On this week’s No Annual Fee Edition of the podcast we discuss: 0:30 Q3 5x Categories Announced Chase Freedom: Gas and streaming services Discover: PayPal and restaurants Citi Dividend: Airline and car rentals 1:20 Office Depot $10 off $100 in Select Happy Cards ( link ) Repeat of last promo Unfortunately looks to be excluding Happy Guy (Home Depot) 2:25 Stop & Shop 8x Fuel Rewards Happy Cards 6/21-6/27/2019 2:40 Safeway J4U $10 off of $100 or more Visa GC This is a repeat of the promo from ...
Jun 21, 2019•19 min•Ep. 29
Today we’re answering questions posed by ‘future’ listeners of this very podcast. These are questions from those of you new to points & miles, and maybe you haven’t yet found this site. Along with these 4 questions we tackle the news and of course an entertaining look at the world of points & miles. News 0:30 [Targeted] Amex Business Platinum 50,000 Upgrade Offer ( link DoC) Need to have existing Green or Gold Business Amex MR charge card Log in to Amex account then Direct link $10,000 s...
Jun 15, 2019•32 min•Ep. 28
We’re back with news, and a discussion around credit cards you should never close. Share your ‘must keep’ cards in the comments below, and enjoy! 0:33 25% Transfer Bonus from Citi (others, but not Amex) ( link MilesTalk) One of those wonky ones where they bump the points on the receiving end Strange, and a bit of a bummer, that Amex wasn’t included 2:12 Qantas 20% Transfer Bonus from Amex ( link DansDeals) Great way to get to Tel Aviv on El Al 3:19 Heightened Amex Incognito Referral Offers Found...
Jun 07, 2019•16 min•Ep. 27
News 0:35 [Sam] AA Showing More Award Space on Mobile? ( link ) Seems to be that there’s a new search interface and a legacy one They sometimes show different results TPG post 2:33 [Robert] Speedway: $15 voucher for Speedway gas GC when purchasing $100 3rd party GC Slickdeals DoC Lowe’s, Home Depot and others (Texas Roadhouse, Netflix, Cabellas, Dominos, Bass Pro Shops and Google Play) Through 6/30 4:43 [Sam] Rakuten closing accounts buying GC in-store( link ) Bed Bath Beyond likely the issue no...
May 31, 2019•22 min•Ep. 26
A fun week here on the No Annual Fee Podcast, where we’re discussing the following: News 0:32 Italian-issued Tickets for Fun and Profit ( link ) Probably best to keep this as an academic idea, but a fun read by God Save the Points. 1:46 Citi ThankYou Points 30% Bonus to Virgin Atlantic ( link ) Matches the Membership Rewards promo from a few weeks ago. The Program is either outstanding or completely terrible depending on the use of the miles. Do not transfer if you don’t know what to do with the...
May 23, 2019•16 min•Ep. 25
Some lucrative promos and heightened offers this week… 0:33 [Widely Targeted, check email associated with existing account] Plastiq 1% Mastercard CC Payments on Plastiq Schedule up to 3 x $2,000 payments By May 31, 2019 1% fee (rather than 2.5%) 1:52 BofA Alaska Personal 40,000 + $100 Statement Credit Direct link Source $75 annual fee (not waived the first year) $2,000 min spend “This card will not be available to you if you currently have or have had the card in the preceding 24 month period. T...
May 17, 2019•9 min•Ep. 24
Today we do a quick rundown of the news. Including the following: 0:33 Simon Mall Purchases No Longer Earning Rewards on Amex Cards? ( link ) Stopped earning for Sign up Bonus sometime last year. Not completely unexpected, but hopefully this does not spread Could be in reaction to the bump up to $25,000 in daily purchase limits 1:29 United Shopping Portal Promo Spend $300 online earn 1,000 Spend $150 in-store earn 500 Through 5/19 2:05 [Targeted] Chase Sapphire Preferred 5x Bill Pay 5x on Utilit...
May 09, 2019•6 min•Ep. 23
Last week we had our first ever cliffhanger episode –this week we’re back to finish the story of Robert’s European Vacation. We also cover some great news on the redemption side, as well as options to earn miles without flying on Today’s No Annual Fee Edition of the podcast. News 0:32 Etihad Awards Booking on AA.com ( link ) Still not seeing JFK-AUH Apartment show up even though there is space Have to call New Zealand for that one still ( link ) 3:24 British Airways Avios Partner Award Devaluati...
May 05, 2019•39 min•Ep. 22
And….We’re Back! Spring break is over and we’re here with a jam packed episode. Today we cover : News: 0:30 Chase 30% Transfer Bonus to British Airways ( link ) Through June 16, 2019 You don’t see the 30% bonus on the UR portal, BA processes the bonus on its end Deal or not a deal? Enough to encourage speculative transfer? 4:45 Zero fee MCGC at Staples 4/21-4/27 ( link ) Stack with Dosh 3% capped at $5 per day ( link ) Payce too? Am I banned by Dosh? Chase Offers Amex Staples 10% back Offer 7:50...
Apr 25, 2019•47 min•Ep. 21
Welcome to Episode 20 of the No Annual Fee Milenomics² Podcast. On Today’s show we discuss: 0:36 Fee-free Mastercard GCs at Staples ( link ) 3/24-3/30 2019 2:31 8x Fuel Rewards on Happy Cards at Stop & Shop ( link ) 3/22 – 3/28 2019 3:55 Chase Freedom Unlimited 3x the first year up to $20,000 spend ( link ) No signup bonus when you get the 3x (vs standard offer of 15,000 + referral) Card regularly earns 1.5x URs everywhere New signups only In-branch Still subject to 5/24 Deal or not a deal? ...
Mar 23, 2019•16 min•Ep. 20
0:37 Chase Hyatt Offer: 2 Free Nights + $50 Statement Credit ( link ) Unclear whether this is limited to Category 1-7 (30,000 category) -or- 1-8 (40,000 category) Alternate offer of 50,000 points remains available (an eligible for 10,000 point referral) Card is subject to 5/24 1:48 3x Fuel Rewards on VCGs at Stop & Shop/Giant/Martin ( link ) 3/15-3/21 2:22 Amex Acquires Lounge Buddy ( link ) Google Map of Lounges posted on Award Travel 101 Facebook group ( link ) 3:52 Hawaiian Airlines 75k O...
Mar 15, 2019•12 min•Ep. 19
We’re back this week with another extended episode where we cover: News: 0:45 Southwest announces flights to Hawaii ( link ) Flying as soon as March 17th (wow, that’s quick) When I’m wrong I’m wrong, Sam said, “no way Southwest flies to Hawaii This year” Inter-island flights starting in April Cheap fares to kick things off 2:35 AA/Hyatt Partnership Announced ( link ) Similar to old Delta/SPG program where AA flights earn Hyatt points and vice versa (if you have any kind of status with either) To...
Mar 09, 2019•30 min•Ep. 18
Update (3/15): We update the story in this podcast about a Chase Shutdown in Episode 19 . Including how the listener was able to convince Chase to reopen her personal CC account. We’re back with another jam-packed “free” episode this week… 0:40 $600 Citizen’s Bank Checking Bonus ( link ) Requires recurring/single (?) $2,000 Direct Deposit Expires May 16th, 2019 1:50 [Targeted] $500 Bank of America Banking Bonus ( link ) $300 Checking/$200 Savings $4,000 in Direct Deposits within 90 Days Probably...
Mar 02, 2019•28 min•Ep. 17
We’re back with a Jam Packed show this week. New Ebates/MR partnership, Negative changes from AA/Amex, and A new reader question. 0:40 Ebates Membership Rewards partnership ( link ) Can existing customers convert to MRs? No. Can you spin up a new account? It’s against T&Cs to have 2 accounts, but you can try. Can you refer for the MR-earning account? I don’t think so? I signed up spouse who has never had an Ebates account (H/T JJ) Ebates can now earn 1 MR instead of 1 cent? Does Ebates pay o...
Feb 21, 2019•21 min•Ep. 16
On this week’s show we discuss: 0:35 Juicy Miles Award Search Tool ( link ) Performs award searches across bank point and frequent flyer programs Some glitches, but tons of potential Key concept: Many programs show better availability on their own metal than partners I can’t stop using the service If they add alerts, get the right filters set up, fix the glitches and avoid shutdown: Look out world $10 for a 5-day trial, $29.99/month ( Frequent Miler review ) 2:15 Citi Prestige Available for 50,0...
Feb 11, 2019•11 min
We’ve got a special “double episode” of the No Annual Fee version of the Milenomics² Podcast this week. In this episode we do a deep dive into our personal card strategies with Amex. For this exercise: Amex is limiting us to a total of 5 active *credit* cards (personal and business, charge cards don’t count) We already have/have had a lot of the best Amex cards (so we’re going deeper into the Amex portfolio than someone newer to the game otherwise would) We want to make use of Amex’s generous re...
Feb 01, 2019•39 min•Ep. 14
We’ve got a jam packed No Annual Fee version of the Milenomics² Podcast this week. 0:36 Lemoney follow-up ( link ) Post seemed to trigger tracking of community commision for Feb-June 2018 But subsequent PayPal payments are now said to be held up for a week or two What’s with this company? 2:38 $30 off $60 at Amazon for using 1 Amex Membership Reward point ( link ) Works on 3rd party GCs 3:27 $100 Signup Bonus for the Fidelity 2% Cashback Card ( link ) 4:40 Fee-free $200 Visa GCs at Staples ( lin...
Jan 18, 2019•15 min•Ep. 12
We’re back discussing a few bonuses this week along with some terrible news from Bank of America. Along while discussing how and why to combine CNB points across household members we get sidetracked answering the question, “Is the CNB Crystal Infinite the best premium rewards credit card? As we’ve said before, if you live outside the CNB footprint and are interested in the CNB card drop me an email, or a DM on twitter. (We receive no compensation for this referral) Links discussed in this episod...
Jan 13, 2019•11 min•Ep. 11
We’re into 2019 with our first No Annual Fee Edition podcast, covering an important topic everyone needs to hear. Why you should almost never use someone else’s link to apply for an Amex card. We go over the why and how of ensuring you receive the highest possible American Express Sign up bonuses, including a universal referral . And talk about the particulars of that new referral system as well. Links discussed in this episode: Frequent Miler’s “Best Offers” list of current CC offers. For more ...
Jan 09, 2019•21 min•Ep. 10
On a very special year-end episode we assess how we did in our 2018 predictions. Sam’s post on how he fared in his 2018 predictions Robert’s post on same Links mentioned on the show The Plastic Merchant shutdown Has the price of airline ticket prices gone up in 2018? Amex universal referral program Post on revolving credit Earnings calculator App-o-Rama links Genesis of App-O-Rama Further discussion of AoR Blast from the past! For more, check out these two recent episodes of our paid podcast Epi...
Dec 31, 2018•42 min
