I caused my Chase Ultimate Rewards account to go negative. I did this inadvertently, I swear. I really wanted a one piece black jumpsuit. I had no time to go to the mall. So I decided to shop through the Chase Ultimate Rewards Shopping mall and take advantage of a 4 PTS/$1 bonus earn […]
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Free Inter-Island Flights Using Barclaycard Arrival Miles And A Savings of $1690
I paid $338 per ticket for our Hawaiian Airline inter-island flights from Oahu to Kauai, Kauai to Hawaii and Hawaii back to Oahu. We are all going to earn Hawaiian Airlines miles on the flight. I used Barclaycard Arrival Miles to offset the $1,690 charge. You see, with the Barclaycard Arrival Plus World Elite MasterCard, […]
We Used Chase Ultimate Rewards Points To Book 5 Free Flights to Hawaii And Saved $4,400
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 […]
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 […]
Free Flights To Vancouver And A Savings of $3,000!
I have to admit, I was a little late to the game (so unlike me) and when I went to book flights, many of the award flights to Vancouver were in the range of 40,000 to 60,000 miles per ticket on various airlines…no thanks! However, by leaving a day earlier than I would have […]
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. […]
I Just Redeemed My Barclaycard Points For My One Night Deposit At The Broadmoor This Summer
Recall that I booked three nights at the Broadmoor in Colorado Springs for Rob and I for this summer. As I told you in that post, I plan on redeeming Barclaycard miles to pay for these 3 nights. When I booked last month, I had to leave a one night deposit. With the tax, […]
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 […]
American Express Business Gold Rewards Gave Us 8,000 Membership Rewards Points For The Trouble Of My 2 Minute Phone Call
Recall that as of January 23, 2015, you can choose one of the five categories to earn 3x Membership Rewards points per $1. (You earn 2x Membership Rewards points in the remaining four categories and 1x points on all other purchases). These categories are… Airfare purchased directly from airlines Advertising Gas Stations Shipping […]
What Does The Bonus Category “Entertainment” Mean For The Citi ThankYou Cards?
You earn 2X ThankYou Points on Entertainment with the Citi ThankYou Premier card. The full definition of Entertainment from Citibank is below, I have bolded the main entertainment categories…As you can see it is a very broad definition!!!! “select entertainment merchants, include sports promoters, theatrical promoters, movie theaters, amusement parks, tourist attractions, record stores and […]