If you’ve read any points and miles blogs over the past few months, you’ve surely heard of Vanilla Reload cards. When the Amex Bluebird card was released last month, everyone was excited about the potential to fund these cards with Vanilla Reloads and earn 5 points per $1 on their […]
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Miles, money orders and prepaid cards
A few weeks ago I wrote about buying miles with my Alaska Airlines Debit Card. According to reports, you can earn miles by using the card to purchase money orders at the “world’s largest retailer.” I had my doubts, but decided to test it out before canceling my card. My Alaska MileagePlan […]
On a point-earning quest
Most of you don’t know this, but I work full time in the Communication field, spend almost 3 hours per day commuting, and work on my blog and point-earning activities in between. On weekends I try to update my blog and follow through on my “things to do” list, most […]
Earn 1 extra point per $1 on ALL credit card spending
FrequentMiler has a great post on how to earn 5 points per $1 on everything by purchasing Vanilla Reload cards and then loading them onto a prepaid card. Recently, MillionMileSecrets featured a post on how to earn miles on money orders. Being the point fanatic that I am, I immediately […]