Now is the time to activate your cash back categories for January-March if you carry the US Bank Cash+ credit card. To activate your bonus categories, visit http://cashplus.usbank.com/ With the US Bank Cash+ card, you can earn 5% back on your first $2,000 spent in the bonus categories. This quarter’s available 2% Categories haven’t changed. (Pick one.)…
Delta’s holiday safety video wins. See for yourself.
Reader Anne pointed me to a story about a product called Coin a few days ago. Since then, it seems that the idea has exploded all over the internet. Haven’t heard about Coin yet? Read on. From the manufacturer: Coin is a connected device that can hold and behave like the cards you already carry.…
The American Express Platinum card is one of my favorite products for business travelers; if you are traveling for business on Delta or American Airlines and don’t already have lounge access, that benefit alone makes up for the $450 annual fee. But what if you could get the card without the annual fee for the…
Last week seemed to be the week U.S. Bank decided to do its bulk mail drop. In addition to some updates on my Cash+ card, I received a letter from U.S. Bank advertising $200 for opening a new checking account with direct deposit. I love sign-up bonuses for credit cards; sign-up bonuses provide a good…
Today I received an email from American Express Bluebird: Effective immediately, you can add funds to your Account from your debit card for no fee (previously $2.00 per transaction). The limit for loading funds with a debit card online is currently $100/day and $1,000/month, so this isn’t going to allow you to liquidate thousands of…
A few months back, I posted that one of my favorite credit cards for business travel, the U.S. Bank Cash+ card was capping the amount you could earn on the 5% categories, making the card much less attractive to business travelers. When I arrived home yesterday night, I found a letter in my mailbox from…
Consulting life can bring surprises. Last week, I was told that my project in Tawas City, Michigan was ending and that I would be staffed in Indianapolis. This means I will spend approximately 8 fewer hours in a car each week AND I’ll be back to staying in Starwood hotels. This news is quite exciting,…
A quick post for any blog readers going to Frequent Traveler University in Tampa today. (I will not be going this time around, but I will probably be at whatever is announced early in 2014.) I’ve attended many Frequent Traveler University and FlyerTalk DO conferences in the past. I’ve found that the most rewarding sessions…
Time to empty the RSS feed again… People in Venezuela are making money off of exchange rate arbitrage in conjunction with airline tickets. The Venezuelan government allows people to purchase $3000 at the official exchange rate (which is makes dollars VERY artificially cheap) if they have an airline ticket to the US. So, people are…
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