Adding American Express Offers to Authorized User Accounts March 28, 2014 We’ve talked a little bit about American express here on Milenomics before. We’ve called Membership rewards, Shadow Currency, Orphan Saviors and Risky Business. American…
Spring Credit Card Reconsideration Phone Calls March 24, 2014 Earlier today I wrote about my Spring CCC applications. As I mentioned all three went into pending, which I was somewhat expecting. This meant…
Spring CCC Applications and the Ultimate Rewards Shuffle March 24, 2014 Ahhh Spring is in the air. The bees are starting to buzz, and the chill in the air is slowly leaving. I’ve got my garden…
Are Opportunity Cost and Your Subconscious Hurting Your Bottom Line? February 6, 2014 We’ll start today with a question: I’d like to ask you to decide which path would you follow: Maximum Miles for Real Spending? or Maximum…
The 11 Month Itch: Getting a Citibank Annual Fee Waiver January 23, 2014 Those of you who have been with Milenomics from the start will remember that Milenoics strives to avoid annual fees whenever possible. Today I’m…
Due Dates, Paying Bills and Making Money Along the Way January 20, 2014 While Friday’s post about purchase tracking is applicable to all of us, today’s is going to be much more subjective. What works for me…
Winter Credit Card Calendar Applications December 5, 2013 Note: None of the links in this post benefit me. I do have two offers that benefit me which you can take me up…
Bearish or Bullish? The Answer Will Define What Cards you Apply For December 4, 2013 We’re continuing to do research into what cards to apply for our Winter Credit card Calendar applications. A few days ago in the post on Market…
Preparing for Winter Credit Card Calendar (CCC) Apps December 3, 2013 Three months ago I introduced the CCC in the Post, “The Credit Card Calendar: 32 Miles per Dollar all year long.” For those of…
How to Plan for Catastrophic Failure With A Financial Firewall October 6, 2013 Yesterday’s post, “The Icarus Paradox,” talked about the tools that credit card companies have to fight back against us. There truly are roadblocks every…