My wife and I are flying back to Seattle in June for a friend’s wedding.. of course our trip is free and we are in First Class. Normally I wouldn’t use my miles for First Class on such a short flight, but flying from Anchorage to Seattle would have either cost us $600/each, 35,000 miles/each for economy class or 45,000 ... Read More »

I’ve been in this game of cat and mouse with credit card companies for many years now. They change their offers, I ran after new ones. They increase their bonuses, I get a new card, they increase their fees, I cancel my cards. And with any business, change is the only constant. Offers come and go and credit card companies ... Read More »

This is why I love American Express.. their customer service is unmatched! I wrote yesterday about how American Express Almost Lost Me 105,000 Free Rewards Points and today got my answer. I felt like I lost a years worth of rewards points all because of some miscommunication when I called to verify that I had received the card. The representative ... Read More »

I just got my new American Express Gold card in the mail! It comes with a 75,000 point bonus after spending $10,000 in 4 months. This card will be used for one of my businesses and since that business makes a lot of purchases I’ll be able to easily hit the $10k mark. When signing up for bonuses you really ... Read More »