Are you headed to the Chicago Seminars in October? Do you have the same fear of booking things in advance that I do? Are just now getting around to making travel reservations? You’re in luck because there are some amazingly […]
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These days I have a pretty simple manufactured spending routine, which consists of a two step process: 1. Ordering Visa gift cards from Giftcards.com. 2. Liquidating these gift cards on twice weekly trips to Walmart. Since I’ve found two ms-friendly
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The way merchants are classified varies by credit card issuer. Each bank has its idiosyncrasies that people have exploited to generate points and miles at an accelerated rate. For example, Chase used to classify Card Cash as an office supply
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A 100,000 point sign-up bonus isn’t rare for the American Express Platinum Card. In fact, there have been bonuses out there for up to 250,000 Membership Rewards points after a total of $55,000 worth of spending over six months. A
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I haven’t paid much attention to Accor as a rewards program, partly because I’ve been loyal to Hyatt and Hilton and because Accor’s rewards program confused me a bit. When I was searching for hotels in Calais, I came across
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About a month ago I wrote about how I re-applied for the Club Carlson credit card after canceling it seven months before. This decision was mainly based on the ease of earning free Club Carlson nights through the co-branded credit
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Last week, I was looking through my phone for a specific photo. I was surprised to find that over the past five years, I’ve amassed over 14,000 photos! Many of these are from life and family events, but for the
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A few weeks ago I asked what you’re saving your points and miles for and probably the number one item on my travel list is going back to Calais and staying there for at least a month. In case you
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Starwood Category 6 Hotels are an impressive collection of properties with amazing locations that can offer great value when redeemed during peak travel dates. A free night at a Category 6 Starwood hotel will set you back 20,000 – 25,000 Starpoints
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It’s been about five years since I got involved in the points and miles game, and it’s really changed my life for the better. Not just in terms of how I travel, but how I earn a living and spend
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