I am what you would call an “undesirable customer” for most major banks. Ditto for my husband. They are onto us, for sure, which is why many credit card offers are currently off limits for yours truly. Either I don’t qualify due to 5/24 rule or the bank computer simply looks at my profile and […]

As most of you know, Chase Freedom currently offers 5 points per dollar on gas stations, tolls and drugstores. Obviously, the last one is the most interesting category. CVS stores still accept credit cards as payment towards prepaid Visa or MasterCard. So, even an average Jane like myself shouldn’t have any issues maximizing this category. […]

If you follow our Facebook page, you probably already saw that on January 25th, IHG is going to deliver another  brutal devaluation to its program. You can see the full summary of changes here Originally, the date was January 14th, but now it shows 25th for some reason. What’s really bizarre is that IHG made […]

Update: this resort is now a category 5, so it costs 20,000 Hyatt points per night. Originally, I wasn’t planning to write a trip report on our short stay at  Hyatt Regency Coconut Point Resort and Spa After all, me and Nancy previously covered it in detail here and here   However, there have been some negative […]

A few days ago, a post on Frequent Miler blog caught my eye: Why Gary is nuts not to even consider Hilton As you’ve probably guessed, it was a rebuttal to a post on View From the Wing, touting superiority of Marriott program when it comes to those who stay 50+ nights in a hotel in […]