The retail credit card landscape: more changes coming!
Yesterday’s WSJ article, “Credit Card Firms Reap Rewards of Consumer Brand Loyalty,” had some interesting nuggets in it–some of which I’d heard, some of which I hadn’t:
BP’s cre..
Reselling is Horse…. or is it?
Buying and then reselling consumer goods as a means to manufacture increased credit card spending is something I have been taking a closer look at in the past couple of
Why Amtrak’s recent accident reminds us that the US needs to innovate
Rendering, via CNN
I haven’t read as much about the Amtrak accident as I’d like to have, but, one can only take so much. In fact, the thing that spurred me
The $20k Platinum Spending Challenge
There’s been a large number of newly minted American Express Business Platinum Cards all thanks to Miles Per Day. I’ve never seen so many comments in one post before. @412,
Suntrust has politely asked that you step up your game
It seems that in the last few days Suntrust has been mailing letters to holders of Delta SkyMiles-earning debit cards, notifying them of a radical devaluation in the terms of
Quad Dip Alert! Living Social and Ebates Make Ebags Crazy Cheap
Just found a deal that quad stacks at Ebags:
1. Living Social has $25 for $50 at Ebags.
2. Enter Living Social through Ebates for a net $21 for $50 after 16%
5-13-15 Ebates 16% cash back on Staples means 26% back total; Is this Vindication for Reselling? Ideas on what to buy
What a pleasant surprise this morning to see a tweet from Trevor on a one day special over on ebates:
16% back is outstanding for Staples. How good? It’s the highest
Review: Etihad Airways A380 Apartments Abu Dhabi to London
From the outset, I want to be clear: I was quite giddy about this flight. I got even more excited when I boarded. And the flight was great compared to
Pros and Cons Of The 6 Main Airline Miles
Recently I did a post about pros and cons of the hotel rewards programs and people enjoyed that, so I thought I would do the same with airlines. Now there are
Staples at 16% Cashback from Ebates, today 5/13/15 Only
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I am sure this is not the first place you will read about this but this one just has to be worth a mention. I had
Stop the Presses! 21x at Staples! Today Only!
I just happened to look at Milenerd‘s morning e-mail (which I do every morning), where he mentioned Ebate’s ongoing 16% cash back in honor of their 16th year. For background,
Anniversary post: your economy doesn't interest me much
A little historyI graduated from college in 2007, and that fall decided to pursue a longtime dream of mine: teaching English in Russia, where I had studied abroad as an undergrad..
Best Buy Credit Card Is Garbage
Against the advice provided to me from Personal Finance Digest, I signed up for the Citibank issued Best Buy credit card in November 2014. He told me do not get
Just To Clarify – I’m Not Going Anywhere – Just Not Going to Be In NYC
Just a quick post to clarify any misinterpretations.
So – it seems some people were confused and thought I was quitting the blog, just wanted to write a quick write up
5-12-15 Milesabound disses reselling… Is $100 off an ipad a loser of a deal? Plus a Walmart photo you do not want to see
Today there was a Best Buy flash sale which offered $100 off 64gb and 128gb Ipad Air 2s. Since I only received the email about the flash sale at 2:12
Hanging Up My Hat, It’s Been A Good Run
If you thought I was going to quit blogging, no that is not today. A new opportunity came up for me where I will no longer be in New York
Chart of Airline Award Fees
Here’s a chart of different airline fees when booking or changing awards with different airlines’ miles programs as a non-elite. The first row shows which airline miles you are u..
Everyone is Wrong about the Wyndham Credit Card. Here’s Why.
This is where we stayed in July for $84/night via Wyndham.
I’ve reached my limit on the “new and improved” Wyndham credit card talk as I’ve been quietly hacking them for
Impact of Credit Card Churning on your Credit Rating
There are many blogs and sites that discuss the impact of obtaining multiple credit cards on your credit score. They largely focus around the simple concept of what happens to
HOT: Ebates 16% Cash Back at Over 150 Stores This Week Only
Woo Hoo! It’s Ebates 16th Birthday and we get the goodies. Over 150 stores are 16% cash back this week, with a couple being featured each day for one day
Why you should lower your cash advance allowable on all Credit Cards
Like anyone in this game, I apply for far more credit cards than “normal” people do. All in the pursuit of points. Granted that I don’t always use every card
What role should non-bonused spend play in your miles and points strategy?
Last week Shawn at Miles to Memories wrote about his experience buying PIN-enabled, Metabak-issued, personalized Visa gift cards from GiftCardMall, after clicking through a cash ..
6 Hours Of Labor – Gift Card Churning
Last week, I had tweeted about a stack of gift cards
Really wish I didn’t have to enter this one by one pic.twitter.com/Cywyu2gAo9
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