I just got my new American Express Gold card in the mail! It comes with a 75,000 point bonus after spending $10,000 in 4 months. This card will be used for one of my businesses and since that business makes a lot of purchases I’ll be able to easily hit the $10k mark. When signing up for bonuses you really ... Read More »

You get a bunch of free rewards point or airline miles and now you want to know how much they are worth. Depending on how you value ‘free’ will depend on how much each rewards point or airline mile is worth to you. But for the rest of us, we want to know what cash value do our rewards point ... Read More »

I never knew about this until I moved to Alaska, but you can earn Alaska Air miles just by shopping at Carrs Safeway. I grew up shopping at Safeway in Washington, then when I moved to Alaska I learned that anyone who lives in Alaska can earn free Alaska Air miles just by shopping at Carrs. I do not expect ... Read More »

Earn free Delta SkyMiles without ever stepping on a plane, its possible with SkyMiles Dining. If you are like my wife and I, we eat out at least 5-10 times each month. Its harder for us to get these free airline miles because there are only two participating restaurants here in Alaska! I checked my home town in Washington, where ... Read More »

I thought I would talk about basic points that you earn from different credit cards. Not all points or rewards will give you the best value, but with a little research and knowledge you can take the points you have and make them go further, you can leverage what you have to make 50% more by using a simple technique. ... Read More »

Is it ever worth it to buy Delta Miles? It seems like Delta is always offering a bonus for buying miles. Usually 50%-100%, but now until March 31st 2012 Delta is offering a 75% bonus. So is it worth it? In my opinion… not at all. With the many ways of earning free miles now-a-days, its hard to pay 3.5 ... Read More »

Today I am starting The Points Guide, a new travel blog that will show you how you can travel for free. Airlines and hotels give out free rewards points all of the time. You will see their offers everywhere, online, TV, newspapers, but the average person doesn’t know that they can take those free awards points and leverage them to ... Read More »