Capital One Offers is my favorite shopping portal, and for good reason. It features solid deals every single day, gives you a sneak peek at upcoming offers so you can plan ahead, and best of all, miles post to your account surprisingly quickly. Let’s walk through exactly how to use it. Getting Started First, you’ll …
Earn Travel Points on Your Everyday Purchases Most people are leaving hundreds—if not thousands—of travel points on the table every year without realizing it. If you’re buying anything online—groceries, pet food, clothing, home goods—you should be starting your purchase through a shopping portal, or downloading their extension so you are reminded with a popup to …
As promised, this is a post to explain how to link Rakuten to BILT to earn rewards. Rakuten is one of our favorite shopping portals and just recently it teamed up with BILT to give shoppers another option for point transfers. Cash back or points? Choose wisely. When you sign up, Rakuten will ask how …
Let me start with something most people don’t know: some colleges will let you pay tuition with a credit card and charge you absolutely nothing extra. I discovered this about halfway through my son’s four years at school — I honestly can’t remember how I stumbled across it — but it completely changed how I …
The American Express Platinum Card is one of the most talked-about travel rewards credit cards — and also one of the most debated. With a hefty $895 annual fee, many people immediately wonder if it could possibly be worth it. As someone who loves maximizing credit card points for travel, I can confidently say this …
Have you heard of Virgin Atlantic Math? No? That’s because I made it up! A few years ago, when I first started learning about Points & Miles, I bought my daughter a Dyson Airwrap for $600 — a big holiday surprise that I couldn’t wait to see her reaction to. But it turned out I …
