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Earn 55,000 Fee-Free Dollars for Making $50,000 in Payments from a New Plastiq Business Account

October 21, 2019

I recently received the following referral offer on my Plastiq account: We’re running a new promotion that could earn you fee free spend on…

PSA: Managing Amex Benefits with Multiple Cards Can Be Wonky [here’s a workaround]

October 20, 2019

When you’ve got two or more of the same Amex card managed under a single online account, managing benefits like airline incidentals and activating…

How to Generate Heightened Amex Delta Business Referrals

October 18, 2019

If you go through the normal Amex referral channel, the signup bonuses for Delta Business cards are currently inferior to what you get if…

Does VRBO Code as Travel on Chase? [not for me, but call and they might adjust it]

October 16, 2019

We’ve been pointing out for over a year now that the Chase Ultimate Rewards portal has a tendency to show Vacation Rentals that are…

[Targeted?] CNB Visa 10,000 Point Bonus for Spending $5,000

October 11, 2019

CNB Visa 10,000 Bonus for Spending $5,000 City National Bank Crystal Visa Infinite cardholders should check their USPS mail for this targeted (?) offer:…

[Targeted] Send Amex Referrals with No Lifetime Language

October 10, 2019

In a return of an offer that ran earlier this year, Amex is giving existing cardmembers the ability to refer friends for cards with…

Bonvoyed: Even More Marriott Extra Person Fees

October 6, 2019

Back in March I described how Marriott Bonvoy was adding extra person fees to award bookings. At the time I was seeing these fees…

An Important Note About Patreon Podcast Subscriptions

September 8, 2019

Note: Robert and I covered the following on an episode of the Patron-Only podcast last month. We’re reporting it here for anyone who might have…

My Experience Canceling Hong Kong Award Travel

August 18, 2019

We were recently planning to visit Hong Kong for a couple nights on our way to Phuket, Thailand. I initially hoped the political protests…

Why I Bailed on the BofA Better Balance Rewards

August 16, 2019

The Bank of America Better Balance Rewards card is no longer available for signups, and no longer available for product changes. But I bet…