The Chicago Seminars are just two months away and one of the most common questions I get about these points and miles conferences is, “Is it worth it?” I attended my first seminar in 2013 and found it to be a great experience. Since then, I’ve missed two events (last […]
Tag: travel hacking
Mix it up to maximize points, miles and cash back
Ariana has done us all a great service by publishing her weekly hobby results. I started recording my earnings the first of this year and have been intrigued by the results. It is the mix of techniques that caught my attention and how the cumulative efforts of multiple approaches have […]
Dosh, Pei, Drop: Mobile apps that earn rewards
In my previous post, I talked about the ultimate criteria for maximizing frequent flyer mile acquisition. A Good credit score, no existing credit card debt and good organizational skills being the keys to success. But less face it. not everybody has a good credit score. It could be because of […]
Reflecting on 30+ years in the points and miles game
Hi. My name is Rick, and I am a PointChaser. I’d probably be considered an “old time PointChaser”. I got my first travel rewards credit card in the last century (1989), a Northwest Airlines card. With 73 counties visited, four around-the-world itineraries completed, a blog founded, written for five years […]
Kids fly free on La Compagnie
Kids fly free on La Compagnie to celebrate the airline’s five year anniversary. The catch? The deal is limited to kids born in 2014 (i.e. the year of the company’s founding). La Compagnie’s “High Five” promotion, is valid on flights between July 1 – August 31, 2019. The airline only […]
Why I’m no longer using Kiva to earn points and miles
Kiva has long been a popular manufactured spending tool. With a 97% repayment rate, lots of travel hackers use the platform to meet credit card spending requirements while doing something good for the world. Last year, I generated $2,000 worth of credit card spending via Kiva. That was before I […]
What would it take for you to quit travel hacking?
Yesterday, I came across a tweet by Brian Sullivan about lottery winnings that got me thinking about travel hacking. After all, we do all of this insane stuff so we don’t have to pay $20,000 for a first class seat. Brian calculated the take-home of a $1.5b lottery win and the […]
How I earned points and miles in 2018
I haven’t kept tedious notes, but last year I earned over 600,000 miles and points. Because I work a 9-5 job now, I had to cut way back on my manufactured spending. Since The Plastic Merchant bit the dust, I pretty much stopped churning merchant gift cards altogether. Not that […]
Adam Ruins Frequent Flyer Miles: Are airline miles costing you money?
I saw this coming….#adamruins frequent flyer miles. I’m a huge fan of the Adam Ruins Everything series, though admittedly some of the conclusions are a little absurd (i.e. “Herpes is not a big deal!”). Yesterday a new episode came out: Adam Ruins Frequent Flyer miles. CollegeHumor posted a clip, titled […]
What’s new?
It’s been a few weeks since my last post, so I figured the best way to kick things off is with a recap post. A lot has happened points-wise in the last month and I’m just starting to catch up on things myself. From fare deals to hotel mergers and […]