Dear Airline Route Mapper, Hello Old Friend. I’ve missed you. I often times think back to those years we spent booking award tickets fondly. I will say that ever since I lost you there’s been a hole where you once were–never quite filled by the replacements that I found. Sure, I pivoted to spending my […]
Ep 6 & 7 – Staying in Chase’s Good Graces, ODOM & Simon Mall GC Sales, CapitalOne 2-to-1
Today we’re back with a double episode of the Milenomics² No Annual Fee Edition Podcast. In addition to the following news: 0:30 Office Depot/Office Max $10 off $300 MCGCs (link) 1:20 Simon Mall $1 off Visa Gift Cards (link) 2:05 Airline portal Holiday promo: 500 for $200 (link) 3:00 CapitalOne adds Emirates and Singapore at […]
Ep 5: Black Friday, Gift Card Reselling, Amazon/Hilton Deals/Re-Glitch
Today we’re back!… 0:42 – What does Black Friday (and holiday sales in general) mean for points & miles earning? 4:00 – Gift Card Reselling Great time of the year for gift card reselling (iTunes deals all over the place was the story of the year for Black Friday) Target 10% off coming 12/2 (link) […]
Episode 4: Milenomics² Podcast No Annual Fee Edition. CapitalOne-Point-Five, Barclay Arrival, Chase 5/24 Expansion & Small Banks with Big Bonuses.
Welcome to the latest episode of the Milenomics² No Annual Fee Podcast. RSS feed for the No Annual Fee podcast Today’s Topics Include: 0:32 CapitalOne heightened signup bonuses Points now transfer 2:1.5 to a somewhat obscure collection of foreign airlines Venture card 75,000 signup bonus $95 annual fee waived the first year $5,000 minimum spend […]
Episode 3 — Milenomics² No Annual Fee Edition: Cringeworthy Credit Cards Also: Amex Gold Business Redesign, Citi 4th Night free changes, $0 Fee Visa Gift Cards, Stop & Shop $20 off Gift Cards.
Welcome to the latest episode of the Milenomics² No Annual Fee Podcast. RSS feed for the No Annual Fee podcast Today’s Topics Include: 0:45 Amex Biz Gold Revamp $295 annual fee, not waived the first year 4x in airfare, “select media”, “select technology providers”, gas, dining, shipping (link with more detail) Signup bonus is currently […]
Freedom Credit Union Cash Back Visa: ‘Unlimited’ 5% Back (With Plenty of Strings Attached)
This is a potentially very lucrative card for anyone who’s able to apply for, receive it and spend heavily on it. Uncapped 5% back cards are a rarity. Today’s post outlines one with a 2.5 month unlimited cashback period, after which your bonus from those 2.5 months might be paid out to you. This card is […]
Episode 2: What Amex needs to do instead of 5x Fine Hotels & Resorts, Citi bungles refer-a-friend, Absurd Stacking, and Citi Sears alternatives. Milenomics² No Annual Fee Podcast
Welcome back to the Milenomics² No Annual Fee Podcast. Episode 2 kicks off with news and then we dive into a listener question as well. Show Notes: Title: What Amex needs to do instead of 5x Fine Hotels & Resorts, Citi bungles refer-a-friend, Absurd Stacking, and Citi Sears alternatives Amex 5x on Fine Hotels & […]
Introducing the Milenomics² podcast(s)
Today’s a day Robert and I have been working on for months now. I’ve gone back and forth how best to move Milenomics (the site) forward. I think it is clear that the site is now into a new new phase of discussion, hard news, and critical tips and tricks. With that a podcast seems […]
Chase UR Travel Portal Sold [Us] Out–New Expedia Powered Portal Issues
Robert: Chase recently replaced their Ultimate Rewards travel portal with the Expedia search engine. We wrote about this previously when Chase rolled this out on the Freedom card a couple of months ago. It wasn’t that interesting at the time since the Freedom card only has 1 cent per point uplift. But now that […]
Use Revolving Lines of Credit to Earn the 60,000 UR Chase Sapphire Banking Bonus
We’re not yet at the return of the traditional app-o-rama yet–but today I want to introduce the idea of using your float to earn additional money. This post is risky business–mostly because the effect on your credit score, the possibility of messing up and owing interest on your credit cards, and the chance of malfunction […]