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…
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…
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 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…
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…
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…
Did you know that if you lost elite status with American Airlines AAdvantage program you can now buy it back? If you ended 2013 short of the miles needed to maintain elite status, then hope is not lost! AA just launched a new program called 2104 Elite Boost where you can pay to buy back AA…
The first big credit card sign up bonus of 2014 has hit the street folks! Citibank just announced a whopping 100,000 mile sign up bonus for the Citi Executive American Airlines AAdvantage Card. Caution: The 100,000 mile bonus requires a ridiculous $10,000 of spending in the first 3 months after applying. Follow this link to…
The Chase Ink Cash Business Card is a highly rewarding business card with no annual fee. It boasts some great cash back bonus earning categories, which are frequent expenses for most businesses. The main drawback are the bonus category earning limits at $25,000 in spend for 5% cash back categories, and $25,000 in spend for…
The Navy Federal Flagship Visa card is a valuable and often overlooked credit card. Although it comes with a relatively pedestrian earning rate of 2 points per dollar spent, a low APR, and no foreign transaction fees. The latter is a valuable benefit for a low annual fee of $49/year. Navy Federal Flagship Rewards Card…