Yearly Archives: 2012
Frequent Miler’s 2011 Hits
Happy New Year’s day everyone! Today you’ll find a list of my top posts from 2011 (based on my own subjective opinion). Yes, I’ve only been blogging for 4 months now so it may...
Ultimate Rewards Mall Updates
The Ultimate Rewards Mall is showing some changes for the beginning of 2012. Here is what I’ve found so far: Sears drops to 4 points per dollar Not only is Sears planning to...
My second favorite Christmas present
In December I reported that my favorite Christmas present was a Samsonite spinner small suitcase. On a family trip to Florida, however, another present has proven its worth: my new Roku LT Streaming...
Mileage Run Shopping Results
December 9th 2011 was a big day! It was the day in which Sears brought back 10 points per dollar in the Ultimate Rewards Mall and it was the day in which I did...
Buy Ultimate Rewards Points for 1.53 cents or less
In a recent post (Ultimate Rewards Mall Updates) I reported that, through the Ultimate Rewards Mall, Magazines.com is currently offering 40 points per dollar. I mentioned that I was going to try to “double...
Reader Tip: Nearly free points from Staples
I received an interesting email from a reader this afternoon. She found a number of products at Staples with nearly 100% rebates. By using her Chase Ink Bold card, she will get 5 points...
Points at the Pump
There are a number of credit cards that offer extra points or extra cash back when used in gas stations. If you don’t have one of these cards, though, you can still save...
Double Dipping Dangers
I write a lot about opportunities to “double dip” through online shopping malls. The typical double dip I write about involves going through an online shopping mall and buying merchant gift cards in order...
My strategy to buy Platinum and a million miles
I recently reached Delta Platinum status thanks to a mileage run, a signup bonus (10K MQMs for signing up for the Delta Reserve credit card), and a large roll-over of miles from the...
Maximize points per dollar at Amazon.com
You are probably aware that you can earn 1 extra mile per dollar spent at Amazon.com by going through Hawaiian Airlines online shopping portal. That’s not bad, but here are a few ways...
TurboTax for Less
A reader recently asked me how to maximize points or cash back for buying TurboTax software. With tax season fast approaching, this is a timely topic! Below I’ll list a couple of options...
Evening News
NOTE: apologies to those who saw an earlier draft of this. Chalk it up to blogger-error. I’m trying out a new format tonight. I usually publish a focused single-topic post every morning. Sometimes, though,...
The Ins and Outs of the Sears Double Dip
Since I began blogging over 4 months ago, I’ve frequently written about variations of “double dip” opportunities in which you can earn points or miles for buying merchant gift cards, and then earn...
Weekend Update
A couple of quick updates: American Express OPEN savings for gift card purchases:Several days ago I wrote about leveraging American Express OPEN savings to buy gift cards in my post about how to maximize...
