Last November, Google ran a crazy promo for their Fi wireless service. If you bought a phone from them and met some other requirements they’d give you travel gift cards worth the price of the hardware. I thought at the time that the deal was prone to malfunction. It seemed thrown together as quickly […]
Episode 20: “Fee Free MCGC, 8X Fuel Rewards on Happy Cards, Higher CC Offers & More”
Welcome to Episode 20 of the No Annual Fee Milenomics² Podcast. On Today’s show we discuss: 0:36 Fee-free Mastercard GCs at Staples (link) 3/24-3/30 2019 2:31 8x Fuel Rewards on Happy Cards at Stop & Shop (link) 3/22 – 3/28 2019 3:55 Chase Freedom Unlimited 3x the first year up to $20,000 spend (link) No […]
Episode 19: A Rare Chase Shutdown Reversal, Airport Lounges, 75k Hawaiian Offer, BOS-NYC Ride-Sharing & More
0:37 Chase Hyatt Offer: 2 Free Nights + $50 Statement Credit (link) Unclear whether this is limited to Category 1-7 (30,000 category) -or- 1-8 (40,000 category) Alternate offer of 50,000 points remains available (an eligible for 10,000 point referral) Card is subject to 5/24 1:48 3x Fuel Rewards on VCGs at Stop & Shop/Giant/Martin (link) […]
Episode 18: Southwest Flies to Hawaii (Without Us), AA Rebates Going Away, Avianca Lifemiles Transfer Bonus, What Would Strengthen Bank Points?
We’re back this week with another extended episode where we cover: News: 0:45 Southwest announces flights to Hawaii (link) Flying as soon as March 17th (wow, that’s quick) When I’m wrong I’m wrong, Sam said, “no way Southwest flies to Hawaii This year” Inter-island flights starting in April Cheap fares to kick things off 2:35 […]
Bizarro Bonvoyed: How Marriott Award Availability Works In Practice
There’s been a lot of chatter about Marriott’s Bonvoy program lately. Specifically about whether they play games with award availability and what their “no blackout” policy actually means. Which blackout date policy will the new Marriott Rewards program adopt? from Free-quent Flyer How Did I Miss This? Marriott’s Terrible Blackout Date Policy from One Mile […]
Bonvoyed: Extra Person Fee
As we were discussing on Episode 17 of the Podcast – we had one last chance to book Marriott properties for 60,000 points/nt before top properties go up to 85,000+/nt on March 5th, 2019. I booked one provisional stay but came across an annoyance along the way: The dreaded Marriott Bonvoy Extra Person Fee. A […]
Episode 17: Chase Closed All My Accounts, Help!
Update (3/15): We update the story in this podcast about a Chase Shutdown in Episode 19. Including how the listener was able to convince Chase to reopen her personal CC account. We’re back with another jam-packed “free” episode this week… 0:40 $600 Citizen’s Bank Checking Bonus (link) Requires recurring/single (?) $2,000 Direct Deposit Expires May […]