Introduction I hadn’t done an app-o-rama for the wife since last August. She went 4 for 6 during that go-round, and I was able to add a Discover It a month later. The Infiniti financing last month was also all in her name, so I wasn’t sure how this round was going to go. However, I […]
Introduction Okay, I know most of you just rolled your eyes and called this a stupid conspiracy theory, but hear out my story first. I was up at Walmart last Saturday, loading the rest of my Staples $200 from the AMEX offers from December (see how my MS has slowed down.) Anyway, I had JUST gotten […]
Introduction There has been lots of posts lately on FT and other forums about Citi shutdowns of late. It’s not like a ‘wave’ like the OBC Blue Wednesday wave, but the number of reported shutdowns have increased in the past week or two. We haven’t figured out what is the root cause – churning too […]
Introduction A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about how Barclays shut down both my wife’s and my account. I had about $400 worth of Arrival+ points left in both of our accounts. Usually, you’ll want to contact the bank directly and ask to get a credit on those points, but I had read calling […]
Introduction I had written about one option already. However, I didn’t want to go that route since I have over $7K in Amazon credit right now. I also didn’t want to go this route either because of the lost opportunity cost of actually charging $200 on my Alaska Visa for 3X miles, hence losing out on […]