New Chase 48 Month Sapphire Rule: What to do now and going forward August 29, 2018 Welcome to another edition of Shop Talk where we discuss what’s going on in our personal points & miles space and highlight what we…
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…
Upgrade Your Chase Sapphire Preferred and Earn 7,500 UR (or more!) February 17, 2015 Today I’ll go over a way to supercharge your Chase Sapphire Preferred, earning 7,500 or more UR along the way. I’ll go over why…
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…
Are Opportunity Cost and Your Subconscious Hurting Your Bottom Line? February 6, 2014 We’ll start today with a question: I’d like to ask you to decide which path would you follow: Maximum Miles for Real Spending? or Maximum…
Bearish or Bullish? The Answer Will Define What Cards you Apply For December 4, 2013 We’re continuing to do research into what cards to apply for our Winter Credit card Calendar applications. A few days ago in the post on Market…
Preparing for Winter Credit Card Calendar (CCC) Apps December 3, 2013 Three months ago I introduced the CCC in the Post, “The Credit Card Calendar: 32 Miles per Dollar all year long.” For those of…
Beware of Diminishing Returns when Applying for Credit Cards November 15, 2013 Note: This is not a post for those with excellent credit. With excellent credit your declines are usually because you have too many cards…
What Happens to My Miles When I Close a Credit Card? September 19, 2013 In response to reader feedback I’ve written this post. If you have other questions feel free to leave a comment, email me: samsimontravel@gmail.com, or…
A more in-depth look at Chase UR September 7, 2013 Earlier today I posted about the Chase Freedom vs. Chase Sapphire Preferred. In that post I outline the best parts of the CSP–notably the…
