This post is part of the TaxACT How I Save blog tour which teaches you ways to keep more money in your pocket. Last year, TaxACT saved America over $240 million on tax preparation. How much can you save? To learn more about tips and strategies on saving, click here. As you may have noticed from my previous […]
Earn 140,000 Points And $505 From The Ritz-Carlton Rewards Visa
I wrote about The Ritz-Carlton Rewards Visa a few months ago and the day that I posted my article was the same day that that deal died. Yes I am that lucky. But as One Mile At A Time reported the other day, that deal is now back on and if you apply right now, […]
140,000 Points From The Ritz-Carlton Rewards Card From Chase & Unboxing Video
As someone who’s applied and been approved for over 30 cards over the past five years, I’ve seen some pretty great offers come and go. In fact, I still remember the first offer that got me started on this miles, points and credit card journey that I’m now on. I was sitting at work casually […]
Reader Question: How To Use Points & Miles To Get To North Carolina
Today I’m featuring a question I received via e-mail a few weeks ago. Reader RB would love to go visit her boyfriend in North Carolina but she’s a starving student. So how can she use miles and points to make it all the way from Cali to North Carolina for free?! I was hoping to […]
Honeymoon Trip Report: My First Aegean Airlines Flight and 3 Nights in the Most Beautiful Island in The World
My First Aegean Flight In order to get to Santorini, I booked us a flight on Aegean Airlines that routed through Athens using my United miles. Aegean is a Star Alliance Partner of United so I was able to pay 25,000 miles plus $129 for about $400 worth of flights. Looking back, I didn’t really […]
Honeymoon Trip Report: Intercontinental de la Ville Review and How to See Rome For Free
2 Nights at the InterContinental De La Ville The Westin didn’t have four consecutive nights available using the Cash and Points option so I decided to spend the third and fourth nights at the Intercontinental de la Ville. This was my first time staying at an IC property so I was eager to check it […]
Honeymoon Trip Report: Sightseeing in Rome, Lots of Pizza and a Stay at the Westin Excelsior
Arrival in Rome We were supposed to arrive at 7:35 am on Wednesday morning but due to the delays and re-routing we didn’t get in until 4:30 pm. For our arrival, I set up a car service through RomeShuttleLimousine.com and when we stopped in London, I made sure to e-mail them with our new flight information. […]
Honeymoon Trip Report: Free Flights to Rome on American Airlines
As most of you know, I’ve been gone for the past few weeks on my honeymoon. I’d like to thank all of my friends who posted in my absence and while the honeymoon was awesome, I’m also glad to be back home and get back to work. This is the first article in a month […]
My Latest Credit Card App O Rama Nets 250,000 Points and $200: Applying and Spending
This is part two of our two part series about my latest credit card App O Rama and how I netted 250,000 points and $200. Part 1 covered preparation and strategy for an App O Rama of this kind of magnitude and today we’ll talk about how the application process and spending works. I ended up deciding […]
My Latest Credit Card App O Rama: Preparation and Strategy
This is part 1 of a two article series about my latest credit card App O Rama and how I netted 240,000 points and $200. Part 2 on Friday will talk about which cards I applied for, how many points I ended up with (it’s a lot!) and how I met $20k in spending in […]
Update: Racking Up 100,000 Miles & $200 Cash with Loyal3
(Update 12/5/14: Loyal3 no longer allows stocks to be purchased via credit cards.) I wrote an article a few months ago about a new company called Loyal3 and how you can use a credit card to purchase stocks for free. Now I don’t really invest in many individual stocks due to the uncompensated risk, but […]
How to Fly on American Airlines for Free (or Close to it)
I’ve worked in the aerospace industry for almost 5 years now since I graduated college. And whenever I tell people what line of work I’m in, they undoubtedly ask if I ever get to fly in the planes I work on for free. Sadly the answer is always no, actually there aren’t a whole lot […]
Get the 2014 US Airways Mastercard Before It Goes Away
Even though the merger between US Airways and American Airlines has been going pretty smoothly, I’ve actually been more concerned about how the merger between the two frequent flyer programs will work. Working in the aerospace industry, I think less competition is a bad thing for consumers but at this point, there’s not a whole […]
How I Got $1750 From the SPG Amex Card 30k Offer
Normally, I won’t even consider a credit card sign up bonus offer unless it’s in the 40,000-50,000 point range. On average, 1 point is worth at least 1 cent so if you can score 50,000 points that means you just earned yourself $500. I make good money at my day job but I still know […]
Tripit Pro Review and How to Get a Free Subscription
If you’ve already applied for the Barclay Arrival World Mastercard, then you’re entitled to a free Tripit Pro Subscription. Here’s a quick review of Tripit Pro and how you can activate it for free. If you don’t have the Barclay Arrival Card yet, it’s a great travel rewards card and they’re currently offering a sign-up […]
Increase Your Citi Credit Card Limits
Editor’s Note: Here’s a Saturday bonus article since I didn’t technically write an article yesterday 🙂 Most of the time when I get mail from Citi it’s junk mail like offers for balance transfers, adding an authorized user or those paper checks. Does anyone actually use those stupid checks that probably charge 30% interest? I […]
How To Make A TripIt Account
A free TripIt subscription is available for anyone who has already applied for the Barclaycard Arrival World MasterCard. For those who do not have the Barclaycard Arrival MasterCard it is a card with great rewards for travel and you can learn more about it in our review or apply here. This page will describe the […]
Using Vanilla Reloads to Meet Credit Card Spend Requirements
(Editor’s Note: I wrote this article a couple weeks ago and since then CVS has instituted a new policy that requires cash to pay for Vanilla Reloads. Sadly, it looks like this deal is now dead unless you can find VR’s somewhere else) According to my credit card statements, I spend a lot of money. […]
Using a Credit Card to Buy Fee Free Stocks with Loyal3
Update(5/11/2014): Loyal3 now limits credit card purchases of stocks to $50. So you can still use it to MS but it isn’t a viable option if you’re looking to do more than $1-2k. It’s easier than ever to invest your money in stocks these days. Not only are companies battling it out when it comes […]
100,000 American Airline Miles for One Credit Card Sign-Up
Since I’ll be using nearly half a million points this summer on various hotels and flights for my honeymoon I’ve been on the lookout for a big score when it comes to credit card sign-up bonuses. I still currently have a few hundred thousand points left but my accounts have taken a huge hit during […]