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  • Points & Miles

    The Redemption Nobody Brags About (But Everyone Should)

    by joeheg January 2, 2026
    by joeheg January 2, 2026

    You know the script: in the points-and-miles world, the “right” redemption is always a lie-flat seat that costs $8,000… booked for 60,000 points… with a champagne flute in the stock …

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  • Credit Cards

    The Easiest Way to Track Your Hyatt Card’s $15K Free Night Requirement

    by joeheg December 29, 2025
    by joeheg December 29, 2025

    If you have the World of Hyatt Credit Card, there’s a simple reason you might push spend onto it near the end of the year: the card can earn you …

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  • Points & Miles

    UK Air Passenger Duty (APD): The Costly Fee of Flying Home from the UK

    by joeheg December 28, 2025
    by joeheg December 28, 2025

    We love visiting London. It’s familiar, it’s endlessly walkable, and it’s one of those places that always feels worth the trip. The only thing we don’t love? The bill on …

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  • Travel

    Delta Award Booking Hack: Amex Can Advance You SkyMiles

    by joeheg December 27, 2025
    by joeheg December 27, 2025

    Some love the Delta SkyMiles loyalty program, while others despise it for doing away with award charts and making changes without notice whenever they want. I fall somewhere in the …

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  • Credit Cards

    Amex Platinum Warning: Use Your Saks Credit Now (and Don’t Hoard Gift Cards)

    by joeheg December 26, 2025
    by joeheg December 26, 2025

    If you have the Amex Platinum Card, there’s a decent chance you’ve had this exact thought twice a year: “Okay… what am I buying at Saks Fifth Avenue this time?” …

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  • Credit Cards

    Amex Upgrade Offers Explained: Bonuses, Pitfalls, and Real Examples

    by joeheg December 23, 2025
    by joeheg December 23, 2025

    One of the easiest ways to earn a big stash of points or miles is by grabbing a strong sign-up bonus. Apply, hit the minimum spend, collect the rewards, repeat …

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  • Credit Cards

    AMEX Airline Fee Credit: A Procrastinator’s Survival Guide

    by joeheg December 20, 2025
    by joeheg December 20, 2025

    We’ve reached that time of year again—the annual tradition of panicked realizations. Many AMEX Platinum and Business Platinum cardholders are scrambling because the $200 Airline Fee Credit resets at the …

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  • Points & Miles

    Stop Chasing Partner Awards: How We Got Here (and What’s Next)

    by joeheg December 19, 2025
    by joeheg December 19, 2025

    Stop chasing partner awards. I know — ten years ago, that sentence would’ve sounded like I’d lost the plot. Because in the “old days” of points and miles, booking through …

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  • Credit Cards

    Citi Strata Premier Card Review: Rewards, Benefits, and Annual Fee

    by joeheg December 18, 2025
    by joeheg December 18, 2025

    If you’ve been around Citi’s ThankYou ecosystem for a while, you probably still think of this card as “the Citi Premier.” Citi has since refreshed and renamed it the Citi …

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  • Credit Cards

    Why a Targeted Offer Made Me Reconsider the Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant (and Its $650 Fee)

    by joeheg December 16, 2025
    by joeheg December 16, 2025

    I never thought I’d be considering the Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant again. We ditched this card back in 2023, right around the time the annual fee jumped to $650. Not because …

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