Editor’s Note [Sam]: The following is a guest post, written by long time friend to the site, Elaine Friedman. With the recent news of Citi pulling travel insurance benefits on all cards I though it would be helpful to share a real world view of what the Trip Cancellation and Interruption coverage from Chase is […]
PSA: Avoid the Extrabux Shopping Portal
You may have noticed the Extrabux shopping portal come up in Cashback Monitor listings. In this Extrabux portal review I’m going to describe my experience using the service and tell you why I’m going to avoid them going forward. Because when they say you’ll earn “Up to” a certain amount you really have no idea […]
Ten 2019 Points & Miles Predictions
Let’s get right to it… 1. Disney will once again be bookable through with Chase Ultimate Rewards Let’s start off with an optimistic prediction. It’s bizarre how Disney is selectively blocked for Ultimate Rewards redemptions. I think they’ll be able to patch up whatever caused the rift and we’ll once again see all things Disney […]
Lemoney.com Turns Sour. Community Payouts Missing With No Answers.
Editor’s Note: It appears from feedback a few readers have given me that Lemoney.com is not paying out community Cash back, and hasn’t for approximately the past 6 months. The company has responded to a support request (from Robert) with the following: We’ll dig more into this worrying development in today’s post, and conclude with […]
My 2019 Predictions–A Year Full of Changes Ahead.
I hope all of you had a safe, happy & prosperous 2018. As I’ve done in years past I’ll offer up my predictions for 2019 here during these first few days of the new year. I’m happy to preface this with the following warning: I’ve been under 50% with my predictions just this past year, […]
Looking Back and Scoring my 2018 Predictions
The end of another year is nearly upon us. Just as Robert reviewed his hopes and fears a few days ago, I’m doing the same here for my predictions for 2018 post. I’ll be scoring myself 0 to 4, with 4 being a completely correct prediction, 0 a complete miss, and 2 a ‘tie.’ Without […]
How did my 2018 Hopes & Fears turn out?
My very first post since joining with Sam here on Milenomics was: Points & Miles Hopes And Fears For 2018 What a year it has been. Before we close out the year I wanted to circle back on how things shaped up. But before that, I wanted to thank each of you for reading, listening, […]
Why I Don’t Pay Attention to Fare Sales and Hotel Deals
Every day there’s a new airfare sale, hotel deal or hot redemption that comes along. Invariably, when I check whether these sales are leveragable for an upcoming trip I’m planning I find I can’t take advantage of them for one reason or another. For me, chasing sales is a distracting waste of time Most “deals” […]
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 […]
Shop Talk: Is it too Late to Start Earning Frequent Flyer miles?
Sam: I’d like to turn our standard Shop Talk format on end today. Instead of a guest post, or our usual banter I wanted to discuss a question that’s been on my mind for a few weeks. This topic has been sitting in the draft box unwritten for a while: “Is it too late to […]