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    What Is Manufactured Spending And Why Do People Do It?

    by joeheg June 14, 2024
    by joeheg June 14, 2024

    Manufactured spending. What does that mean? It’s not apparent from the name, but a good guess would be that it has something to do with spending money concerning travel since …

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    I’d Rather Be the Tortoise Than the Hare: Slow and Steady Wins the Points Game

    by joeheg May 11, 2024
    by joeheg May 11, 2024

    I’ve had credit cards that earned points or miles for over twenty-five years. I originally had an American Express Gold travel card that paid me 1.5x points for all travel …

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    Why Do Points Enthusiasts Go Crazy Over Gift Cards?

    by joeheg April 21, 2024
    by joeheg April 21, 2024

    If you read other websites that talk about points and miles, you’ll see articles about purchasing gift cards, and you might wonder, “Why? What’s the purpose of using a credit …

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    There’s Value In Qantas’ Frequent Flyer Program Once You Know Where To Look

    by joeheg March 11, 2024
    by joeheg March 11, 2024

    We’ve only been on two Qantas flights during our trip to Australia with Adventures by Disney in 2014. I didn’t have a Qantas account at the time. However, I did …

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  • Points & Miles

    How To Combine Points From 2 Banks to Book an Award

    by joeheg September 30, 2023
    by joeheg September 30, 2023

    As bloggers, we take pride in helping our friends collect points and miles. It brings us great joy when they plan their first award trip. As a mentor, I occasionally …

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    Credit Card Review: American Express Everyday Preferred

    by joeheg August 29, 2023
    by joeheg August 29, 2023

    Although sign up bonuses can give you a quick boost to your points and miles balances, the majority of our points are earned through everyday spending. It may not be …

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    How To NOT Earn 40,000 Delta SkyMiles

    by SharonKurheg August 27, 2022
    by SharonKurheg August 27, 2022

    Y’all, I have a confession to make. Although Your Mileage May Vary initially started because of Joe’s talents with points and miles and other ways to save money while traveling, …

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  • Credit Cards

    What Should I Do With My Citi ThankYou Points?

    by joeheg June 16, 2022
    by joeheg June 16, 2022

    In April 2021 I found a way to burn our Citi ThankYou points. I spent 100K points and booked two round-trip tickets to Iceland on Icelandair. While I implied that …

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  • Points & Miles

    What To Do With A Couple Of Points Here & A Few Points There

    by joeheg August 14, 2021
    by joeheg August 14, 2021

    After collecting points for a while, you eventually come across this problem. I currently have random point balances with Hilton, Choice Hotels and Wyndham. Not enough points to book a …

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    How To Calculate What Hotel Points Are Worth

    by joeheg August 2, 2021
    by joeheg August 2, 2021

    I’m sure you’ve seen posts saying how you can get a value of 12 cents per point on hotel bookings. Before you run out and sign up for that co-brand …

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