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Gift Card Churning Dilemma: Cash or Miles?
Update: It appears Barclay Rewardsboost has removed American Express gift cards from the portal. Hopefully this is temporary, but until it comes back, Option #1 below is out for now. Since I began...
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Shopping Portals: How Long Does it Take to Get Paid?
Cash back portals have been pretty generous for the past month, though the highest payouts is now down to 3% (from BeFrugal). Usually, there isn’t much difference between what the major portals are...
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Gilt Deal: Up to 57% off First Class Tickets on Delta Air Lines
Today at 7 AM (PT)/10 AM (ET) Gilt is offering discounts of up to 57% on First Class tickets on Delta Air Lines. The discounted tickets are available for the following routes: One-Way First Class LA...
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When Does it Make Sense to BUY a Business Class Ticket?
British Airways Business ClassPhoto credit: Foter / CC BY Does it ever make sense to pay cash for a business class ticket? For the average person, the answer to that questions is “no.” Most of us book...
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American Express Limits Delta Skymiles Transfers to 250,000 Per Year
Amex caps Skymiles transfers to 250,000 Starting January 1, 2015 American Express Membership Rewards will begin capping transfers to Delta Skymiles at 250,000 miles per calendar year. This means in a...
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When Does it Make Sense to BUY an Economy Class Ticket?
Photo credit: Luke Lai / Foter / CC BY-NC When Does it Make Sense to BUY an Economy Class Ticket? When Does it Make Sense to BUY a Business Class Ticket? When Does it Make Sense to BUY a First Class...
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When to Redeem Arrival Miles for a First Class Ticket
United Airlines first class When to Redeem Arrival Miles for an Economy Class Ticket When to Redeem Arrival Miles for a Business Class Ticket When to Redeem Arrival Miles for a First Class Ticket At...
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Decent Award Space for Holiday Travel to French Polynesia
Intercontinental Bora Bora Resort & Thalasso SpaSource: Hotel website If you’re looking for a last minute family vacation destination with decent award space, you might want to look into French...
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Points and Miles Checklist: Things to Do Before the End of the Year
My targeted offers We’re just a few days away from the new year, which means we’re nearing several reward program devaluations, airline mergers, and expiring promotions. It’s easy to lose track and...
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5 Things Travel Hackers Can Look Forward to in 2015
Photo credit: SpreadTheMagic / iWoman / CC BY-NC-ND 2014 hasn’t exactly been the best year for travel hackers, with massive devaluations and the downfall of manufactured spending (until redbird makes...
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“Attack Fare” Alert: Flights to Europe for Under $500 Round-trip
Fly to Istanbul this Spring for under $500 round-trip Update: The Flight Deal has found additional deals throughout Europe, Africa and the Middle East for under $800. I said I wouldn’t write about...
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Up to 30,000 Bonus Points with Club Carlson’s Latest Promotion
Radisson Blu Dublin, Ireland I guess I should have included Club Carlson on my list of things to look forward to in 2015 because they’re running a promotion that I can’t imagine any other hotel rewards...
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Jerks on a Plane
Growing up, I was always raised to think appropriate behavior was something to be learned from adults. I really didn’t think I’d have to give lectures to an adult about how to be an adult (even though...
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Decent Award Space for Holiday Travel to French Polynesia
Intercontinental Bora Bora Resort & Thalasso SpaSource: Hotel website If you’re looking for a last minute family vacation destination with decent award space, you might want to look into French...
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Year-End Checklist: Annual Credit Card Spending Bonuses
We’re less than 30 days away from the end of the year, which means it’s time to rev up spending on our credit cards – at least the ones that offer annual spending bonuses. With all the year-end sales...
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Credit Cards I’m Currently Using for Manufactured Spending
This year, I’ve probably done more manufactured spending than ever. Even back in the day when I could walk across the street from my office to CVS and buy $5,000 worth of Vanilla Reloads per day, I...
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Flying Blue is Now a Chase Ultimate Rewards Transfer Partner
Here’s some unexpectedly good news for the day: Chase has just added Air France/KLM Flying Blue as an Ultimate Rewards transfer partner. Why is this good news? For starters, Ultimate Rewards needed a...
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Current Increased Credit Card Offers: What’s Hot and What’s Not
There are several increased credit card sign-up bonus offers out there right now that are getting a lot of coverage on various blogs. Some of these offers really are great, while others are getting way...
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How to Value, Transfer and Redeem Credit Card Points
Whether via email, Facebook or Twitter I try my best to respond to every single reader question. Sometimes the answer is either too complex to answer via email or the topic is something I get asked...
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10 Best Credit Cards for Manufactured Spending
Whether you’re new to the game or a a seasoned vet, most of you guys probably read this blog for the manufactured spending content. Determining the best way to manufacture spend depends entirely on...
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