I’ve talked about Demand schedules for a few months now–introducing them as a part of “The Law of Supply and Demand of Miles.” Today we’ll dedicate this post entirely to what a demand schedule looks like, and then for the next few days we’ll use that demand schedule to discuss how to approach other aspects of […]
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US Airways One Way Awards–The Milenomics Way
Note: Today’s Post is only for #101 level Milenomics. Most of us should be using our US Airways miles for international travel. A good post to read before this is “Why are Frequent Flyer Miles So Hard to Use?” Desperate Times Call for Desperate Measures Last night I received a call from a friend who was […]
Leveraging Autoslash.com to Save Even More on Car Rentals
A few weeks ago I made a booking for a rental car with CapitalOne Travel, documenting the process in a blog post. Today I’m following up on that rental because things have changed. Autoslash.com, Rental Agencies’ Worst Friend If you’re not familiar with Autoslash.com I’ll quickly give you an overview of it. You used to […]
The Rule of 7, and Using it To Find Your Limits
In my last post I talked about how we can remove inefficiencies in our personal Milenomics Mileage Runs. In doing so we spoke a little about the some of the limits that are in place for certain deals: Store purchase limits, Credit card AA limits, Your Time, and Cash Flow Limits. Today we’ll start to […]
Some Small Blog Updates
This post is totally unrelated to normal Milenomics posts–but is here to let you know some things are being worked on for the blog. I launched the blog without any wordpress experience, so I’ve spent time learning just how to post, and insert images and videos, etc. This is a learning experience for me, […]
Removing Inefficiencies in Your Churn and MMR
Would you run your business without an idea what your input costs were? I’m sure some business do–but I can’t see that working out. This is the reason Milenomics values Miles based on all our inputs including time and travel. Doing so allows us to know what our total cost(TC) per mile is.This seems unimportant to […]
Using Delta Miles to get to South Africa in Business Class (4 CPM)
I mentioned a few months ago that my wife and I are planning a South Africa Trip, and that the cheapest miles I have right now to book the trip with were my Delta Skymiles. Using 300,000+ miles in one gulp is tough to do, but I encourage all Milenomics to get out there and […]
Milenomics Case Study: Saving Money and Miles with Family Travel
I recently received a message From Milenomic Maria. She had a very detailed set of questions, and I thought stepping through an answer here would help others. Name: Maria #201 level traveler Mile and point collector for less than 6 months Excellent credit T rate: $50/hr if I have to go out in the world […]
The Airline Equlvalent of the Free Cup of Coffee
Whenever I talk to someone who holds elite status I’m sure you can guess what they always claim is best part of the program: Upgrades to First Class. Throw a Silver an upgrade and you’re on your way to making him try to become a Gold. (See the the diagram, the Elite Status Trap). Once a Gold, […]
EQM-Zero, and 5 Ways to Pay Less Than 25,000 miles for Award Flights
Note:I added this post to the series on BYOE. This post doesn’t exactly “fit” with the others, but I really enjoyed writing it so I wanted to throw it in here. Can All Your Flights Be Award Flights? It hadn’t come to my attention until I wrote the earlier post, “Sunk costs and Adverse Selection,” […]