards from office…
FROM THE COMMENTS BELOW, Gary brings up the point that I don’t actually have to use a Hyatt Visa to get the 20% bonus, which changes a bunch of the math. After reviewing the T&C, it doesn’t actually state any requirement to pay with…
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…
Just a quick update to my post yesterday about variable amount gift cards disappearing from Office Depot. I stopped by my local Office Depot again this morning and all the same cards I purchased were still being displayed. It didn’t appear they’d updated the…
Now that I’ve switched the majority of travel back to American Airlines I’m spending a lot more time on the AA website. Over the past few weeks I’ve noted the 40,000 mile sign-up offers for the Citi Platinum Select/AAdvantage World MasterCard in the margin…
Don’t forget to enter my contests for a free roundtrip ticket on American Airlines and/or 25,000 United MileagePlus miles or Hyatt Gold Passport points! Today is the last day to enter. Comment as much as you like, each comment earns one entry. It took…
Most people I talk to about miles and points don’t believe that they’re able to take the same types of trips that I do. They just figure because they don’t fly a lot on a yearly basis they surely can’t earn the miles or…