Saverocity Reader Rob has just contacted me to say he has some lounge passes to give away. It is worth noting that they do all expire on December 31st 2013 so you have about 27 days to use them – plus we have to ship them to you, which we will do as soon as possible.
How I just got $500 from American Express
I have long suspected that Amex was about to shift away from lounge partnerships, back from when I was first invited to ‘test’ the Centurion Lounge in Las Vegas earlier this year I thought they might be seeking to reduce costs and increase control by operating their own lounges. Today American Express announced that they […]
Don’t buy Lifemiles at 2 for 1!
I take a big, deep breath and talk about Lifemiles again. Last time around I made a lot of new friends and enemies so I am trying to keep this one educational, informative and helpful. There is going to be a twist in the tail here, which to help keep under the radar I will […]
Thinking about the US Airways 100% Share Bonus? Read this.
There’s a deal on starting tomorrow, December 2nd 2013 running through to December 6th where if you share US Airways Dividend Miles (USDM) Airmiles Program with another customer they get a 100% bonus. Many people are doing this in order to boost their points balances and effectively buy miles for as low as 1.135 cents […]
Understanding opportunity costs and credit card arbitrage
A good way to meet minimum spend on credit cards is to prepay certain monthly bills and carry a credit balance with them. This is touted as a good way to generate spend, but there is some cost to spending that should be considered, and this post will consider both some ideas to help you […]
AA/US Airways Merger – What you need to know to navigate successfully
When two airlines merge it is never a good thing for the consumer. It reduces competition, reinforces the power of the ever shrinking oligopoly and makes puppies cry. There is a lot of chatter out there about this merger, and I’d like to give some thoughts on how you can get the best out of […]
Best Credit Cards for Low Spenders
This post title seems to come up frequently, I think that blogs have a set format of fill in the blanks something like this, and just swap around the cards that they recommend based upon some loose fitting criteria. Those of you that know Saverocity will know that we don’t like that sort of fluff […]
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I have decided to pull down the previous post due to the reactions that I received from the community. Frankly I am surprised that I did this as several people did some very nasty things in the interim, such as clickbomb this site and other negative things, both in the comments and elsewhere such as […]
The Best Credit Cards to use with your Bluebird Vanilla Reload Strategy
Bluebird, from American Express is a powerful tool in your manufactured spend strategy. You simply apply for the card and purchase Vanilla Reloads from local stores and earn points in the process.The only fees are on the loading side, as the Vanilla Reload cards come with a purchase fee of $3.95 per card, and each […]
Credit Card Arbitrage – Why the game is far from over
I hear in the babbling internet that the The Game, as we know it is changing. For those of you who have been playing for a long time you have already experienced many changes for the worse, and perhaps each change is a little harder to swallow, to the newer players they are less upset […]