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Miles and points, Opportunity Cost

April 10, 2015 By Leana 9 Comments

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1) Get $50 Best Western gift card after 2 eligible stays.   (h/t Loyaltylobby) Note that Amex has an offer of $20 off $100 Best Western stay. Check your profile or Sync on Twitter. Details: Get a 1-time $20 statement credit by using your enrolled Card to spend a total of $100+ on all room charges, including room rate, […]

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On Overpriced Used Disney Blanket, and More!

April 9, 2015 By Leana 8 Comments

If you have kids, they probably have their favorite blanket. Nothing else will do, and no substitute will ever measure up. Here is the one a friend made for my daughter. Let me tell you, after 7 years it’s falling apart in a worst possible way. I don’t know how much longer we can patch […]

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Dumping Lufthansa for Air Berlin, and More!

April 8, 2015 By Leana 2 Comments

Few months ago, I wrote a post on booking Munich-Naples flight on Lufthansa with the help of United  program. The cost was very steep at 15,000 miles per person one-way, but all other flights were very expensive or had  a connection. So, reluctantly I burned  my United stash and forgot all about it. Well, until few […]

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Miles and Points Update

April 7, 2015 By Leana 4 Comments

 A possible 50K points offer on Amex Premier Rewards Gold. You have to spend $1,000 in 3 months, first year annual fee is waived. Available only to new cardholders. Try to open the link in different browsers. (h/t Doctorofcredit) You can also go to CardMatch tool,fill out your info, and see if an identical targeted offer […]

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An Update to My Valuation of Miles and Points

April 6, 2015 By Leana 7 Comments

Last Monday’s post made me sit down and re-evaluate my analysis. Things in this hobby constantly evolve, which includes value of miles and points. The changes are highlighted in red. See this post for the original breakdown. To be clear, value is very subjective, that’s why I use the word “my.” Your value may differ […]

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Further Thoughts on Club Carlson Devaluation

April 3, 2015 By Leana 6 Comments

Wow, two posts on the same subject on the same day, must be a big deal. Well, it is a big deal. I wanted to wait till we had more details before I wrote an update. So, it appears that you will still get 40,000 points upon renewal and paying $75 annual fee. The free […]

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