Welcome to Class: Points & Miles 101 – 9. Cashback Credit Cards
In my previous installment of my Points & Miles 101 series, we had a general overview of the different types of credit cards. We now will begin going…
Welcome to Class: Points & Miles 101 – 8. Types of Credit Cards
In a previous post, I went over the 3 main ways to earn points and miles: traveling, credit cards, & miscellaneous other activities. Of these three activities, using…
What’s in My Wallet (January 2024)
As I head into the new year, I always like to take a look at the cards I have in my wallet to make sure that I’m getting…
Welcome to Class: Points & Miles 101 – 7. Earning Points with Other Activities
Welcome to Class! In this latest section, we have gone over earning points and miles through actually flying and staying in hotels, as well as through using credit…
Welcome to Class: Points & Miles 101 – Case Study #2: Using Points & Miles to Back-up Delayed Flights on Christmas
Back in 2022, I wrote a post about what to do when you miss your flight or your flight is cancelled or delayed. I recently had a situation…
Welcome to Class: Points & Miles 101 – 6. Credit Cards
Welcome back to class! In our last class, I introduced the most intuitive way of earning points and miles: actually flying and staying in hotels. That’s pretty easy!…
PSA: Get Out of a Hotel Cancellation Fee if After the Stated Cancellation Period
A few weeks ago, my wife and I were scheduled to go to New Orleans for a few days of vacation. We had recently moved and new that…
Welcome to Class: Points & Miles 101 – 5. Flying and Staying in Hotels
Welcome back to class! It’s been a few months since I’ve written anything for my series of classes. My hope is to publish at least one class every…
Welcome to Class: Points & Miles 101 – 4. Earning Points and Miles
Now that we’ve gone over all of the theoretical information associated with loyalty programs and using travel cards, it’s now time to get into the nitty gritty of…
Welcome to Class: Points & Miles 101 – 3. The Two Key Principles to Earning and Redeeming Points & Miles
Now that we have learned what points and miles are and how they fit into a loyalty program ecosystem, it’s now time to start thinking about how to…