When people who have been collecting points and miles for years, or decades, talk to those getting started, they often overlook how things we take for granted are totally new …
travel rewards
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Loyalty programs, whether they belong to airlines, hotels, or credit card issuers, are highly sophisticated data and analytics operations. Before they offer any benefit, they’ve already calculated how much it’ll …
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If you’re more than a novice in earning points or miles, then you know there are many ways to increase your balance. There are the obvious ones like flying, staying …
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Credit Cards
Chase Sapphire Preferred 100K Offer Is Still Alive, But Some Details Have Changed
by joehegby joehegThe 100K offer for the Chase Sapphire Preferred card is still alive, but some of the ways to fully maximize it are disappearing. While it reportedly has more than a …
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Credit Cards
I May Have Made a Huge Mistake Trying to Get the 100K Sapphire Preferred Sign-Up Offer
by joehegby joehegIf you hadn’t heard, there’s a great sign-up offer going on for the Chase Sapphire Preferred. Since April 3, Chase has offered 100,000 bonus points for spending $5,000 in the …
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When American Express added a monthly credit for a Walmart+ subscription to the Platinum Card® from American Express, I didn’t understand what they were going for. It felt like an …
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Credit Cards
I Thought My Wife Was Wasting Money on the AMEX Green Card. I Was Wrong.
by joehegby joehegOne of the things I’ve given my wife, Sharon, a hard time about since I started collecting points and miles was her insistence on keeping her American Express Green Card. …
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I’ve been traveling around the United States—and the world—for years using points and miles. While I’ve never managed to snag some of the most legendary sweet spot redemptions, I’ve had …
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Airports
One of the Last Priority Pass Restaurants Has Closed—Here’s What Took Its Place
by joehegby joehegIt wasn’t that long ago that one of the best hidden perks of a travel credit card was using your Priority Pass membership for a proper sit-down meal. Priority Pass …
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Credit Cards
Why the Chase Ink Business Preferred Is Still One of the Best Business Cards
by joehegby joehegIf you have a business—even a side hustle—the ability to apply for business credit cards opens up a whole world of opportunities that personal cardholders don’t get. That is, once …