We used Chase Ultimate Rewards points for our flights to Hawaii. Before I booked, I watched the point requirement change every day for a month. In general, I watched the point requirement go up! I should have booked the flights early on. But, I did get what I believe to be a decent redemption rate […]
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A 3 Night Stay At THE FOUR SEASONS! In Vancouver For 2/3 Free And A savings of $1,200
Since I recently used most of my Starpoints for Hawaii for this coming December, and now Whistler, I did not have enough to book a Starwood hotel in Vancouver. Could I have raised the Starwood points? Yes, I could have transferred American Express Membership Rewards points into my Starwood account. (Starwood is a transfer partner […]
Be Mindful Of Your Freedom 5% Category Quarterly Spend Balance
I made a mistake (not a big one) but would like to share it in hopes someone reads this and does not make the same mistake as me. I have been using my Chase Freedom Card for my groceries the entire first quarter of 2015, as grocery stores were a 1st quarter bonus category. […]
Chase Sapphire Preferred Used To Pay For Our Stay At The Peaks Hotel In Telluride
We just returned from Telluride. It was an amazing trip even if we needed more snow. (It snowed about 27 inches the day after we left and stranded us at the airport an extra day—really? ) Even though we flew for free to Telluride/Montrose, we needed to pay for the hotel, as Telluride is a […]
What Does The Bonus Category “Travel” Mean For The Chase Ultimate Rewards Cards
. You earn 2X and 3X Chase Ultimate Rewards points when you use your Chase Sapphire Preferred Card and Chase Sapphire Reserve Card respectively on travel purchases. Well how does Chase define travel for this purpose? The following is directly from the Chase site…. “Merchants in the travel category include airlines, hotels, motels, timeshares, campgrounds, car rental agencies, […]
50th Anniversary Celebration Stay-Chase Sapphire Preferred Used!
This past summer was my parent’s 50th anniversary. My parents are not financially equipped to take everyone to the the Caribbean for a big anniversary like I know some grandparents can. But we wanted to celebrate all the same. My family, my sister’s family and my parents headed to the Villa Roma Resort in the Catskills. […]
Our Trip To Israel and Our Handy Chase Sapphire Preferred
We just returned from a once in a life time trip to Israel. My kids did not do the traditional path of hebrew school, bar mitzvah, party, etc. We used the $ we saved to do this trip instead. We had a small special ceremonial service at the top of Masada. We did it for […]
Comparing Travel Redemption Options of the Major Banks
In this post, I am going to talk about redeeming points for travel. This post will not focus on transferring points, but rather on, using points to pay for travel. Also, as you will see below, some of these cards offer a point discount/bonus when redeeming and others offer a point rebate. You can […]
Chase Ultimate Rewards Got Us 5 Free Flights to Telluride for Winter Break-A Savings of $4500
I just booked our United Airline tickets for next February to Telluride, Colorado. The day that I booked, the flights cost about $900 per ticket. I did not pay for these tickets. I booked these 5 tickets using my Chase Ultimate Rewards points. Wow, a savings of $4500! In the above case, I booked my […]
Ways To Use Chase Ultimate Rewards Points To Book Free Travel
Chase Ultimate Rewards points are earned by using one of your Chase cards. Once you have earned the points, how do you then use the points for free travel? The options are listed below. Also read about how The Points Mom used Chase Ultimate Rewards points to book free travel to Hawaii, Vancouver, Telluride, Aspen, […]