June 2014 – milenomics.com

The 11-Month Itch: Getting an American Express Gold Annual Fee Waived

June 30, 2014

One of the cornerstones of Milenomics is avoiding annual fees whenever possible. For my travel needs I have yet to find a card which…

$13 in Free Groceries when you Buy $200 Visa Gift Cards at Safeway 6/18-7/15

June 19, 2014

Update #2 (6/22): Safeway and/or Catalina seem to have changed this deal on us without notice. Two very alert readers, Randall and Jonathan noticed…

United Copies Delta, To Go Revenue Based on Accrual in 2015

June 10, 2014

United annouunced, somewhat un-gracefully, that starting March 1, 2015 they will be going to a revenue based accrual model which closely resembled Delta’s planned…

Frauded! US Bank Mastercard Gift Cards Hacked and Drained

June 9, 2014

Update: A Happy ending, two new cards arrived 8/20. When I activated both I was charged $5.95, but a quick phone call got…

9½ Weeks: The Float Rule In the Real World

June 5, 2014

This is likely the latest anyone has written a post about #MileMadness, as you’ll see this is a real update on spending that occurred…

Award Booking Tips for All Three Major Alliances

June 4, 2014

We’ve covered a lot of ground in our back to basics introduction to the Milenomics Universe. Today we’ll continue with award booking tips for…