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Author: Sam Simon

- Written by Sam Simon. All ideas are my own, but I encourage you to see my point of view and I promise I'll try to do the same. Connect with me on Twitter @Milenomics.

The 11 Month Itch: How to Avoid Annual Fees

September 5, 2013

Yesterday we learned about the Credit Card Calendar, and our seasons of credit card applications.  If you haven’t already read that post, you’ll want…

The Credit Card Calendar: 32 miles per dollar all year long

September 5, 2013

It seems like this has been a week of introduction posts. Today’s “introduction” of sorts is to a Calendar.  You might have many different…

The Law of Supply and Demand (of Miles)

September 4, 2013

The Milenomics Law of Supply and Demand: The supply of miles you have should as closely as possible match the demand you have for…

When Less is More – Mileage Cost Tracking: Part 2

September 3, 2013

How do I decide which miles I should use for a redemption? Is this a question you’ve often asked yourself? I know I hear…

530 MPH Just Isn’t Fast Enough

September 2, 2013

Today I’ll discuss why the most expensive miles you’ll earn are the ones you get by flying. Just for fun I thought I’d run…

Mileage Cost Tracking: A Primer

September 1, 2013

Question #1:  How much have you spent to earn your miles/points hoard? Question #2: How many miles did your last mileage redemption cost you?…

The Only Air Travel Tip That Matters; Skip Elite Status

August 30, 2013

Today’s the Blog’s launch date and I’m excited.  I read an article today from Matthew Yglesias in which he states how important it is to…

What is a T-rate? and why you need one.

August 30, 2013

Today I introduce a new Milenomics term:  Your T-rate.  It will be used in all calculations from here on out, and will be useful…

Why Are Frequent Flyer Miles So Hard to Use?

August 29, 2013

“Why are Frequent Flyer miles so hard to use?” This is probably the #1 question I’m asked when people find out my hobby is…

More advanced Airline award ticket routing techniques

August 28, 2013

 A previous article was written for #101ers.  This is the second half of that article, split up for #201 level and above Milenomics. One of the…

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