Miles and Points
CategoryDon’t buy Jetblue points (asthejoeflies #2)
Note: When appropriate, I’ll be posting some of my newsletters on the blog. I still have it, so might as well use it. Normally they will be shorter versions, like
Quick Hits: Delink Chase business and personal account online logins
Three years (has it been that long?) ago the Travel Sisters posted about how “Just for You” credit card sign up offers in your Chase online account bypass the 5/24
Quick Hits: Calculate Spending on Jetblue Plus Mastercard
I love my Jetblue Mosaic status but this time every year I’m always trying to figure out whether I’ve spent the $50,000 on the Jetblue Plus card. As a reminder,
This or that? Jetblue Mint with points or cash
I thought it’d be fun to start a new short series called This or That?, where I just deliberate with myself (and hopefully the readers) about decisions I’m trying to
Organizing my credit cards (Tidying Up)
So I wrote a few weeks ago that I planned to tidy up my travel hacking stuff – I didn’t forget! I resolved to tackle one area at a time,
Our Anniversary Trip – where we decided to go and lessons learned
We received a lot of amazing recommendations for where to celebrate our 10 year anniversary, but in the end, we didn’t take any of them. Currently, we’re celebrating our 10
Tidying Up Your Miles and Points Balances, Marie Kondo style
So you’ve probably noticed that Marie Kondo’s tidying up method has quickly entered the zeitgeist. She has a book (which my wife read) and a new Netflix show so everyone
Determining the value of the Southwest Companion Pass for your family
With the news of the new sign up bonus for Chase’s Southwest cards, people are understandably rushing to earn a new companion pass. The new cards all offer 30,000 Rapid
City National Bank Crystal Visa Infinite Card – Family Travel Review
One of my resolutions for 2019 here at asthejoeflies is to write more content that families that want to travel will find useful. To that end, I’ve decided to try
Capital One Venture card adds airline transfer partners – best programs for family travel
News broke today that the Capital One Venture card will be offering airline transfers at a ratio of 2:1.5. Since the card earns 2 miles per dollar (good for 2
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Three credit cards I’m changing my mind on
I was cruising along, dabbling in gift card reselling and pretty happy with my miles and points earnings. I was doing fine and had accrued enough miles to basically cover
Using miles and points flexibility to plan travel for 2019
After taking a break from heavy travel for the last year due to family and life circumstances, we’re ready to hit the road again starting in 2018. We took a
Finding value in Delta’s dynamic award pricing
My alternate title for this post was Delta dynamic award pricing is ridiculous, but it felt too click-baity. But that IS how I feel after searching for Delta awards over
Catching up on the Saverocity Observation Deck
For some reason, 2018 has been super busy for me. But, even with that, I’m still able to catch up with Joe of As The Joe Flies and chat travel
Things I’ve changed my mind about in the miles and points world
I am a sucker for spirited debate, and at the end of my last such interaction with my flesh and blood father, he said to me, “Nobody’s mind was ever
Quick Hits: How to use non-Southwest points to book Southwest flights
When you’re trying to save money on flights using Orbitz or the like, you may notice that Southwest never pops up. That’s because Southwest blocks online travel agencies from vie..
Choosing which point option to use for a domestic flight
So I’ve been working on clearing out earned miles and points (my shame list). I’ve got points lying around in all sorts of programs that I’ve decided to prioritize getting
Four Reasons to consider passing on the Chase Iberia Credit Card
Like I wrote about last week, at one point in my miles and points career I applied for cards I didn’t need. That was all well and good when we
Why you shouldn’t sign up for every credit card sign up bonus you hear about
I think the credit card and travel hacking game can be dangerous for a variety of reasons. One of the most dangerous can also be one the most subtle. For
United MileagePlus Shopping adds Button
If you’ve followed the blog over the past few years, you know I’m a huge fan of Shopping Portals I use them when I buy anything, whether it is to resell
How long should you wait between credit card applications? (Reader Question)
So today IRL I had a friend ask me, “How long should I wait before applying for a new credit card?” This friend, who I’ll call Nicole, had been poking
Using bank points to book cash flights and travel: a primer
The miles and points game has definitely changed over the past few years. These days, you may get more value using points to book cash flights instead of stressing searching