If you choose NRG Home as your electricity supplier, you can earn 10,000 AAdvantage bonus miles after two months of active service. Plus, you’ll also earn 2 AAdvantage miles per $1 spent on the supply portion of your monthly electricity bill. Your local utility company will still service […]
Category: Reward Program Updates
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 […]
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 […]
I Just Bought A $750 Amazon Gift Card To Hit The Chase Freedom Bonus Category $1,500 Spend Max
On December 31, 2015, I had one day and $750 left to spend, where I would earn 10 Chase Ultimate Rewards points per $1 spent on the Chase Freedom’s card 4th quarter bonus categories, one of which was Amazon. Recall, you normally earn 5 points per dollar on up to $1,500 spent in bonus categories each […]
With Rain Comes Rainbows On Kauai
Greetings from Kauai. We landed here early in the day and we were at the hotel pool and beach by lunch time. Don’t forget, we are staying on Starwood points (squished in one room) at the St. Regis Princeville Resort. But we have our portable bed, so we made it work. And yes, the hotel is quite […]
Sometimes Get Better Sign-Up Bonus Offers In-Flight
Last night I was on my Hawaiian Airlines flight from Honolulu to Kona (remember, we traveled to Hawaii for free). While on the flight, I got an enticing offer that I just may take advantage of. It is an in-flight offer only- to get the Hawaiian Airlines World Elite […]
Take Some Time Out Of Your Stay And Go On A Resort Presentation
Sometimes when you are at a resort that also sells time shares, you may be offered to sit through a sales presentation in exchange for points. Rob and I have taken advantage of this many times, especially at Starwood Resorts. In fact, we suckers, have bought a few in the past. We own a prime […]
History, A Sub And A Very Intense Pineapple Maze Race On Oahu
Back in 1998, when Rob and I came to Hawaii for our honeymoon (on free Delta flights), we rushed out of Oahu for more exotic islands like Lanai and Kauai. But this trip, with the kids, we stayed for a few days as we had a ton to do on Oahu. We landed in Oahu […]
Barclays Arrival Cards May Not Be The Best Cards For Advance Planners
Recall that with the Barclays Arrival Cards, you can book and pay for travel with the card and then redeem your miles for a statement credit. You must choose a travel purchase within the last 120 days to get the redemption. Based on my own travel plans which I speak about below, I came to the […]
North Carolina-Delta Flights and Hyatt Hotel Paid For Using Chase Sapphire Preferred
I am currently in Cary, North Carolina. I came down for s swim meet with my daughter. Getting down here was quite inexpensive (the Delta flights were about $120 a piece and the Hyatt Place hotel about $80 per night), so I did not even attempt to try to use miles or points for this […]