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Capital One, Why Can’t I Have You in My Wallet?

January 12, 2015 By Leana 6 Comments

As I’ve mentioned last week, my minimum spending on Citi Thank You Preferred card was done due to Etihad mistake fare. So, it was time to pick my new victim. Last year my application for Capital One Venture Rewards card (pays me commission) was rejected. And like most bloggers, I’m very needy and hate rejection. […]

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 […]

Is it Crazy To Collect Hotel Points Through Everyday Spending?

December 15, 2014 By Leana 9 Comments

A couple of weeks ago, I wrote a post on family lodging options in London that you can get via hotel points. I got an interesting comment from my reader Leticia, which I wanted to highlight. “Those sound like good deals for families, however, it’s hard for me to imagine how to accumulate so many […]

Miles and Points, Small Business Saturday

December 5, 2014 By Leana 10 Comments

You may be able to get a free $10 Domino’s gift card plus 500 Rapid Rewards points when you get a new Southwest account. New list of SPG Hot Escapes hotels is announced, valid for next 6 weeks. There are a quite a few discounted properties in US, including one in Orlando. Tomorrow is the […]

Which Card to Use for Apple Purchase?

October 29, 2014 By Leana 2 Comments

That would be Apple brand, naturally. My husband is a huge technology buff. We are complete opposites, since I still use a flip phone and couldn’t care less what anyone thinks of it. Out of all things IT, Apple brand is the apple of his eye (yes, I know it’s corny). So, any time a […]

Miles and Points, Disumbrationism

October 24, 2014 By Leana Leave a Comment

1. An update: My husband’s offer reverted to the original one. I guess, I’ll go ahead with this promotion after all, since we only need 1-night stay to qualify for his bonus 2 nights. The plot thickens! In case you’ve missed the whole IHG “Into the nights” debacle, read my posts from Monday and Tuesday. IHG […]