Below, I outline the main ways in which to earn and accumulate Citi ThankYou Rewards points. 1. Points can be earned by using one of a variety of Citi credit cards that earn ThankYou Rewards The good news….each credit card gives a bonus on spending that you are likely already doing (and are probably doing on […]
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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, […]
Annual Free JetBlue Flights To Jessie’s St. Petersburg Swim Meet
Every year I travel to St. Petersburg, Florida with my daughter for a swim meet. We almost always fly JetBlue to Tampa. I usually book the flights using TrueBlue points. At this point, you may be wondering how I always have so many TrueBlue points to book all of these tickets. Well the first way […]
Free Flights To Aspen with United MileagePlus Miles and Savings of $3,500
Our ski destination out west in March, 2013 was to Snowmass, Colorado. I vividly remember booking our DIRECT flights to Aspen over July 4th weekend, 2012. Maybe it was early enough or maybe I got lucky, but I was able to redeem only 37,500 United MileagePlus miles per ticket. […]
About Chase Freedom
THIS CARD IS NO LONGER OFFERED TO NEW APPLICANTS Card Highlights Chase Freedom is a Credit Card With a credit card, you can carry a balance and accrue interest if necessary. Note this is not advised by me. The points game does not work well, if you are carrying a balance and […]
How I Use My Chase Freedom Card
I use my Chase Freedom card A LOT!!!! (My mother has one too thanks to me! ) I definitely use this card if I am making a purchase in a bonus category (see explanation below). I also take this card out of my wallet for the type of purchase that I would use my Starwood […]
About Chase Sapphire Preferred
Card Highlights Chase Sapphire Preferred is a Credit Card With a credit card, you can carry a balance and accrue interest if necessary. Note this is not advised by me. The points game does not work well, if you are carrying a balance and accruing interest. See #4 in Let’s Get Started To Earning Free […]
About Barclays Arrival Miles
You gain access to the Barclays Arrival Rewards program by being a card member of certain Barclays Bank credit cards. In the program, you can EARN miles. You can then USE these miles for free travel. Read about how to earn and accumulate Barclays Arrival Miles Read about how to use Barclays Arrival Miles Read about sharing […]
Ways To Use Barclays Miles To Book Free Travel
Barclays miles are earned with a Barclays Arrival credit card. Once you have earned the miles, how do you then use the miles for free travel? The options are listed below. Also click here to see how I used mine for free travel in Colorado Springs, within Hawaii, in Vegas and in Cooperstown, NY. I also used […]