Reader Joe hasn’t been getting eBay bucks offers since eBay bucks stopped working for gift cards. He was able to start getting them again by unsubscribing and then resubscribing for the promotional e-mails. Thanks for the tip, Joe... Read More →
Category - Recaps
Recap: Mortgage Approval After 66 New Credit Cards, eBay Tips & More
Exchange Chase Hyatt Anniversary Free Night for Points by Accounting Your Points. As always this is YMMV, but so far every data point we’ve seen has gotten 10,000 points. I wouldn’t rely on this at all, but it is worth... Read More →
Recap: FizzBuzz, Banned From Boxed.com & More
My favorite credit card auxiliary benefits, ranked by Free-quent Flyer. Totally disagree with his hate for the IHG free night certificate, but I do appreciate his points about the differences between the two. How I was banned from Boxed... Read More →
Recap: New Award Travel Search Engine, Credit Card Mock Draft & More
Pointimize is a new award travel search engine. Looks good, can be used for both hotel & flight searches and they also show you the cash price alongside the price in miles/points. Would love to get some reader feedback on this, if... Read More →
Recap: FlexPerk Kills Kiva 3x, Jet.com Limits, Amazon Treasure & More
Amazon treasure truck had Nintendo Classics for $59.99 in Los Angeles, Atlanta, Seattle, Chicago & Dallas on Saturday. Hopefully some readers got one. You can read our original post about the truck here, worth keeping an eye on. Jet... Read More →
Best Posts Last Week: Two New 75,000 Point Offers, $500 Nationwide Bank Bonuses & Free $10 From Amazon
A lot of the big credit card news came out of American Express this week. They updated their terms to add provisions to penalize those they believe are gaming the sign up bonus system. In better news it’s possible to get a 75,000... Read More →
Recap: Drop’s Duplicate Transactions, Students With No Income Getting Credit Cards & More
Six useful takeaways from the JetBlue Q2 ’17 earnings call by Wandering Aramean. Not super interesting some a travel hacking perspective, but still an interesting read. DEAL DEAD – Drop’s duplicate transactions by Miles Per Day. Now you... Read More →
Recap: Delta Devaluation, AmEx Offers On Blue Business Plus & More
1500 FlexPoints Offer for Setting up an Automatic Payment by Travel In Miles. Good offer if you got it. Another Devaluation — Delta Award Pricing No Longer Even Following Its Hidden Award Chart by View From The Wing. I think you either... Read More →
Recap: VGC At Best Buy, AmEx Referrals, Wells Fargo Accidentally Leaks 50k E-mails & More
Class Action Lawsuit — and Check Your Receipt With Buy One Get One Free Deals by The Gate. Weirdest one is where it would have been cheaper to purchase two of them individually rather than with the coupon ($1.10 for one or $4.61 for two... Read More →
Recap: Wells Fargo To Close Branches, AmEx Profit Fall, Targeted Upgrade Offer & More
American Express Profit Falls by WSJ. Not surprised that American Express is feeling the squeeze, every card issuer is going after the premium card market space at the moment and that’s something they have traditionally dominated... Read More →
Recap: $500 GOC, Disney World Fast Pass, Joon & Hyperloop News
Disney World Fastpass+ Tips and Tricks by As The Joe Flies. If you’re planning a visit, I’m sure this post is worth a read/bookmark. Bonjour, Joon. What the heck are you doing here?? by Wandering Aramean. Ah yes the old... Read More →
Recap: AmEx Spending More On Rewards Points To Retain Customers, Americans For Fair Skies & More
AmEx Starts Spending More on Reward Points to Retain Customers by Bloomberg. Shouldn’t come as any surprise to readers, as I’ve stated they are becoming increasingly desperate. Everything from calling existing customers to... Read More →
Recap: Flying Blue Troubles, Student Loan Debt Paperwork Goes Missing, Another Wells Fargo Scandal & More
Having Trouble Transferring TY Points to Flying Blue? You might be in Luck by Deals ATV. Always worth reaching out if you’re having issues. As Paperwork Goes Missing, Private Student Loan Debts May Be Wiped Away by New York Times... Read More →
Recap: Dead Deal, AI Regulation Needed, Uber Matching All Tips
Another Great Spending Offer: This Card Keeps Impressing! by Miles to Memories. There is a reason this is one of the best store credit cards available. DEAL DEAD – Office Depot 2% or 3% Rewards on gift cards by Miles Per Day. I know... Read More →
Recap: Verizon Data Breach, Autoslash & More
Verizon data of 6 million users leaked online by CNN Money. This is just ridiculous, the punishment for data breaches needs to be increased as the damage that can be done to individuals is just astounding. National Ice Cream Day – Get... Read More →

