Update: It seems that the sky is not falling. The info about a BA devaluation seems to be not true, but still this is as good a reminder as any for us to avoid hoarding miles. Just a quick post this Sunday, since you might have missed the news. Iberia posted a new award chart for […]
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Learn, Use, Repeat. A detailed trip into the world of Points, Miles, and Travel. How to earn more Miles and how to use those miles more effectively
The Shortest Distance Between Two Points is Not Always a Straight Line
Yesterday we discussed a complex and risky strategy to earn miles while paying an American Express card. Today we’ll look at a way to drive our costs down in a similar nonstandard way. I’ve discussed the following in bits and pieces before on the blog, and elsewhere. One of the keys to a successful personal […]
Detailing a Complex (and Risky) Strategy to Pay Amex Cards at Walmart
The game we play changes weekly it seems. Some of the best options from last month are quickly dying, and other new options are filling in. I’ve been out of the country for two+ weeks, and have been happy to see debit cards which were not working before I left come back from the dead […]