A few days ago, the Mesa Homeowners Card abruptly went out of business. This is a card I’ve mentioned before on the blog and was thinking about getting “someday”. It was an attractive zero-annual-fee card because it offered points on mortgage payments (didn’t have to be charged on the card) and 3X points on property […]

The trend with miles and points credit cards over the past few years has been the introduction of high annual fee cards with lots of “perks” to offset those high fees. I’m not a fan. I’d rather just have no or low fees an skip most of those “perks”. But, it is what it is. […]

It’s Triple Dip Time! This post on Travel on Points explains the math behind triple dipping on a new credit card you open in December. In theory, this can be done with any card that offers benefits that renew with the calendar year (instead of cardmember year). American Grandma Busted in Bahamas for Accidentally Bringing […]

Both of the Qatar Visa cards (by Cardless) have increased welcome bonuses. Non-affiliate links to both cards here. Qatar Airways Privilege Club Signature Credit Card 20,000 bonus Avios after the first transaction 45,000 bonus Avios after spending $3500 in the first 90 days 4X Avios on Qatar purchases 4X Avios on restaurants through Feb 4, […]

The year is coming to a close, but I managed to squeeze in one more credit card application to earn miles and points for free travel. My family has a few international trips planned for 2026-2027, so I need all the miles I can get. See my Beginner’s Guide: 7 Steps to Free Travel with […]

Two Airlines Increase Prices on Award Flights: This week, Turkish Airlines increased the cost of award flights. Previously, you could book an award flight from US mainland to Hawaii on a Star Airlines partner for as low as 10,000 miles. Now, that price is 25,000 miles. Ouch! See this post on Loyalty Lobby for the […]