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CategoryBrooks Brothers credit card steps up its cardholder marketing efforts!
One month ago I wrote that I had received the first promotion in ages for my Brooks Brothers credit card. My question was whether it was a one-off promotion or
Best Buy cardholders, check your inbox
It’s no longer the source of one of the more profitable deals in the history of manufactured spending, but at least the Best Buy card is still throwing us a bone
Western Hemisphere all-inclusive resorts
I wrote a few weeks ago that I’ve been craving a beach vacation, and I decided to take a look at so-called “all-inclusive” resorts, mainly out of curiosity: I’ve never stayed
Personal finance digression: Robinhood is a pretty good app
Every once in a while I take a break from blogging about travel hacking and write about whatever personal finance topics are on my mind. For the past few weeks
NASCAR credit card review: it’s terrible
Credit One Bank just announced a new NASCAR credit card, and if you want to save yourself some time and skip my full review: it’s a lousy card. Don’t get
Points don't care how much you paid for them
There’s been some interesting discussion lately of how much you should be willing to pay for miles and points. I got the conversation started on Twitter by asking how much
Quick hit: Visa Supplier Locator
A reader recently pointed out to me that last week over at Travel with Grant, Grant wrote that he noticed on his last US Bank Flexperks Travel Rewards credit card statement
Let's all remember why (keeping) Chase Sapphire Preferred is so bad
I was going about my appointed rounds the other day enjoying the latest episode of the Saverocity Observation Deck podcast when I was suddenly felled by a violent attack of
Finding the constellation of rewards programs that's right for you
I do very little speculative earning of miles and points, which doesn’t mean that I always earn miles and points with specific redemptions in mind. Rather, it means I earn
What to do with IHG Priceless Surprises points
At this point I assume everyone who is planning to participate in the IHG Priceless Surprises promotion has done so, which means you either are or will soon be in
Understanding booking channels
Judging by the headlines I see in my RSS reader, Bank of America is running a bounty for Alaska Airlines credit card applications. Internet Brands went ahead and declared it
5x Credit Card Phishing-esque Scam
5x on dining you tell me? Hell yeah! But wait.. why is the email you sent me a giant image that hyperlinks to the application?
I’ve recently noticed a bunch of
Thinking about buying HHonors points for 0.56 cents each? Read this first.
I couldn’t help but notice as I recently skimmed my RSS subscriptions that Hilton HHonors is running a promotion offering an 80% bonus on purchased HHonors points until 11:59 pm,
FoundersCard: the single most expensive way to buy Hilton HHonors Gold status
There are smart, thoughtful guys who think loyalty programs are a scam and the best way to made clear-headed decisions is to opt out of the loyalty economy completely.Then there
On communities and responsibilities
I try not to get too worked up over other bloggers’ behavior. If you want to throw up a generic WordPress template with a creditcards.com affiliate link, you’ll never hear
Easy wins: Saint Kitts edition
I was initially going to roll this into last Friday’s post on the Park Inn Danube closing out from under me, since it’s a related topic: looking for easy wins
Entitlement is only the start of a loyalty conversation
Sometimes travel hacking is about figuring out what you’re entitled to and how to get it. It’s not unusual to read blog posts about Starwood Preferred Guest elites searching for
Your humble blogger's IHG Rewards Club Priceless Surprises datapoints
Since November, IHG Rewards Club has been running a promotion called “Priceless Surprises.” Under the terms of that promotion each time you stay at an IHG Rewards property, start..
Comparative advantages of Hyatt and Hilton: beach edition
[editor’s note: my worthless MacBook Pro has finally stopped working completely, so I’m using an aged clamshell laptop for my blogging this week. Grammar and punctuation will suf..
On false economy
[editor’s note: my worthless MacBook Pro has finally stopped working completely, so I’m using an aged clamshell laptop for my blogging this week. Grammar and punctuation will suf..
Done with Delta (SkyMiles)
[editor’s note: my worthless Macbook Pro has finally stopped working completely, so I’m using an aged clamshell laptop for my blogging this week. Grammar and punctuation will suf..
Miles and points as an (irrational!) commitment mechanism
One of the reasons I started blogging, all the way back in the long long ago, was that I was disillusioned and furious with bloggers who each week or month
Who are an airline's best customers?
Now that the three biggest US carriers (Delta, already followed by United, and soon to be followed by American) have moved to revenue-based mileage earning, at least on flights m..