Sam Simon

Episode 53: Status Through Spend, New Routes, Devaluations & Singular Use Programs

April 8, 2021

0:23 Earn Singapore Status Through Bank Point Transfer (link) Get 1 elite qualifying mile for every 5 bank points transferred Transfer 250,000 bank points…

Wrapping up the Milenomics Second Podcast (MSP) Season 1

April 6, 2021

Many of you reading this might not even know there is a podcast called The Milenomics Second Podcast (MSP). We’re celebrating on the blog…

The Manifesto Episode 20: With Charlie Barkowski from Running With Miles

March 16, 2021

Last year year we launched a podcast network, adding the Manifesto hosted by Gideon the Free-quent Flyer to the Patreon Feed. In this episode…

Episode 51: All This Amex Stuff (Credits and More)

March 8, 2021

Robert: Amex has been ratcheting up the complexity on their offers and benefits. Partially due to covid, wanting to retain customers, and wanting to…

Episode 48: Booking Travel in 2021

January 16, 2021

We’re back today with a show we’ve talked about recording for some time now. The topic of booking travel in 2021 is a unique…

The Manifesto Episode 13: Deep Dive into Galveston, TX with Kelly de Schaun

October 23, 2020

Earlier this year we launched a podcast network, adding the Manifesto hosted by Gideon the Free-quent Flyer to the Patreon Feed. In this episode…

Early Experiences with Amex Three-For-All

October 7, 2020

Just one week ago Robert broke the news about American Express’ Three-For-All. This enhancement to their current (and very generous) universal referral system is…

New Option: West Coast Awards to Hawaii For 12,500 Miles (Aeroplan)

August 16, 2020

Long time readers to the blog know that one of the destinations which receives an inordinate amount of attention on Milenomics is Hawaii. We’ve…

Episode 42: Manufactured Spend Setbacks and Opportunities, and Limited-time Promotions

July 10, 2020

Today we’re back with a standard No Annual Fee episode. We do the news, and then talk Personal Finance and Amex Small Business Credits….

Episode 40: Summer Travel, AirBnB / VRBO Vacation Rentals

June 26, 2020

We’re back with a bit of a stretch for our ‘short cut’ topic. Robert and I sat down to have a quick chat about…