Next week between March 2nd – March 8th, if you buy at least $250 worth of Visa gift cards, you’ll get $15 off. The offer is available in store, and applies to Visa debit cards. There is a limit of two rebates per customer. Assuming your Office Max store has the $200 Visa Gift […]
6 Credit Cards Worthy of the Annual Fee
Before this year, I hardly ever paid to keep a credit card. However, over the last year, I’ve been paying more and more annual fees. Each card on this list has an incentive that I decided was worth paying the annual fee. 1. American Express Platinum Three years ago, I would never have believed you […]
Two Important Updates Regarding the Barclay Arrival World MasterCard
Update: The minimum spend requirement for the Barclay Arrival card has already increased to $3,000 in the first 90 days. In the last few days, there’s been a couple of changes (unfortunately bad) to the Barclay Arrival World MasterCard. First, (and yes I know this is old news) but The Points Guy reported that the minimum […]
Learn Why My Miles are Jealous of My Cash Back Strategy
Recently, I’ve been giving a little extra attention to earning cash back instead of miles. This issue (cash back vs points) came up when a reader said he was glad to know (from this post) that he could get an extra 2 Ultimate Reward miles per dollar by shopping at Staples through the Ultimate Rewards […]
Ink Bold & Plus Tips: How to Buy Super Cheap Ultimate Rewards
Over the last six weeks or so, I’ve been experimenting with a very profitable way to earn Ultimate Rewards. The math makes complete sense, but the big question for you will need to be – is it worth the effort. Step #1: You must have an Ink Bold, Plus, or Classic card. These are business […]
Huge Sign Up Bonus: 100,000 American Airlines Miles
Since my website has been down, I haven’t been able to update you guys on some great offers. I’m guessing most of you are already aware of this offer, but I do know some of you (mostly people I know personally) only read this blog for your travel related news. A couple weeks ago, The Points […]
Confirmed: Get a Second Ink Bold Bonus with the New Visa Version
In mid-December, I applied for five new credit cards. In that post, I mentioned that Ink Bold and Ink Plus are now being issued as Visa cards instead of MasterCard products. Chase typically only allows you to receive a sign up bonus once for a credit card product. Fortunately, whenever there is a change in […]
The Surprising “Value” of a Southwest Point
In my post earlier in the week, I said something not entirely true. I said that with the 50,000 bonus point Southwest credit card sign up bonus those points are worth about $844 points. Since Southwest Rapid Rewards are a fixed value, you’d think the case would be open and closed in terms of how […]
The Fastest Way to Get Your Southwest Companion Pass 2014
There’s no denying it. I’m a huge fan of Southwest Airlines. As a family of five, there’s almost no cheaper way to travel domestically. On top of that, the Southwest Companion Pass is an extremely lucrative and lofty goal that you can reach with credit card bonuses. Companion Pass 101 To get the Companion Pass, […]
Cancel British Airways Flights Without a Fee | Still Alive
I recently cancelled a British Airways flight, and a part of the cancellation process had changed since the last time I cancelled a flight. Short Story: In case anyone else has noticed this change, I wanted to mention that despite the fact that the process is different, in my case, the end result was the […]