I have never been a loyal Sears customer, but recently I’ve found myself ordering quite a few items from them. In fact, their “Shop Your Way” deals on certain electronics items have been pretty spectacular. When you combine the points with a miles earning portal bonus, you can often buy electronics for cheaper than any…
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…
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…
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…
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…
One of the best benefits of the Banana Republic Luxe Card is the fact that you earn 5 points per dollar spent at Banana Republic and Gap Family stores (Gap, Old Navy, Athleta, Piperlime). The points are redeemable for Banana Republic Rewards at 1,000 points = $10 rewards certificate. Every time your account accumulates 1,000…
About a month ago I wrote about an Amex gift card purchase where Chase had charged me a cash advance fee and interest on the purchase. This was obviously unsettling brcause not only were these fees very high, but Amex never indicated they would code the transaction this way. What was even more disturbing was…
After hearing all the buzz about FlightCar, I decided to take the plunge and try it out for myself. I had a trip in April 2014 to Los Angeles coming up and after doing a quick search, FlightCar not only had a car available, but at just $15/day it was also much cheaper (almost half price) compared…
Amtrak Guest Rewards just released a great new offer where you can earn up to 500 points for adding your Amtrak Rewards number to your Google Wallet. This is an incredibly easy way to earn 500 points! I did this is just under 45 seconds. Remember that the 500 point offer is only valid for…
A excellent way to meet minimum credit card spend requirements is by purchasing gift cards from American Express. The gift cards can either be used yourself, or can be given as a gift with the holidays approaching. Either way, the gift cards come with a low fee (typically $3.95 per card) and you can often…