How to Use Credit Karma
One of the first things we recommend to “newbies” is to figure out your 5/24 status. As a reminder, your 5/24 status is a rule from Chase in that they
Derrick Dye
March 16, 2020
Nothing in life is certain, except death, taxes, and earning credit card rewards with your tax bill.
If you owe Federal taxes (or think you might), it’s time NOW to open a new credit card and hit a minimum spend with that tax bill! Using the right card can make this otherwise undesirable time of year a joyous occasion.
Derrick Dye
January 27, 2020
The Most Important Rule in Award Travel
We explain the most important rule in award travel. Following this one rule is crucial for traveling on points.
Brian Soares
January 27, 2020
What is Traveling on Point(s)?
Traveling on point(s) involves earning credit card points and using those points to travel the world for free or nearly free. Follow along to learn more!
Brian Soares
January 1, 2020
Review: Enso Ango Fuya II, in Kyoto, Japan
While planning our trip to Japan, we quickly realized that hotels were: 1) expensive, 2) filling up quickly, and 3) not many American chain hotel programs offered good value. When
Derrick Dye
November 11, 2019
Let the Banks Pay You. Literally.
When we begin our award travel journey, we’re typically afraid of annual fees. As our journey progresses, we get more comfortable with higher and higher annual fees. Suddenly, you’re faced
Derrick Dye
October 17, 2019
Saving Points on Every Flight with Virgin Atlantic Flying Club
One of the best airline transfer partners for Chase Ultimate Rewards (URs) is virgin atlantic Flying Club. We explore the redemption possibilities in this article.
Derrick Dye
October 16, 2019
Maximizing Award Availability with a Positioning Flight
In a perfect world, we always find an award flight from our home airport and it’s a non-stop flight to our destination on the exact dates we want and in
Derrick Dye
October 14, 2019
Booking Flights via the Chase Portal
In yesterday’s post we talked about the cheapest* way to book flights to Europe using points. That was a bit of a teaser for this post, because often the absolute
Derrick Dye
October 11, 2019
The Cheapest* Way to Europe: Iberia Plus
Iberia Plus has a distance-based award chart. The schedule is also broken down into peak and off-peak travel. Peak is mid-May to mid-September and mid-December through early-January.
Derrick Dye
October 10, 2019