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Wells Fargo Business Platinum $500 Offer [Existing checking account required]

January 6, 2018

This post is written by Milenomics contributor @RobertDwyer Wells Fargo is offering a $500 signup bonus for the Wells Fargo Business Platinum Credit Card. To…

Points & Miles Hopes and Fears for 2018

January 3, 2018

Sam here: New year, new things afoot at Milenomics. I’d like to introduce Robert who will be contributing here on the blog. Robert…

Predictions for 2018 — Crystal Ball Edition

January 2, 2018

*testing, testing* 1, 2, 3. Is this thing on? Hello, Hello. Happy new year to all. I’m dusting things off a bit here and…

Quick Deal: $16 in Plenti Points When You Buy 4 Vanilla Visa at Rite-Aid

April 27, 2016

Just a quick post on a deal that’s got a few days left to go. The deal ends 4/30 so you have a little time…

You (and I) Have Probably Been Valuing Miles All Wrong.

April 19, 2016

Quick recap: Miles are dead, yadda, yadda, yadda… — What’s the value you earned from using your miles instead of buying a ticket in…

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….

A Re-Introduction to the Float Rule (Or: Another 3 Month Loan To Incomm)

April 4, 2016

Anyone who’s read Milenomics diligently know the following: Today’s post is half refresher, half tale of woe. If you’ve already read a ton about…

Miles Are Dead!

March 31, 2016

Programming note: I’ve been gone for a little longer than expected. Thank you to those who’ve dropped notes to me and messages checking to…

Public Declaration: Google, I Really, Really, Really Want to Pay You the $1,000 I Owe You

March 11, 2015

There’s a certain level of absurdest humor to the following story, and I’m posting it publicly in case anyone else is in the same…

Secure and Keep Your Chase UR Without Paying an Annual Fee

February 19, 2015

We’ve introduced some of you to the Chase Freedom (Preferred) card here this week on Milenomics. Today I want to go a little deeper…