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CategoryTravelStories Episode 22: Talking New Zealand and Australia
Planning a trip to New Zealand and Australia? Are you wanting to craft the perfect blend of flights, hotels, and attractions and create an…
M² No Annual Fee Episode 69: Partner Awards & More
We’re back with a great talk between Robert and I on the following: 0:22 Follow Up: Alaska Status Match (last discussed Ep 68) 06:13…
TravelStories Episode 21: Travel Banter
Travel Stories Episode 21: Travel Banter We’re trying something different today a different format for Travel Stories that we like to call Travel Banter….
Gift of Choice, the new (to me) restricted gift card product
Last week I had the opportunity to try a brand of “merchant-restricted” gift cards I hadn’t used before: the “Gift of Choice” cards sold by Safeway and “powered” by The
TravelStories Episode 20: Travel Horror Stories
Halloween Episode – Travel Horror Stories Episode 20: Show Notes While it may not be horror like Freddy Krueger or Michael Myers, today’s episode…
TravelStories Episode 19: Converting a Maldives Skeptic
Episode 19: Show Notes. This week we talk all about the Maldives. Join the conversation as we take a deep dive into Trevor’s recent…
Milenomics² No Annual Fee Edition Episode 68: Jetblue and Alaska Status Match Discussion
We’re doing things a little different with today’s episode. You’ll notice that at the top of this episode we call out episode 206 (not…
TravelStories Episode 18: End of Summer Trips
Episode 18: Show Notes Summer is drew to a close, but the adventures are far from over. Join us as we finish the summer…
Successfully liquidating 3rd-party gift cards with CardCash
Gift card reselling is a manufactured spend technique that sees periodic surges in interest. At its base, it’s is as simple as any technique: buy gift cards at a big
TravelStories Episode 17: Annual Guys Trip to Rio
Annual Guys Trip to Rio Episode 17: Show Notes. We’ve recently returned from our second annual guys trip, and we’re feeling “Braziliant!” Last year,…
TravelStories Episode 16: Creative Booking
Episode 16: Show Notes. Award booking is often a combination of haphazard gyrations and creative problem-solving to find the fares that you are happy…
TravelStories Episode 15:Summer Travel and The Longest Way Home
Episode 15: Show Notes. Today we have a great summer catch-up, rounding up all the flights we have taken and destinations we have visited…
Milenomics² No Annual Fee Edition Episode 67: Japan 2023 Trip report
We’re back with a chat about Sam’s 2023 summer trip to Japan. 0:34 Overview: 14 days, spent as follows: 04:37 Travel: 08:09 Kyoto:…
Don't sleep on the Better Balance Rewards forced product change spending bonus
One of the interesting things about Bank of America credit cards, historically, has been that they were pretty indifferent to how many of the same credit card you carried. Bank
TravelStories Episode 14: A Milestone Trip with Joe Petrovic
A Milestone Trip with Joe Petrovic Episode 14: Show Notes. We welcome Joe Petrovic from Award Travel 101 to the podcast, to talk about…
How to Book a Child Meal on a JAL Partner Award
Sometimes we write posts here on Milenomics for ourselves for future reference. This post is going to be one of those. I booked our…
2 Weeks in Japan With Kids: An Overview
We leave today for 2 weeks in Japan. I can hardly believe this is really going to happen. I’ve talked SO much about this…
TravelStories Episode 13: Talking All Things with Michael Trager and ZorkFest
Talking All Things with Michael Trager and ZorkFest Episode 13: Show Notes. This week, on our lucky Episode 13, we welcome Michael Trager from…
TravelStories Episode 12: Looking Back on the Era of Mileage Running
Episode 12: Show Notes Mileage runs used to be fun and exciting travel bursts that allowed you to visit many destinations in a short…
TravelStories Episode 11: The Changing Landscape of Cruising
The Changing Landscape of Cruising Episode 11: Show Notes The landscape of cruising has changed drastically since the last time we spoke about it…
Inverted yield curves, rate expectations, and floating-rate certificates
As in my wont, I was browsing through depositaccounts.com to see if anything interesting was happening in the world of consumer-facing interest rates. I was surprised to see a few
Episode 66: May 2023 Credit Card Welcome Offers
0:41 Chase Approving Sapphire Applications Over 5/24? 04:29 Chase Sapphire Preferred Bonuses Bumped Through Referral 06:17 Chase Ink 90,000 Referral/Match 08:16 Chase Aeroplan Ma..
"Transfer" timeline for Just 4 U Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan redemptions
Last month I wrote about the option of redeeming Albertsons (and their subsidiaries) Just 4 U rewards for Alaska Airline Mileage Plan miles. The option of redeeming, for example, 7