I did not think about doing an “App-O-Rama” when I opened my Chase Sapphire Preferred, another mistake I made that I hope you learn from me not to do. Now I will wait 90 days before my next credit card application, but on my list to open: No Annual Fee Cards (will keep all 3) Read More

So far… all of my posts have been about Chase, and well, today will be more about Chase. We’ll take small steps to get you up to speed on how to make plenty of points and some money at the same time. So what do I have in my wallet? Chase Freedom – Visa Chase Read More

My Staples gift card that I ordered through the Ultimate Rewards mall earlier in the week arrived. I am hoping my 2x bonus will go through. Staples charged me $1.99 for tracking. This makes the fee about 2% for the $100 gift card. As part of my test, I am wondering if I will receive Read More

I reviewed my sister’s credit cards and found out that the rewards programs that she has is not particularly rewarding. I signed her up for: American Express HHonors Card. 0 annual fee and a new signup bonus until the end of November 2012. 40,000 points after spending $750 in the first three months and after Read More

I went to a different Walgreens today in New Jersey and they had plenty of the Vanilla Reloads. The cashier that I had was the night manager and he immediately said I had to pay in cash. I will be trying a different Walgreens and trying out to pay in credit Read More

I was reading on a different blog called Million Mile Secrets and came across this article “Vanilla Reloads at Walgreens?”. Because of this, I had to research and see for myself. I went to 2 different Duane Reade’s (now owned by Walgreens) and 1 Walgreen’s looking for the reload card. Only the official Walgreens have Read More

How awesome is it to find a great deal that you have happy feet? Pretty awesome, right? Then you realize the next week the same item is on sale. You feel like you just got punched in the stomach. That’s how I feel when I found out I left money on the table. I’m not Read More

I just went through the Ultimate Rewards and ordered a $100 Staples gift certificate. Total: 101.99 This is the point total I’m expecting: 1x points: 102 Through UR mall 2x: 204 7% dividend for using the Sapphire Preferred: (102+204)*.07: 22 (Generally, I’ve seen Chase round up, so I rounded up) Total points: 328 Once I Read More

I’ve read quite a few articles on travel in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, BusinessWeek, and many other publications and am jealous of all the travels everyone has done. (Un)Fortunately, my job does not require me to travel and there are a few exotic locales I’d love to visit. In the last few Read More