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CategoryBonus Podcast: 5 Tenets of Milenomics
It’s been almost a year since I joined with Sam to reboot Milenomics. It’s been my pleasure working alongside him on the site. The series that’s been the most enjoyable
Ep 5: Black Friday, Gift Card Reselling, Amazon/Hilton Deals/Re-Glitch
Today we’re back!… 0:42 – What does Black Friday (and holiday sales in general) mean for points & miles earning? 4:00 – Gift Card Reselling Great time of the year
Frequent Traveler Happy Hour in support of Toys for Tots 10 December!
It’s the holiday season, so of course, its time again for a Frequent Traveler Happy Hour for Toys for Tots! We started this tradition in 2016, and partnering with Ed
“Opportunity Zones” are a terrible idea, poorly implemented, but big ambitious policies can and do work
Over the course of 2018 we’ve seen increasing clarity about the so-called “Opportunity Zones” included in the Republican smash-and-grab tax heist of 2017. Over at Alpha Architect..
This Week in Bank Points: Amex Insider Fares, Disneyland, and Four Seasons
I wrote last week how co-mingling and redeeming bank points is the next step after being an Optimizing Transactor. It became clear to me how non-trivial a step this is
Earning and Using Citi ThankYou Points for Disneyland Vacation Packages
I recently booked a 3-night stay at Disney’s Grand Californian with 3-Day Parkhopper tickets entirely with Citi ThankYou Points. Here at Miles to the Magic we focus on using poin..
Realizing Car Rental Status Benefits when Booking through AutoSlash
AutoSlash is a service that aims to make it easy to find the best price on rental cars. Most notably they: Find the best promo codes Monitor your reservation for
Episode 4: Milenomics² Podcast No Annual Fee Edition. CapitalOne-Point-Five, Barclay Arrival, Chase 5/24 Expansion & Small Banks with Big Bonuses.
Welcome to the latest episode of the Milenomics² No Annual Fee Podcast. RSS feed for the No Annual Fee podcast Today’s Topics Include: 0:32 CapitalOne heightened signup bonuses P..
Vanguard just made lower-cost Admiral funds available to (almost) everyone
While not as complicated as the offerings of some mutual fund companies, Vanguard has long sold several different share classes to the public: “Investor” shares, “Admiral” shares..
Three small cash back opportunities
A couple interesting cash back opportunities have crossed my desk recently that I wanted to make sure readers are aware of.Lemoney Turbo Cashback bountiesLemoney is a relatively ..
I finally used my Sonesta (hotel) points
Sonesta is a small but expanding hotel chain primarily in the US. Recently it opened (or acquired?) quite a few properties in South America, including several in Peru that caugh..
My version of the co-branded paradox
I was listening to the latest episode of the new Milenomics² podcast, which everyone should subscribe to, and sign up for bonus Patreon content from, and the hosts brought up
Preferred seating stinks – How to get seats together on a plane (maybe)
One of the most stressful things about family travel is figuring out how to get seats together on a plane. One thing that’s made this even more difficult is the
Episode 3 — Milenomics² No Annual Fee Edition: Cringeworthy Credit Cards Also: Amex Gold Business Redesign, Citi 4th Night free changes, $0 Fee Visa Gift Cards, Stop & Shop $20 off Gift Cards.
Welcome to the latest episode of the Milenomics² No Annual Fee Podcast. RSS feed for the No Annual Fee podcast Today’s Topics Include: 0:45 Amex Biz Gold Revamp $295 annual
[Boston/MA Only?] $600 Chase Banking Signup Bonus
JP Morgan Chase is offering a $600 signup bonus for opening a checking account and a savings account and completing certain activities. Up until now, Chase hasn’t had branches in
Freedom Credit Union Cash Back Visa: ‘Unlimited’ 5% Back (With Plenty of Strings Attached)
This is a potentially very lucrative card for anyone who’s able to apply for, receive it and spend heavily on it. Uncapped 5% back cards are a rarity. Today’s post outlines
How bad would a Hyatt devaluation need to be?
I’ve been following with interest the changes Hyatt has made to certain types of award reservations. To roughly summarize the changes:points can now be redeemed for “premium” sui..
Regulatory uncertainty, business confidence, and entrepreneurship
The driving force behind this site is promoting a culture of entrepreneurs and entrepreneurship.As I like to say: not everyone should be an entrepreneur because not everyone want..
Episode 2: What Amex needs to do instead of 5x Fine Hotels & Resorts, Citi bungles refer-a-friend, Absurd Stacking, and Citi Sears alternatives. Milenomics² No Annual Fee Podcast
Welcome back to the Milenomics² No Annual Fee Podcast. Episode 2 kicks off with news and then we dive into a listener question as well. Show Notes: Title: What Amex
Mouse Musings: Is the Disney annual pass worth it?
Joe: From time to time, we thought we’d try a variation of Robert’s Shop Talk from his other site – a chance to have a discussion between the three of
Plastiq Fee Free Dollars Posting from October Promo
Halloween was light night, but Santa came this morning to good little boys and girls who took advantage of the Plastiq October Fee Free Dollars promotion. See: Deal Or Not A
Big Cash Discounts on Disney World Resorts with Agency Exclusive Offers
What are Agency Exclusive Offers?
While most Disney authorized travel agents (officially called Authorized Disney Vacation Planners) are booking the same rates available directly..
I missed the Hilton-Amazon 0.5 cpp cash out. That’s OK
Earlier today it was possible to cash out Hilton points at Amazon.com at 0.5 cents per point (cpp). This was a good deal. I personally think the average redemption value of Hil..