There are some perks to having status on an airline but really one of the seemingly minor but big deal ones is just getting on the plane earlier. Boarding in group 42 and crowding the gate as soon as they…
Is the AMEX Platinum Charge Card Worth It?
The AMEX Platinum cards come with a hefty fee, $450 to $475, not waived the first year. Are they worth it? At the moment a lot of the points blogs are circulating the recently bumped up offer from 25,000 to…
What’s with iPad Goons?
iPad people, seriously what’s up with y’all? I first noticed this when out on a personal trip poking around Berlin. This woman was standing around taking pictures with her hugetastic iPad just looking like a complete goon. What’s the deal?…
What are these Points Engines in the Top Menu?
The credit card engines at the top of the page are basically rules engines that take and apply inputs to currently existing credit card offers, award charts and conversions that I have coded in. Based on inputs they spit out…
Is This Worth the Time and Effort?
It seems one of the most frequent reactions I get from advising people try this out, other than fearing the great gods of credit scoring, is that this little hobby takes too much time and effort. So I will dispel…
How Do I Hit the Spend Requirement for Cards?
The ticket to getting free flights centers a lot around how one spends money on cards, with the easiest points to pick up being those offered as bonus rewards for new card sign-ups. Often these offers will be on the…
