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Starwood Amex Card Review

Posted on June 1, 2014November 16, 2014 by savermetrics

One of my all time favorite credit cards is the American Express Starwood Preferred Guest card. It’s great because Starwood hotel redemptions are among the most favorable in the industry, but the option to convert Starpoints into airline miles often at a 1:1 ratio offers another tremendous avenue to value. To top it all off, if…

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When Does Citi Card Sign Up Bonus Period Begin and End?

Posted on May 8, 2014 by savermetrics

I made a huge gigantic oops recently that I think might help many of you out there. In February my wife signed up for the Citi AAdvantage Executive Visa Card. The card included a huge 100,000 mile sign up bonus if you spent $10,000 within “3 months of becoming a cardmember.”  We were consumed by…

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Is Uber Price Gouging Frequent Users With Surge Pricing?

Posted on April 26, 2014May 3, 2014 by savermetrics

I recently took an Uber X ride back to my home after a dinner in Washington D.C. When my wife and I were ready to take request an Uber, I noticed that Uber was assessing “surge pricing,” which they frequently do as a way to raise their prices, and what they claim is an incentive to…

My Kiva Loan Defaulted With No Payments

Posted on April 26, 2014April 26, 2014 by savermetrics

I think Kiva is a great idea and platform for connecting investors/donors in developed countries with microfinance lenders in developing countries. And I strongly believe that there are a lot of people who want to help others help themselves in developing countries who can establish a business for themselves if they had a bit of seed money…

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Citi AA Amex Retention Bonus

Posted on April 1, 2014 by savermetrics

I currently have both the Citi AA Amex personal card and the Citi AA Visa personal card. Since, I obviously want to avoid paying two $95 annual fees this year, I called to cancel my Citi AA Amex, which has an annual fee coming due this month. Calling The Citi Retentions Department Sometimes I call…

Banana Republic Luxe Card Bonus Categories

Posted on March 15, 2014March 15, 2014 by savermetrics

Banana Republic has launched some great bonus point earning opportunities valid for the entire year. Through December 31, 2014 you Banana Republic Luxe card members can earn extra points for purchases in the following Luxe card bonus categories: 3x points on gas 2x points on groceries 1x points on everything else   Is This a…

Macy’s Star Rewards Card Review

Posted on March 11, 2014 by savermetrics

In March 2014 Macy’s introduced their new Star Rewards Card with new benefits and a tiered status based on how much you spend with Macy’s.  The benefits in terms of points earned and coupons is tied to how much you spend in a single calendar year (they defined their calendar year as December 1st –…

Buy Back Marriott Gold & Platinum Status

Posted on February 27, 2014February 27, 2014 by savermetrics

Marriott Rewards offers an elite buy back program for Platinum, Gold, and Silver status where you can redeem miles to retain your elite status. You are allowed to buy back your status until April 1, 2014, and you MUST buy back to the status that you held last year. Here is a summary of the…

Home Depot Not Allowing Gift Card Purchases With Store Credits

Posted on February 22, 2014February 22, 2014 by savermetrics

Receiving and using gift cards has become a huge industry. In fact last year readwrite posted an article stating that the gift card industry is now worth over $110 Billion and it continues to confound economists because gift cards are much less valuable and liquid than cash. In fact not only do consumers lose and…

I Lost My Amazon Kindle on The Airplane

Posted on February 7, 2014February 7, 2014 by savermetrics

Over the holidays I flew to Hawaii and got stuck seated in a horrible economy seat near the back of the airplane. The American Airlines flight wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be, after all we were flying to Maui! But I did forget my kindle on the airplane and didn’t realize it…

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