- The Economics of Churning A nice look at the fees involved in processing credit cards and how it relates to the miles and points hobby. (HT: TBB). It’s an old post, but I never saw it before.
- Time Revisited by Milesperday. This is something I think about more and more as I age.
- Help Found! Frueqentmiler hired Nick to write his Quickdeals and some other things. Best of luck, Nick!
- An Update: Leaving Frequent Miler, A New Writer & What to Expect Going Forward Milestomeories left Frequentmiler to work full-time on his own blog, and Danny from DDG will begin writing there (am I the only one getting confused here, j/k). Best of luck to our friends Shawn and Danny!
- Taxes for Reselling: Cleaning up the Books by Matt from Saverocity. Interesting look at how to calculate your taxes for a reselling business, something I struggle with myself.
- Always wanted to be a points & miles blogger? Now you can with my DIY blog post! by PF Digest. This post is a bit old, but pretty hysterical.
Hi DoC, just read Vinh’s post about using the Merrill card to “bank” $1k in Alaska cash. He mentioned the “banked” money expires after 1 year. He also mentioned that the same concept (-$70 cancellation fee) is possible on JetBlue. Any idea on if JetBlue “banked” cash expires?
Not sure. Maybe ask Vinh.
JetBlue travel bank balances are also good for only one year, like Alaska.