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Now for something completely different: Glenlivet Scotch Pods
Its been an interesting weekend when it comes to Bourbon, Whiskey, and Scotch. Its not often that I delve afield of my normal Miles, Points, Travel, and Reselling topics, but,
Using Chase Sapphire Reserve Travel Insurance Benefits In Real Life
Editor’s Note : The following is a guest post, written by long time friend to the site, Elaine Friedman. With the recent news of Citi pulling travel insurance benefits on
PSA: Avoid the Extrabux Shopping Portal
You may have noticed the Extrabux shopping portal come up in Cashback Monitor listings. In this Extrabux portal review I’m going to describe my experience using the service and t..
Ten 2019 Points & Miles Predictions
Let’s get right to it… 1. Disney will once again be bookable through with Chase Ultimate Rewards Let’s start off with an optimistic prediction. It’s bizarre how Disney is selecti..
Ten 2019 Points & Miles Predictions
Let’s get right to it… 1. Disney will once again be bookable through with Chase Ultimate Rewards Let’s start off with an optimistic prediction. It’s bizarre how Disney is selecti..
Lemoney.com Turns Sour. Community Payouts Missing With No Answers.
Editor’s Note: It appears from feedback a few readers have given me that Lemoney.com is not paying out community Cash back, and hasn’t for approximately the past 6 months. The
My 2019 Predictions–A Year Full of Changes Ahead.
I hope all of you had a safe, happy & prosperous 2018. As I’ve done in years past I’ll offer up my predictions for 2019 here during these first few
Looking Back and Scoring my 2018 Predictions
The end of another year is nearly upon us. Just as Robert reviewed his hopes and fears a few days ago, I’m doing the same here for my predictions for
How did my 2018 Hopes & Fears turn out?
My very first post since joining with Sam here on Milenomics was: Points & Miles Hopes And Fears For 2018 What a year it has been. Before we close out
Why I Don’t Pay Attention to Fare Sales and Hotel Deals
Every day there’s a new airfare sale, hotel deal or hot redemption that comes along. Invariably, when I check whether these sales are leveragable for an upcoming trip I’m planning
Introducing the Milenomics² podcast(s)
Today’s a day Robert and I have been working on for months now. I’ve gone back and forth how best to move Milenomics (the site) forward. I think it is
Shop Talk: Is it too Late to Start Earning Frequent Flyer miles?
Sam: I’d like to turn our standard Shop Talk format on end today. Instead of a guest post, or our usual banter I wanted to discuss a question that’s been
Swim Upstream: Identify That Which Makes You Unique & Find Your School
Warning: I’m still feeling some residual grumpiness, so humor me a bit today. — There’s a lot of really bad advice out there. Advice on traveling for “Free,” advice on
Shop Talk: Working Around AmEx Lifetime Restrictions, Massive Credit Score Hits, United $9 BYOE Fees and More
We’re trying out a new segment here on Milenomics: Shop Talk. Think of it as a ‘podcast on paper.’ We’ll discuss what’s going on in our personal points & miles
Superbowl LII #Avgeek Commercials
No major event goes without fun commercials. Well, here is a selection of Superbowl LII commercials, for this case, with an #avgeek or travel tint.The first commercial to run was
Is the power of FREE! leading you to Predictably Irrational behavior?
Is the power of FREE! causing you to pass up better options?
Written by Milenomics contributor @RobertDwyer
One of the best books I’ve read the past few years is Dan Ariely’s Pre..
Points & Miles Hopes and Fears for 2018
Sam here: New year, new things afoot at Milenomics. I’d like to introduce Robert who will be contributing here on the blog. Robert and I have had plenty of discussions
Predictions for 2018 — Crystal Ball Edition
*testing, testing* 1, 2, 3. Is this thing on?
Hello, Hello. Happy new year to all. I’m dusting things off a bit here and wanted to start the year with a
A look back at 2017 – travel and predictions
This time of year its nice to do a little navel gazing and take a look back at 2017.
A Look Back at 2017 TravelFor me, 2017 was a drastically different
All this talk about the Jones Act and Puerto Rico
This isn’t aviation geek, miles and points, or even airline travel related. I’m a merchant mariner, holder of a 100 ton Captain’s license for inland and near coastal waters, best..
Is this the end of our relationship American Airlines?
I remember the moment you accepted my status challenge. I had been a long time United 1K, but the Premier Qualifying Dollar (PQD) introduction was too much for me, coupled
Don’t Forget About the Islands Ravaged by Hurricane Irma
A trend that I and I think many others noticed about the reporting of Hurricane Irma, was a borderline myopic focus on the Continental United States. The news and weather
The Go Around Principle
Josh Waitzkin, interviewed in Tom Ferriss’ the Tools of Titans highlights one of the most important concepts in life. Succinctly put, he calls this the Go Around principle.
What..