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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…

Shadow Currency Booking: LAX-DFW on AA With MR for 15,500 R/T

January 28, 2014

It is no secret that Milenomics has become a big fan of Membership Rewards Points. I’ve called them many things; Shadow Currency, orphan savior, and risky…

Airline 24 Hour Cancellation Policies, Tips and Tricks

December 26, 2013

I’m sure a lot of you know what I’m going to share with you today–but for those who don’t today’s post is going to…

Mileage Conservation with Milenomics–Redux Edition

December 24, 2013

Today’s post is written for #201 and above Milenomics because it discusses International Travel. The last two posts have led up to today–first we…

Planning Domestic Travel With Miles in 2014

December 23, 2013

Yesterday I asked you to thoughtfully consider where United miles fit into your 2014 travel plans. The end of the year is a natural…

Award Tool Belts: Crafting One to Avoid Award Fees

November 25, 2013

Note:if you’re a #101 level Milenomic you can disregard this post. Capital One has been using the phrase “what’s in your wallet?” for quite some…

Quick Analysis of United’s Recent Devaluation Announcement

November 1, 2013

Both Will Run For Miles and Frugal Travel Lawyer wrote today about United’s recent devaluation. If you haven’t heard yet–it is pretty bad for…

Milenomics Case Study: Saving Money and Miles with Family Travel

October 22, 2013

I recently received a message From Milenomic Maria. She had a very detailed set of questions, and I thought stepping through an answer here…

EQM-Zero, and 5 Ways to Pay Less Than 25,000 miles for Award Flights

October 20, 2013

Note:I added this post to the series on BYOE. This post doesn’t exactly “fit” with the others, but I really enjoyed writing it so…

Trading Time for Miles, When does it make sense?

October 14, 2013

Perception drives how you view the above image. If you’re an optimist you view the glass as half full, a pessimist as half empty….