Most of my readers are based in the U.S., but every once in a while I’ll get an email from an American living abroad who wants to know how to continue earning points and miles while away from home. These are folks who live abroad because of their jobs or maybe they got in on … Read more
Remember when Delta did away with their award chart and everyone got mad? Wyndham Rewards has done something similar but it’s made everyone happy: Going forward, a free night at any of Wyndham’s 7,500 hotels worldwide will cost just 15,000 points. On top-tier hotel redemptions, this presents a saving of 35,000 points per night! So … Read more
The Bank of America Alaska credit card has always been a quick and easy way to generate Alaska miles: One swipe of the card and you’re 25,000 miles richer. No spending requirements, just an easy swipe and you’re done. The fact that this card is churnable is a huge plus. If you don’t mind spending … Read more
For a few weeks now, I’ve been sharing my manufactured spending activities, which have mainly consisted of unloading Amex gift cards onto Target Prepaid RED (aka Redbird) and Amex for Target cards. With the 1.5% cash back earned from shopping portals, this was not only an easy way to manufacture spend, but a profitable one … Read more
A lot of people are wondering whether it’s even worth keeping a Club Carlson Visa open now that the Bonus Award Night benefit is being replaced with a free annual night at any U.S. Club Carlson hotel (after $10,000 spent per calendar year). I personally would have been happier with a category restricted free night … Read more
I’ve been driving around all day, unloading the last of my Amex gift cards and finally got around to checking my email. Reader Brian sent me a link to a post stating that starting tomorrow, Target will no longer allow Redbirds loads with a credit card. Apparently there’s been a lot of fraud (as there always is … Read more
Too much too soon, Club Carlson. First you reel us in with one of the best hotel promotions, followed by the most generous credit card benefits, and just when we’re warming up to you, you take that credit card perk away, replace it with a really lame annual free night at hotels nobody wants to … Read more