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Triple Dip and Get Paid to Buy Lots of Miles at Safeway Stores! (5/21-6/3)

May 22, 2014

Update (5/29): It seems as though there are all kinds of promotions going on across the country, and most cash back discounts are not ringing up correctly…

How Delta Tried to Turn Car Trouble into Highway Robbery

May 21, 2014

I’ll be the first to admit the story that follows is mostly my fault. I’m sharing it to 1) Serve as a cautionary tale, and 2)…

Purchase Tracking Tools Revisited

May 12, 2014

We’ve discussed keeping track of your purchases here on Milenomics before. The original cost tracking posts here and here on Milenomics were written less than…

How to Book Low Level Delta Awards (without going crazy)

May 6, 2014

Today we’ll use some of the tools we’ve been covering in our back to basics series. What follows is a real booking I’ve made, from…

Partners, Alliances and Why Partner Awards are So Confusing

May 2, 2014

Last week we discussed Spending our Miles, and the basics of what ever award booking cost: Miles and Money. We’re continuing our introduction series here on Milenomics,…

The Best Travel Cash Back Card, And How to Use it

April 24, 2014

Yesterday we talked about the Best Cash Back Card on Earth, and today we’ll follow it up with a post about the Best Travel…

The Best Cash Back Credit Card [You Don’t Hear Enough About]

April 23, 2014

Today I’ll introduce some of you to what I think is the best Cash Back credit card on Earth. “Best on Earth” is a bold…

An Introduction to Spending Miles on Award Flights

April 22, 2014

Last week we introduced some of you to Milenomics, and what makes it different. We also discussed the basics of earning miles for different levels…

Welcome to the Milenomics Universe

April 16, 2014

Once you spend a little time here on Milenomics you’ll soon come to realize we do things a little differently around here. First of…

Balance Miles and Cash Back in the Face of Devaluations

April 8, 2014

Today’s “no-knock” American Airlines/US Airways surprise devaluations have the mile-verse spinning. Once mighty and customer-centric AA has shown its new stripes, and we’re all…