Yesterday we talked about the Best Cash Back Card on Earth, and today we’ll follow it up with a post about the Best Travel Cash Back Card. I debated writing just one post comparing the two cards, but ultimately split this into two posts so I could focus on the differences between the best Cash Back […]
The Best Cash Back Credit Card [You Don’t Hear Enough About]
Today I’ll introduce some of you to what I think is the best Cash Back credit card on Earth. “Best on Earth” is a bold statement to make, but one I’m confident I can back up. For those of you unfamiliar with it, today we’ll be discussing this card: The Fidelity Investment Rewards American Express. Just […]
An Introduction to Spending Miles on Award Flights
Last week we introduced some of you to Milenomics, and what makes it different. We also discussed the basics of earning miles for different levels of travelers. Earning Miles Spending Miles Partners Routes Booking Tips & Tricks Be Your Own Elite Today we’ll continue our introduction with a discussion of the other half of the coin: […]
Welcome to the Milenomics Universe
Once you spend a little time here on Milenomics you’ll soon come to realize we do things a little differently around here. First of all, we aren’t in the business of collecting miles. We are in the business of traveling with miles, but we don’t exactly play the same game you’ll read about elsewhere online. […]
Balance Miles and Cash Back in the Face of Devaluations
Today’s “no-knock” American Airlines/US Airways surprise devaluations have the mile-verse spinning. Once mighty and customer-centric AA has shown its new stripes, and we’re all at a disAAdvantage because of them. Devaluations are a part of the game we play, just as inflation is a concern with cash. Today’s post will be equal parts editorial and […]
Suntrust Delta Debit Card No Longer Available Online
Update: Still Available Via Chat for me, 12:36PM Pacific, 4/9/14. Reader @saianel shared the bad news with me this morning, Gone from the Suntrust webpage is any mention of the Delta Skymiles Debit card. Some of you might remember my Delta Debit card was closed unceremoniously about two months ago. I had debated opening a […]
Rookie Booking–How to Book Award Flights on United.com
Note: Today’s post is targeted to #101 level Milenomics. There may be cheaper and easier ways to book some of the flights discussed below if you’re a more advanced mile collector or spender. Today’s post is simply meant to introduce the idea of booking with United miles. Today’s post is another in the “Rookie Booking” […]
Travel Tech: Using Republic Wireless Overseas
Back in January I wrote a post about staying connected while overseas. Some of the solutions discussed in that post will soon stop working. If you haven’t read that post I do suggest you browse it (and the comments section) for ideas. Today’s post builds on those tips with a discussion of Republic Wireless. Using […]