Miles For Family

Miles and Points, Lice

December 26, 2014 By Leana 6 Comments

1. The expiration date for the first year annual fee waiver on Chase British Airways card has been extended to March 31st. The card pays me commission. (h/t to commenter on Millionmilesecrets) You can get 10% cash back on IHG booking when you go through Topcashback (my link) before December 29th. Potentially useful if you […]

Is this Sign-up Bonus Good or Bad? Both!

December 24, 2014 By Leana 5 Comments

I’ll explain the title later on. In November I’ve mentioned that some were targeted to receive 55,000 miles offer on Chase United Mileage Plus Visa card. I was one of those individuals. After long deliberation I pulled the trigger. Let me explain why. Next year, I plan to book award tickets for my parents’ visit […]

Getting US Airways Premier World MasterCard for Balance Transfer Option

December 22, 2014 By Leana Leave a Comment

Last week, I got a question from reader, and wanted to highlight it: “Hi! I hope to get some advice. I got a targeted credit card offer from PNC Bank. It looked like something we might want to do. It’s called PNC Flex Visa. I has a 0% intro APR on balance transfers through April 2016. That’s […]

Miles and Points, Black and White

December 19, 2014 By Leana Leave a Comment

1) The offer for 140,000 points via Ritz Carlton credit card is back. Pays no commission. The annual fee of $395 is not waived. This offer is not for everyone, but can be potentially lucrative for some families. Read this post on The Miles Professor on why you should consider it. (h/t Onemileatatime) 2) You […]

“Give Me the Nights!” Comedy Pilot

December 17, 2014 By Leana 5 Comments

Oh, the infamous “Into the nights”! IHG has IHGeed itself with that promotion. Giving lucrative offers, changing them midstream, changing them back in the end. The good news is I got all 3 promotions for various family members completed and received my bonuses in the end. It only took about 20 phone calls (maybe more), lots […]

Miles and Points Update

December 16, 2014 By Leana 4 Comments

1) The increased offer on Chase Freedom ends tomorrow. You get 22,500 points after spending $500 in 3 months and adding an authorized user. It is a decent card, but there are better sign-up bonuses available. Most likely, it will come back next year. The card pays me commission. An update on my purchase on […]