Sometimes there will be offers to use certain cards at certain vendors to receive extra bonus points. For example, I just received an offer through my American Express Everyday Preferred card to earn 2x American Express Membership Rewards points if I use the card to shop at Amazon. It is annoying, but I will certainly […]
Category: Spending Tips
Will Items Booked By The Concierge And Added To My Hotel Bill Count As Charges Entitled To Bonus Points?
I honestly do not know how I have never thought about this strategy to earn additional hotel points until now. You see, I called the concierge at the Westin in Whistler to inquire about a car to get from the Vancouver airport to the hotel. Recall, we are staying at the Westin on our upcoming […]
Buy Flowers For Valentines Day And Earn Extra Rewards
If you are one who buys flowers for Valentines Day, why not earn extra rewards while doing so? There are always enticing promotions offering extra points and miles near Valentines day. You can find many of these offers by going to the shopping portals of your various loyalty programs. In addition, Amex has some nice […]
Be Proactive With Your Spending
If your goals, like mine, are to 1) earn as many rewards points as possible through spending, or 2) to ensure you have spent enough to get that sign-up bonus, you may need to spend more proactively. Two ways in which I do this is 1. by always offering up my credit card to pay […]
Use Your Chase Freedom Card To Buy Amazon Gift Card Holiday Gifts If Amazon Is A Bonus Category
From the middle of November 2015, I was working on spending $1,500 on Amazon as I was taking advantage of an offer where I would earn 10 (instead of 5) Chase Ultimate Rewards points per $1 spent on the Chase Freedom’s card 4th quarter’s bonus categories, one of which was Amazon. Instead of buying no fee […]
Add Cash To Your Hotel Bill And Earn Points
I am currently at Woodloch Pines Resort in PA with my extended family for my parent’s 50th anniversary. Last night, they had “horse racing” where you can bet on wood horses that move if their number comes up on a dice. Needless to say, it is a lot of fun for me and the kids, […]
Shop The Portals For Holiday Gifts
Like so many stores, the loyalty program shopping portals also offer so many deals and opportunities to earn bonus points and miles for holiday shopping. If you are like me, and are scared off by the crowds in the stores during holiday season, use the portals to shop! You can sit at your computer in […]
Shop The Portals On Black Friday And Cyber Monday
Like so many stores, the loyalty program shopping portals also offer so many deals and opportunities to earn bonus points and miles on Black Friday. If you are like me, and are scared off by the crowds on Black Friday, but still love a good deal and some bonus points to […]
Use Shopping Portals
An easy way to rack up lots of points and miles is to shop through loyalty programs’ online shopping portals. If you are going to shop anyway, why not do it through a shopping portal. After all, how much easier is it to shop from the comfort of you home? (At least it is for […]
Try Planning Spa Days At Hotels…
I only do spa days with friends for special occasions like big birthdays. I am now shockingly around the age, where many friends are near or turning 50. The other day, I went for a 50th bday lunch and spa day to the Ritz Carlton, Westchester, in White Plains, New York, a mere 20 minutes […]