You’ve probably heard by now that through July 5th, you’ll get a 35% bonus on transfers to Avios from certain hotel programs. You can see more details here The most lucrative option by far is transfer from SPG. That’s because for every 20,000 points you will get 33,750 Avios. Not too shabby, but should you bite? […]

Few months  ago I wrote a post on how you need to make sure there is a charge on your US Bank Club Carlson Signature Visa the month your annual fee hits. Simply paying the fee in-full doesn’t seem to be sufficient for getting annual renewal  points. Everything with US Bank is a little bit weird. […]

Nobody likes to think about bad things happening to friends or family members who live far away, but it’s the reality of life as we know it. So, rather than pretend that your elderly parents will never  develop a health problem which will require you to fly last-minute, it’s better to have a plan in […]

Well, friends, few days ago we finally bought  a new recliner. It was looong overdue. So, I’ve decided to immortalize this mundane event via blog post. And here it is, in all  its generic splendor: Just a reminder, here is what  15-year old predeccessor looked like at the end of its life span: Needless to […]

I love showing real-life examples of squeezing the most “juice” out of your miles and points. So, recently, I was thrilled to be able to help one particular reader. Here is the email (condensed version) I got last week: “My wife and I live in Portland, Oregon and would like to celebrate our next wedding […]