Sam’s Club Deal Back on Groupon for 2015: $45 for Membership, $20 Gift Card, and $35 in Food
Groupon has one of my favorite deals back for 2015: Sam’s Club Membership for $45 that include a $20 gift card and a bunch of other freebies making them over
Staples Gap Brand Gift Cards Discount Now Applicable Online
Chuck wrote about the Staples gift card deal where you could buy $300 in prepaid cards and you will receive a $20 Staples gift card as the rebate and covered
Interesting Citi AAdvantage Executive Retention Experience
So, I happened to call Citi to cancel my most recent AAdvantage Executive Card, and was met with retention offers I hadn’t really expected. Historically the only retention offer..
Foiled by Amex!
I got one of those marketing survey emails from Amex, the one where they ask you about some new product features they’re considering for their credit cards. I was thrilled to
United Rolls Out Free Streaming Video, But Only if You’re Prepared
Only if you are prepared! Image via United.com
This weekend I flew Southwest to Orlando and United back. On the flight out I enjoyed Southwest’s free video streaming just by logg..
Kindle Fire HD 7 $79 (And Why It’s Not THAT Big of a Deal)
You may have seen Kindle Fire HD 7, 8 GB is down to $79 today only. And that’s a good deal.
But not amazing. Here’s why: over on CowBoom (Best Buy’s
Forward Shifting Spend
Forward Shifting is a concept that allows us to prepay for certain items now, in order to reap present day benefits. A good example of this in personal finance is
Using Flexibility to Find Premium Award Space to Australia and New Zealand
Kenny has written extensively about how Virgin Australia is a bit of a gold mine for travel to Australia/Oceania using Delta or Virgin America miles. Virgin Australia remains the..
4-20-15 Staples Portal Mega Bonus Alert! 8x miles bonus through Alaska means 13x with Ink!
Now here is something you don’t see everyday… an 8x portal bonus at Staples
Combine that with your Chase Ink card to get another 5x.
You also should be able to combine
Manufacturing Chase Freedom's second quarter bonus categories
A reader recently wrote to me asking if there were any super-secret hush-hush methods of manufacturing the $1,500 in 5% cash back offered by this quarter’s Chase Freedom bonus ca..
Comparison Shopping Sites Complain Googling Is Driving Them Out Of Business I Say They Are Wrong
There’s a fascinating article on Wall Street Journal about an anti trust case building up where comparison shopping sites like Nextag, BizRate and LeGuide, are losing money based..
4-19-15 Staples $30 off $150 with Visa Checkout, $100 off Ipad 2 or Ipad Mini 3; The Sears Grind..
$100 off Ipad 2 or Ipad Mini 3
Pretty self explanatory, use coupon code 68428. In-store only.
But is it a resale deal?
Sweet spots would be as follows (prices shown for Staples
Reflections from flying Southwest
I know by now you’re probably used to reading my reviews of premium cabins like American Airlines, Qatar, Emirates (and even more Emirates), or Korean Air, but every so often
Stop Reading Blogs
The gems you discover when you stop reading the blogs: mutant oreos!
Stop Reading Blogs.
Yes, I know this is a click-bait headline, but I mean it. Stop reading blogs, at least
Considering award space inventory and point valuations
Here’s a question I’ve been pondering recently… how much does the availability of award space directly impact the valuation of your points strategy? Most people will come up wit..
Review of Park Hyatt Dubai
Reason for choosing:
The Park Hyatt Dubai is close to the airport and we thought it might be nice to try someplace new, as we had a few days in Dubai.
4-17-15 Best Buy: Get $50 minimum GC for your (working) crappy tablet, plus $150 off Microsoft Surface 3
Ok, I’m a little late to the game on this one, but this is interesting.
Say you’ve got a crappy tablet that you know there is no point to try to
4-17-15 Sears 8x Portal Bonus – Net $45 Nutribullets and $5 blenders; Staples $20 on $300 Visa/MC cards; and Staples 5x Portal Bonus
The United shopping portal is on fire at the moment. We have 2 hot deals. I’ll tell you about them and what you can do with them.
first up… Staples 5x
TaggingMiles Weekly Travel News Roundup: April 17, 2015
The Weekly News Roundup is a collection of headlines from around the internet that caught the attention of the Tagging Miles team. Content on these blogs do not necessarily reflect
New Goal: Chasing The 1x
I’ve pretty much locked down and have a great system using any 5x cards for manufactured spending. Any multiplier will make manufactured spending easier and adds to the point acc..
NYC: Radisson Martinique, The Ride, and a Birthday Wish
We are fortunate enough to live relatively close to one of the greatest cities on the planet. I have been visiting New York City since I was a kid myself,
Another Warning About eBay Gift Cards: Cash Advances
Noah who writes on Money Metagame is on a roll and discussed his experience about buying gift cards on eBay and they were charged as a cash advance. Doctor of Credit also picked
The Most Awesome Aircraft Livery EVER!
Star Wars R2-D2 Livery courtesy of ANA
H/T to World Airline News
In what is, perhaps the coolest livery ever known to Jedi, Wookie, or Man. ANA has announced that they will