I booked our flights for our trip to British Columbia 1) later than I usually book (I booked 3 months prior, I usually book 6 months prior) and 2) for a mere 25,000 aeroplan miles per flight. So our flights were not ideal, and my family and I have found ourselves with a 3 hour […]
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If You Have An American Express Business Gold Card, Be Mindful Of Your Category Spend
Recall that with your American Express Business Gold Card you can choose one of six categories to earn 4x Membership Rewards points per $1. These categories are: 1) Airfare purchased directly from airlines, 2) Advertising, 3)Restaurants, 4) Gas Stations, 5) Shipping, and 6) Computer hardware, software and cloud computing purchases. You earn 1x Membership Rewards […]
I Am Trying Really Hard To Accumulate Starwood Points By Spending
Posted 8/24/2015 I love earning extra miles/points on purchases. However, when I am making a purchase that does not fit into a category in which I will earn extra points, I need to decide which card to use. Up until recently, I had been breaking out my Barclaycard Arrival Plus […]
If You Have The Amex Everyday Or Everyday Preferred, Be Mindful Of Your Annual Grocery Spend
Recall that with the American Express Everyday Preferred Card you earn 3X Membership Rewards points and with the Everyday Card, you earn 2X Membership Rewards points per $1 spent at supermarkets. HOWEVER, these bonus points that you earn at supermarkets are on up to $6,000 per year in purchases. After you spend $6,000 in a given year, […]
Use Amex Travel And Earn An Extra Membership Reward Per $1
If you use Amex Travel to book certain travel purchases and pay with your Membership Rewards program-enrolled American Express Card, you will earn one additional Membership Rewards point per $1 spent. These travel purchases include air, prepaid hotels, vacation packages (flight + hotel packages), American Express Vacations packages or cruise reservations. […]
Earn Extra Membership Rewards Points With The Amex OPEN Savings Benefit
American Express OPEN offers various cards for small businesses such as the American Express Business Platinum card and the American Express Business Gold Rewards card. Built-in to these business cards is an OPEN Savings benefit. This benefit provides either a 5% discount or 2 additional Membership Rewards points […]
One Night In Denver At The Denver Grand Hyatt
Because we had early morning flights home, we stayed the night prior to our flights in Denver at the Grand Hyatt Denver. For this stay, I used one of Rob’s 2 free bonus nights that he got with the Chase Hyatt Visa. Remember, I had trouble using this free night, so resigned myself to using […]
Greetings From My Delta Flight From Denver Using One Of My Amex Gogo Passes
Don’t forget, Business Platinum Card members are able to access 10 complimentary Gogo inflight internet passes each calendar year. I am using one of my passes for the first time. I am posting from my flight from Denver to JFK. (Remember I got this flight for free!). It is great. I have been online basically the whole […]
Greetings From The Delta Sky Club At Laguardia Airport
Rob and I are off to Colorado Springs. We have a 3 night stay planned at the Broadmoor and then we are off to do a three day hike to the summit of Pikes Peak. Gulp! As often as I fly, I have an unreasonable fear of flying and will not get on a plane […]
About Citi Executive AAdvantage Card
Card Highlights Citi Executive AAdvantage card is a Credit Card You can carry a balance and accrue interest if necessary. Note this is not advised by me. The points game does not work well, if you are carrying a balance and accruing interest. See #4 in Let’s Get Started To Earning Free Travel. Card Rewards […]