Just a quick post on a deal that’s got a few days left to go. The deal ends 4/30 so you have a little time to get in on it. Until the 30th, purchase 2 Vanilla Visa products and earn 800 Plenti points. ($8). Valid up to 2x on each Plenti account: The best way to […]
You (and I) Have Probably Been Valuing Miles All Wrong.
Quick recap: Miles are dead, yadda, yadda, yadda… — What’s the value you earned from using your miles instead of buying a ticket in cash? This is an important metric to use; it helps us to decide when to use our miles, it also lets us put a value on the miles we earn. Yesterday we discussed […]
Extend Make-or-Buy Analysis to Your Travels
Miles are addictive. This addiction causes two types of actions in almost all afflicted parties: Greed for more miles and Hoarding of existing stock. Today we’ll discuss the higher level decisions you should be making about your miles (and money) and hopefully open up discussion regarding if/when you should even bother with miles. Make-or-Buy Analysis (In Brief) […]
A Re-Introduction to the Float Rule (Or: Another 3 Month Loan To Incomm)
Anyone who’s read Milenomics diligently know the following: Today’s post is half refresher, half tale of woe. If you’ve already read a ton about the Float rule here on Milenomics feel free to skip ahead to the Incomm story later in this post. Cash is Real, Miles Are Not The only thing that is real […]