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U.S. Bank Smartly Credit Card: Up to 4% cashback – with a catch
U.S. Bank has launched a new credit card soon called the U.S. Bank Smartly Visa Signature Card. The card earns 2% cashback everywhere, which isn’t particularly exciting seeing as there are many cards...
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Day 4: The best Hampton Inn breakfast ever & Saudia exit row (Nick’s Million...
Day 4 of Million Mile Madness didn’t quite go as I planned, but that may have been for the best.The highlight from this morning was the best breakfast I’ve ever seen at a Hampton by Hilton. Then, I...
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Flying Etihad First Apartments! (Greg’s Million Mile Madness trip journal)
One of my favorite flights ever was in 2019 when I first flew Etihad First Apartments. Beyond the fact that first class customers get basically their own room with a separate captain’s chair and bed;...
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The tortoise is about to become the hare (Stephen’s Million Mile Madness trip...
I seem to have been slow rolling it compared to Greg and Nick, but I’m about to become much more zippy. What is Million Mile Madness? The latest Frequent Miler team challenge is on! As reported in the...
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Buy Alaska / Hawaiian miles for 1.25c per mile (last week)
Update 11/12/24: This is the last week for this excellent sale on HawaiianMiles (and thus, Alaska miles). The sale ends Friday at midnight HST. ~~~ Hawaiian Airlines Hawaiian Miles is selling miles...
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Avianca LifeMiles on sale with up to 160% Bonus (1.27 cents each)
Avianca has its monthly bonus available on LifeMiles purchases, this time it’s up to a maximum of 160%. That brings the cost per mile down to 1.27 cents, which is just below our reasonable redemption...
View ArticleDoing good and earning points with Kiva microloans | Coffee Break Ep33 |...
Kiva is a clearing house for microlenders to help them find funding for microloans. You don’t earn interest on these loans, but this can be an interesting way to accumulate spend on reward cards...
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Southwest Hawaii sale: Save up to 40% on flights to the islands
Southwest is out with another sale, this time giving up to 40% off when booking flights to/from Hawaii when using promo code HAWAII40. Flights must be booked between 11/12-11/14 and the discount is...
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Million Mile Madness Live Check-in #2: Wednesday November 13 at 8pm ET
For our Million Mile Madness Challenge, Greg, Nick, and Stephen are all competing to complete the SAS EuroBonus Millionaire promo with the most style, affordability, and speed… all in the next two...
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Style on a budget: Qatar Business class for 40K AA miles to Asia (Nick’s...
Day 5 of Million Mile Madness was an exercise in how to travel in comfort & style. Hilariously, Greg and I both not only took advantage of the same American Airlines award chart sweet spot to fly...
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Is Alaska Mileage Plan blocking close-in partner awards?
Over the last couple of weeks, there have been numerous reports of Alaska Mileage Plan’s online booking engine giving an error message when trying to book international partner award flights within 72...
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Saudia sent me someone else’s boarding pass (Stephen’s Million Mile Madness...
From not being able to check in to not being able to get a boarding pass to getting a ‘Not allowed to board’ message to being sent a completely different person’s boarding pass, flying with Saudia has...
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How to convert Capital One cash back to miles by moving rewards
Many cardholders don’t realize that’s possible to move rewards between your own accounts online. I can even move rewards from cash back on my wife’s Spark Cash card to miles on her Venture or Venture X...
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My desperate sprint to catch a flight in Jeddah, and a surprise meet-up in...
I knew that my one-hour connection in Jeddah was a huge gamble, but I booked it anyway. After all, it was a key piece of the puzzle that tied together two fantastic award flights. Read below about that...
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Today Only – 15x on Dell purchases via Rakuten (stack with Amex Offers /...
Rakuten is offering 15% back at Dell Technologies, which can alternatively be 15x Membership Rewards points per dollar spent. Combined with the Dell Amex offers that are floating around right now, it’s...
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Kroger: Earn 4x Fuel Points On 3rd Party Gift Cards; Fixed-Value Visa &...
Kroger has returned with more digital coupons offering 4x fuel points on third party gift cards and fixed-value Visa and Mastercard gift cards. This is valid for online gift card purchases as well,...
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Aeroplan offering 4th night free on hotel stays, but it’s very poor value
Aeroplan has announced that it’s extended being able to get a 4th night free benefit when redeeming your points for hotel stays thought 2025. While it’s great that they’re trying to add additional...
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Pepper Rewards points now expire after 60 days of inactivity
Pepper Rewards is an app that stormed onto the scene earlier this year, selling in-demand brands at rates so low that it single-handedly depressed gift card resale rates nationwide. They’ve re-jiggered...
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Good morning Vietnam, good night Shenzhen (Nick’s Million Mile Madness travel...
Day 6 of Million Mile Madness had me start the day in Vietnam before meeting up with at least a dozen people going after one million SAS miles on my flight to Guangzhou, China before hitting up some...
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Best Credit Card Category Bonuses: Which card should you use?
A number of credit cards offer incredible category bonuses. For examples, the Chase Freedom Flex offers 5X in changing categories each quarter in addition to 3x at restaurants and drugstores. The...
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