I’ve mentioned Friday that my husband and my brother-in-law both got approved for an increased offer on Chase United MileagePlus Explorer card (ends tomorrow). Originally, I planned to designate these miles as my emergency mileage account. However, we may end up burning them as soon as the bonus posts. We’ve run into some problems with […]
Miles and Points, Too Many Blogs
An update: They changed the terms, and now you have to sign up by the end of today and use the credit by August 5th. There is a promotion on Ruelala online store that gives free $25 credit. No catch, other than you have to sign up by August 6th, and make a purchase by August 25th. […]
Does CITI Have a Black List?
A few weeks ago, I made a list of cards that I personally would consider renewing. Sometimes, though, things are not quite so cut and dry when it comes to an annual fee. Occasionally, there are situations where I feel on the fence about a specific card and call and try to get a retention […]
Points and Deals Update
1) I wanted to mention an important quirk of Capital One Venture Rewards card. The travel charge has to be equal to or less than the amount in available rewards, in order to redeem. For example, $430 travel bill=43,000 points. If the amount is $500, you’ll have to charge an additional $3500, since the card […]
Miles and points roundup, Click My Tweet, Poland
The rant. I was thinking, how humor does not translate very well on the internet. Especially, if you are part Russian, like me. We have a very dark sense of humor. Can you think of any happy classic books, that came from our area ? Umm, no. “War and peace”, “Crime and punishment”, “Anna Karenina”. […]
Why I don’t follow a 91 day churn schedule
Like most stay-at-home moms, I make my own butter. In fact, sometimes I do it while blogging! Someone suggested I start including pics of myself in the posts, so I just might show one doing my butter churn. That should get male readers clicking my affiliate links like crazy! The idea behind the “churn” […]