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Bountiful Lufthansa Business Class Award Space to Europe this Summer [from JFK, BOS, ORD, IAD, more?]

March 18, 2018

It looks to me like Lufthansa has just recently released quite a bit of partner award availability for travel from the US to Europe…

Spread, Scale, Time, and Probability of Malfunction: The Net Present Value of a Deal

March 12, 2018

I’ve been batting this idea around in my mind for a while now while trying to discern why certain deals are worth pursuing while…

6 Ways to Take the Edge Off Infrequent Business Travel

February 20, 2018

If you’re like me, your friends and family think you have a bunch of points & miles from frequent business travel. But if…

Best Points and Miles for Aer Lingus Business Class in 2018

February 12, 2018

If you’ve followed the points & miles game for a while you may recall the sweet spot that once existed when redeeming British Airways…

Brandon Asks: Can you help find Business Class awards from Phoenix to Ireland/Germany?

February 3, 2018

“Brandon asks” is a Reader Q&A series where we take real questions from real people and do our best to provide helpful unbiased information…

Do’s and Don’ts: When you think your credit card might be shutdown

January 20, 2018

If you’ve been playing this game for a while it’s likely to have happened to you. You log in to your credit card account…

Extend Make-or-Buy Analysis to Your Travels

April 18, 2016

Miles are addictive. This addiction causes two types of actions in almost all afflicted parties: Greed for more miles and Hoarding of existing stock….

There is No Free Lunch; The Hidden Costs of “Free”

September 15, 2014

Note: Most of this post has been sitting unfinished in my drafts folder for far too long–and it was Dia’s post over at the Deal Mommy…

The Shortest Distance Between Two Points is Not Always a Straight Line

August 8, 2014

Yesterday we discussed a complex and risky strategy to earn miles while paying an American Express card. Today we’ll look at a way to…

New Walmart eReceipts Help Keep Track of Spending. Should You Use Them?

July 23, 2014

Those of you who spend a good amount of time at Walmart have probably noticed the latest update to their POS system now has…