A Guide to Points, Miles and Free Travel
As most of you know, the publicly availably sign-up bonus for the Chase Sapphire Reserve card has dropped from 100,000 points to 50,000 points. The spending requirement is still $4,000 within 3 months. The downgrade happened sooner than most of us anticipated, but now the question remains: Which Sapphire card is […]
Since my last post outlining the 10 best Club Carlson hotels to redeem the annual free night certificate, several changes have taken place. Several hotels have changed categories, while other nice properties are no longer part of the Club Carlson portfolio. Examples? The Radisson Hotel Fisherman’s Wharf and Radisson Warwick […]
A while back I wrote about the best hotel rewards program for earning free nights based on non-elite earning rates, which came down to Hilton HHonors, Club Carlson and Wyndham Rewards. Barring a really great mattress running opportunity, most of us in the points and miles world earn our hotel stays via […]
We’re less than 30 days away from the end of the year, which means it’s time to rev up spending on our credit cards. At least the ones that offer annual spending bonuses. With all the year-end sales and holidays coming up, many of you will be putting lots of […]
I was watching an episode of The Middle recently, where Sue had to work at the Baked Potato Hut (or whatever it was called) to cater to shoppers who were foregoing Thanksgiving in order to take advantage of early bird deals on what she cleverly dubbed “Black Friday Eve.” I […]
When the Target Prepaid REDcard (aka Redbird) essentially died as a manufactured spending tool earlier this month, it not only eliminated an important manufactured spending tool but if you’re a frequent Target shopper, it also eliminated the ability to save 5% on Target purchases while also earning miles. I personally shop at […]
If you think going back to work after vacation is hard, try picking up your manufactured spending routine where you left off. There are several obstacles that make the task more difficult: First, you’ve got jet lag to deal with. Once that’s out of the way, you may find yourself […]
Club Carlson announced their Cyber Monday Deal on Twitter earlier today: Get a 100% bonus when you purchase Gold Points. While Club Carlson limits point purchases to 40,000 per calendar year, I discovered upon logging into my Club Carlson account, that the 100% bonus applies to a maximum of 10,000 […]
It’s that time of year again to eat ridiculous amounts of turkey and then stand in line outside of Walmart all night long to score a $10 DVD player (that reference may be a bit dated – which discounted electronics are people trampling each other for these days?). If you’re […]
Credit cards are great, until the annual fee sets in and you have to decide whether to keep or cancel the card. Some cards are better at earning their keep than others. If you have an American Express card, chances are occasionally you’ll come across a few great statement credit […]