I am new to this college touring process and recently made an $80 mistake. I booked flights using Southwest Rapid Rewards on Southwest to St. Louis with another mom who enticed me to do the Early Bird Check In. The Early Bird Check In is something you can pay extra for that gets you automatic check-in, […]
Category: My Mistakes-Don’t Make Them Too!
Do As I Say Not As I Do-Two Recent Rewards Mistakes I Made
I have to learn to slow down an read more carefully. I recently failed to get some bonus rewards because of my haste and carelessness…. Citi ThankYou Rewards Points-I enrolled in an offer whereby I had to make $200 in purchases and I would receive 2,000 Citi ThankYou Rewards points. I made them and waited […]
The Picture I Took Of Rob At Lowe’s Was A Waste
We are doing some home improvements and we needed some supplies. I knew we were going to Lowe’s this weekend so I logged into Amex and looked quickly for any offer for shopping at Lowe’s. Sure enough there was one where we could earn 2x American Express Membership Rewards Points per $1 spent. I […]
I Lost Some Value When I Redeemed My U.S. Bank Altitude Reserve Points
Recall, I Got The U.S. Bank Altitude Reserve Visa Infinite Card last summer with a 50,000 point bonus offer. I was aware that redeeming the points for travel was worth $.0150 (one and a half cents-100 points equals $1.50 in redemption value). However, the terms of the card were very unclear when I got the […]
Know That Refunds From Prior Periods Will Offset Your Spend Requirements When You Are Going For Bonuses
I almost made a big mistake but I realized I was making it and saved myself. Recall, I just got this offer with my American Express Business Platinum card to earn 25,000 Membership Rewards points after spending $5,000 on purchases and an extra 10,000 points after spending an additional $5,000 through 10/15/18. I am in the […]
Darn! I Failed To GENERATE My Full Potential Of Chase Ultimate Rewards Points During The Power Failure
Due to back to back storms last week, I lost power for 7 days. However, it wasn’t terrible because we have 2 gas powered generators that took turns supplying power to my home. We only needed to make minor concessions with our usage. Not such a big deal! To me, what is sort of […]
Oops-I Feel Like I Lost $100
Recall, every year, BOA Premium Rewards card members receive up to $100 a year in statement credits when qualifying purchases such as seat upgrades, baggage fees, in-flight services and airline lounge fees are charged to your card account. Well, recall Rob got this card back in September, which gave us a mere 4 months to use […]
I Used The Wrong Card Trying To Get A Travel Credit
Ugh, I made a card blunder and it cost us a few hundred in travel (temporarily). Rob recently got the Barclaycard Arrival Plus World Elite MasterCard with a 50,000 Arrival mile sign-up bonus. These 50,000 can be redeemed for $500 in statement credits on travel purchases. So I thought I was so smart and brought […]
I Made A Rookie Mistake And Let My Amex Grocery Spend Exceed The “Limit”
Ugh, I hit my 6K in annual grocery spend in 2017 and kept using my American Express Everyday Preferred Card. Recall, you earn 3X Membership Rewards points per $1 spent at supermarkets. HOWEVER, these 3X bonus points that you earn at supermarkets are on up to $6,000 per year in purchases. After you spend $6,000 in a […]
Make Sure You Select An Earning Style In Your Hilton Honors Profile Or You Lose Valuable Rewards
Another lesson I learned the hard way…I was expecting Rob to earn 15 Hilton HHonors points on our hotel incidentals from our recent trip to Philly (we stayed for free on Hilton HHonors points), but he only earned 10 points per $1. When I called to inquire, Hilton told me that there was no Earning […]