Hotel suites aren’t just for those willing to fork over the cash. Smart travelers are able to leverage a few strategies to score suite upgrades without paying out of pocket. Regardless of which method you choose, getting a suite doesn’t have to cost a fortune. Here are four ways you can score a free suite … Read more
Update 9/21/14: It appears OneVanilla cards can again be used to purchase money orders and load Bluebird at Walmart. Recently, word got out that Walmart no longer accepted Vanilla Visa gift cards for Bluebird reloads or money order purchases. Several readers have been emailing me about how to unload their Vanilla Visa and American Express … Read more
A reader reached out to me recently with the following question, that I thought was worth answering on the blog: How long did it take before you ramped up to $40K in MS/month? Perhaps you could share some of the lessons you learned via mistakes/successes while on the way to $40K/month in MS. My post … Read more
Reader Tim forwarded an email he got from Big Crumbs, and it’s bad news for Amex gift card churners. Starting today, Big Crumbs will no longer offer coupon codes for American Express gift cards. In the past, members shopping through Big Crumbs could get either card fees or shipping waived by using the codes listed … Read more
Update: As of 7/12 the 100,000 mile Citi AAdvantage Executive offer is officially dead. Update: According to Lucky, there may be a working link for the 100,000 mile Citi AAdvantage Executive card. It’s a landing page that does not mention the sign-up bonus. However, I used it recently and got the 100k offer. The 100,000 mile … Read more
Cash back portals have been pretty generous for the past month, though the highest payouts is now down to 3%. Usually, there isn’t much difference between what the major portals are offering in terms of points/miles or cash back. When you’re determining which portal to buy your Amex gift cards from, two things are important (aside from … Read more
I’ve gotten some emails and comments on the blog over the weekend about Walmart cashiers no longer accepting gift cards without names on them for Bluebird reloads. I ran into this issue once, along with other issues with loading Bluebird at the kiosk. For those of you worried about being left with thousands of dollars worth … Read more
For the past few weeks I’ve been dropping hints of a possible 11% cash back opportunity that I was testing. I thought it over, it seemed plausible, and I shared it with a few folks who were excited to hear the final result. Well I finally put it to the test and it did not … Read more
Recently, my dad decided that since my family can’t get their travel plans to Europe together (with Ramadan coming up, we can’t fit our travel plans into two weeks – too many places to see!), my 17 year-old sister should go to London by herself. She’ll be staying with family, so no wandering around by herself, dragging … Read more
Groupon is running a promotion after my own heart: $10 Starbucks e-giftcards for $5. As of this writing, there is an entire day and 11 hours left to take advantage of this promotion. Groupon is tagging this promotion with the line “A special thank you from Groupon: Buy a $5 Starbucks Card eGift. We’ll make … Read more