If you’ve been waiting for the perfect time to make a purchase, this is it. Rakuten Big Give Week (May 4–11) is one of the best opportunities all year to rack up serious rewards on everyday spending. We’re seeing 15x–20x points per dollar at popular retailers—levels that can rival welcome bonuses when used strategically. And …
Bilt 2.0: Palladium – My New Go-To Card When Bilt launched their redesigned card suite in February, the rollout was — let’s be honest — incredibly confusing. But once the dust settled, I found myself genuinely excited, and after spending some time with the card in my wallet, I can say without hesitation: the Bilt …
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 …
Lisbon Private Tuk Tuk Tour Since it was our first time in Lisbon, we wanted to kick things off with a tour, and we absolutely nailed the choice. We booked a 4-hour private Tuk Tuk tour through Viator (via Rakuten, which earned us 4,316 BILT points) and our driver Eduardo from www.itookatuktuk.com was just wonderful. …
Rakuten is one of the easiest ways to stack points on top of whatever you’re already earning with your credit card — and if you have a Bilt account, setting it up to earn Bilt Rewards points instead of cash back takes about five minutes. This step-by-step guide walks you through exactly how to do …
Let me start with an important clarification: points are better than cash back if your goal is earning free (or nearly free) flights and hotel stays. If that’s not your thing, cash back is absolutely the better choice. But since you’re here, I’m guessing you want to learn how to make travel more affordable — …
If you’re shopping online and not using Rakuten, you’re leaving points on the table. Rakuten is a free browser extension that pays you rewards every time you shop at thousands of participating retailers — and the key is making sure those rewards come back as Amex Membership Rewards points (or Bilt Points, which we will …
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 …
Hello and welcome to The Point Scout! We are new to blogging and hope to fill what we feel is missing in the Points & Miles space. First and foremost – we are genuinely here to help. We have been absolutely blown away by all the travel we have done with our families over the …
