Tools, tips, and tricks for the tactical consumer.
But when I pledged to refrain from pictorially gloating about the details of our hotel rooms, I hadn't realized we'd have a glass floor in our overwater bungalow, and we have a glass floor in our overwater bungalow. What can I say -- willpower has … [Continue reading]
When I met Eleni, she was – to put it lightly – somewhat skeptical about the utility of collecting points and miles. Even recently, as we watched June of Honey-Boo-Boo fame collect dozens of coupons and use them to stockpile thousands of rolls of … [Continue reading]
Through June 7, American Express is offering a 35% bonus on transfers to British Airways Avios, which means that every 1,000 Membership Rewards points transfers to 1,350 BA Avios. I love Avios for short-haul flights so I'd definitely take … [Continue reading]
As a general matter, I suspect not. But I just got married on Saturday, and I thought I’d mention that I expect a decline in my productivity over the next two weeks while Eleni and I head are on our honeymoon. Rest assured that Points on the Dollar … [Continue reading]
Most of my favorite credit cards have annual fees. The real top-tier credit cards deliver enough value to justify their annual fees several times over -- by way of signup bonuses, rewards for spending (points, miles, or cash), and … [Continue reading]
The Business Gold Rewards card from American Express doesn’t usually offer a signup bonus at all, but for a limited time it is being offered with an impressive 50,000-point bonus if you spend $5,000 on the card within 3 months of opening … [Continue reading]
A couple weeks ago, I posted about an important mistake on the application landing page for the American Express Blue card. The application page stated that Membership Rewards points earned on the Blue card could be transferred to American Express's … [Continue reading]
The Barclaycard Arrival World MasterCard has been on my radar screen since it launched in December 2012. There are two version of the card – one with no annual fee, and one with an $89 annual fee (waived the first year). The annual-fee version … [Continue reading]
Daraius at Million Mile Secrets describes a new method for manufacturing points on the cheap by purchasing Visa and MasterCard gift cards. The good news for Daraius is that his article generated a lot of interest and discussion; the bad news for … [Continue reading]