Um, yes. On our recent ski trip to Park City, I was a subsequent add-on. I flew Delta while the boys flew with all of the bags on American. Their flight was landing first in Salt Lake City, so they took all of the bags to check to make it a faster and […]
Category: My Mistakes-Don’t Make Them Too!
I Made A Rookie Mistake And Let My Boys’ United Miles Expire
How I did it is beyond me. I thought I kept detailed records about expiration dates. I have always made sure to take some action when I received notices about my kids miles expiring. However, in this case, I must have missed the notice?? and had no record of the expiration date for my boys’ […]
I Forgot To Use My Amex So I Could Get My $200 Statement Credit On Airline Fees
Recall, every year, Platinum card members receive up to $200 a year in statement credits when incidental fees, such as baggage fees, flight-change fees, in-flight food and beverage purchases, and airport lounge day passes, are charged by the airline of your choice to your Platinum card account. Well at the beginning of this year, […]
Amex Card Holders Did Not Get Their Offer Code For Hamilton Tickets Because Of A Setting In Their Profiles
One of the benefits of owning an American Express Platinum card or Business Platinum card, is having access to American Express exclusive offers. These offers often come in the form of being able to secure tickets to hot events before the general public. I have taken advantage of these Amex Presales in the past, most often […]
Don’t Be Fooled When You Are Targeted To Reapply For A Card With An Increased Sign-Up Bonus Offer
I recently converted my CitiBusiness/AAdvantage Platinum Select World MasterCard to a No-Fee CitiBusiness ThankYou card because Citi would not waive the fee on the AAdvantage card. Well, Citi just targeted me with an offer via the mail, to get the card again with a sign-up bonus offer of 50,000 American AAdvantage miles. The standard offer is […]
In Your Quest For Bonus Points, Be Careful Which Card You Choose In Foreign Countries
I am currently in Whistler for our March ski trip. Our FREE Westin rooms have mini kitchens. Since we need to be out pretty early to ski, being able to have breakfast in the room is a big plus. It makes our mornings much easier and more efficient. The day we arrived, I went to […]
I Used The Wrong Card Trying To Get An Avios Bonus
I think I just made my biggest mistake ever but it worked somewhat in my favor. Recall that Rob got an offer a few months back, that if he uses his Chase British Airways Visa Signature Card to spend $7,500 between November 1, 2015 and January 31, 2016, he will earn 7,500 bonus Avios. My plan […]
Sign-Up For Promotions Before You Travel So You Are Not Too Late To Get Them
I am currently in Cary, North Carolina. I came down for a swim meet with my daughter. Getting down here was quite inexpensive (the flights were about $120 a piece and the hotel about $80 per night), so I did not even attempt to try to use miles or points for this mini trip. I […]
I May Not Get My 75,000 Hilton Honors Sign-Up Bonus
I used to have the Citi Hilton HHonors Visa Signature Card, and because there is no annual fee, I would have kept it indefinitely. But remember, Citi, took it upon themselves and canceled my card back in June. At the time, I was annoyed. But in the end this may work in my favor. You […]
Save Up Your Dry Cleaning!
As we know from prior posts, a merchant may require a credit card minimum of $10. My dry cleaner has a big sign on the register that states that there is a $10 minimum to use a credit card. I recently brought one of my husband’s shirts into the dry cleaner. When I went to […]