Quote :

"did anyone ever confirm the website where you can sell them for something like 1.7c each was legit?"

Nah. I think I'm going to start enjoying the pts instead of just selling them, especially malleable ones like URs.

3/11/2014 4:58:01 PM

Quote :

"^^I have some points in a US Airways account that I will likely never use (because fuck US Air) so I filled out a quote request on sellmyrewards I'll report back when something happens"

UPDATE: [nothing happened]...I never heard back from them, even after a follow up

3/11/2014 10:49:35 PM

Quote :

" That reminds me that I need to call and see if I can work my way out of the annual fee on the CSP. Worked on Ink Plus so guess it won't hurt since I have to call them anyways to figure out why the 7% didn't get applied to the bonus points."

Let me know if they let you out of it.

Also - the TOC say the 7% doesn't apply to the bonus pts

3/12/2014 1:21:47 AM

Probably should've clarified but by bonus points, I meant the extra point/dollar for travel and dining. Not the actual signup bonus.

They were pretty quick to come back with a 5k point loyalty bonus to keep the card. Probably could've pushed it more but the boss had a question so I just took it instead of haggling.

3/12/2014 7:27:25 AM

So you called them to ask about the bonus pts and then told them you wanted to cancel, and they offered you the extra pts? I should also try that. Haven't done any cc haggling in awhile

3/12/2014 11:19:59 AM

Yeah, half the time they usually offer some sort of incentive bonus to keep the card or cancel out the annual fee.

3/12/2014 11:24:14 AM

Just called and said the AF was coming up on April 1st, said I was considering my options and asked if they had any additional spending bonuses they could offer. Never specifically mentioned cancelling so probably could've gotten more out of the deal.

3/12/2014 11:27:19 AM

Has anyone sold delta miles for a decent rate?

3/17/2014 2:20:54 PM

When I sold my Amex Rewards to Bruce I offered him around 50k Delta miles and he didn't even make me an offer...he said there's not much he can do with them

[Edited on March 17, 2014 at 2:29 PM. Reason : I]

3/17/2014 2:28:56 PM

He offered me $250 for 32,500

3/17/2014 3:16:26 PM

I think last I spoke with him he offered me one cent each, but I had much more than that.

3/17/2014 3:28:31 PM

Yeah it sounds like 90k is the next 'mark' to hit with delta

3/18/2014 6:47:05 AM

^^^if you book a delta flight using "pay with miles" 32k miles are worth $320. maybe even more if you book a skymiles flight

3/18/2014 1:14:10 PM

"Exclusively for Delta SkyMiles Credit Card Members"

I'm trying to save mine for a baller seat on a business class international flight.

3/18/2014 4:07:45 PM

I've been in touch with Bruce regarding UR, the going rate is between 1.3x and 1.4x. Not great and probably worth it to hang onto for transfer to UA from Sapphire unless you are looking to unload and want $ now.

3/21/2014 10:30:46 AM

Most people reduced their UR values since UA reduced their value.

3/21/2014 11:14:33 AM

Does anyone know of any non credit card promos, or other cheap way to get 25k AA miles? I'm signing up for Directv through their promo, but still need 25k more for 2 RT tickets to Australia. I know they had some Citibank checking account promos in the past, but im not seeing anything now. Any other ideas?

3/21/2014 5:47:50 PM

how do you define "cheap"? You can always buy them...

3/21/2014 9:10:12 PM

could you transfer from other reward programs?

points aren't cheap - if they were people would do that instead of buying airline tickets.

3/21/2014 10:04:16 PM

Cheap, as in signing up for some promos for next to nothing....or cheaper than just buying the points. Just thought someone might know of something similar to the directv or citibank deals.

3/21/2014 10:49:21 PM

I know Southwest has a store where you can buy things from it and get great point returns. AA may have something like that.

3/22/2014 7:39:34 AM

Wait, it's only 50k pts for 2 roundtrip tickets to AU via AA???

3/22/2014 5:18:02 PM

No, I already have 100k

3/22/2014 6:31:13 PM

Managed to book 3 trips with southwest last week before their pt deval + 3 comp pass flights
Still holding onto my UR pts to top off a potential EU trip in a few months

4/2/2014 3:09:43 PM

nice dude!!

4/2/2014 7:23:15 PM

Vanilla reloads no longer to be purchased with CC at CVS

4/3/2014 11:23:28 AM

So I still have my two free Hyatt nights that can be used at any Hyatt, but evidently they're going to expire in 4 months. Where are some of the nicer Hyatts around here? DC? Philly?

[Edited on April 3, 2014 at 11:39 AM. Reason : The nice ones are the Park Hyatts right?]

[Edited on April 3, 2014 at 11:40 AM. Reason : Looks like only DC, NY, Chicago]

4/3/2014 11:35:58 AM

Well shit is says only Cat 1-4 hotels, which isn't the Park ones

4/3/2014 12:22:08 PM

Yeah same with Marriott. The free nights are usually only 1-4 or 1-5. Staying at the Vail Marriott this weekend with points!

4/3/2014 12:29:17 PM

^^
Where does it say that???

4/3/2014 2:59:13 PM

My bad, it's only for the annual free night. Not the initial 2.

4/3/2014 5:14:38 PM

There is a Hyatt in DC that looks amazing, walking distance to pretty much everything too.

4/3/2014 5:29:04 PM

Does anyone have any tips for getting citi to reallocate credit limit from one card to another? I've heard of others doing this but have never tried it myself.

4/3/2014 8:07:02 PM

I usually just ask and they are more than happy to do so.
Keep in mind they won't xfer between business and personal

4/3/2014 8:24:54 PM

^^^ the Park?

^^ I've never had a problem doing that with any credit card company.

4/4/2014 11:23:03 AM

Thanks, I'll try it again. I called a couple days ago and they said it wasn't possible. Maybe I just need to take it up to a higher level of support.

4/4/2014 3:09:03 PM

Hey everyone. Sorry to noob it all up in here but I just had a quick question. I'm looking into getting my first credit card finally (thinking about cars and houses in the future). Does anyone have any suggestions for what to be looking for? Cards? Companies? I just want something for right now to start slow with (buying gas or groceries). I am currently at SECU and they have a credit card offer but I have no idea what that is like compared to other ones out there or if I even have many options in the first place. I'm pretty new when it comes to this obviously.

Thanks for any help in advance!

4/7/2014 1:42:08 PM

Do some reading here: http://millionmilesecrets.com/credit-cards/

4/7/2014 1:43:49 PM

https://creditcards.chase.com/freedom
https://www304.americanexpress.com/credit-card/blue-cash-preferred/

4/7/2014 2:19:38 PM

Despite the recent point devaluation, I still like PenFed for gas/grocery rewards

https://www.penfed.org/visasignaturepoints/

4/7/2014 2:37:07 PM

^,^^

Good suggestions. I use Chase Freedom and Discover It for my 5% cashback cards. My wife buys all the groceries, so I had her get the Blue Preferred.

I use the Fidelity Amex for everything else that those cards don't cover, which gives 2% cashback on anything. Their signup bonus is slightly higher than usual now at 75$.

I just got a targeted offer on the Blue Everyday for 250$, which is usually only offered on the Blue Preferred at select times. Not bad.

4/13/2014 8:12:47 PM

so i just unloaded all of my Chase UR points on a round trip flight to Spain this fall. That being said, it's been a good 3 years with the Sapphire Preferred, but I honestly don't think it has enough benefits to keep using and rebuild my points. Therefore I think I am going to knock it down to the standard Sapphire (no annual fee) and open up another card.

That being said, i've heard the talks of recent points devaluation and those things. But what seems to be the hot card lately? I had posted about a Barclay's Arrive(?) card awhile back but the big introductory offer seems to be off the table at this point.

I tend to lean more toward travel than cash back.

4/17/2014 8:59:41 AM

Chase Ink Bold & Ink Plus

4/17/2014 9:10:38 AM

are Ink cards not specifically for small business owners? asking blindly as i've not done any research on them.

4/17/2014 9:24:13 AM

Curious about the new Amex Everyday cards. Apparently they're full MR point earning cards - one with no fee and one with $95. My PRG annual fee is due in a few months and I'd love to be able to transfer all my points to a card if I can instead of using them all before I have to cancel.

Figure you can't downgrade from a charge to credit card but does anybody know anything about possibly downgrading a Delta Gold or another Amex credit card to one of these?

4/20/2014 10:13:33 AM

Got the amex delta for the second time around with the recent news that they'd be stopping repeat sign up bonus's for personal ccs.

5/1/2014 11:50:57 AM

Is SW going to do another 50k anytime soon? Thought it was a couple times a year right?

5/1/2014 12:02:43 PM

^^wait, what? I didn't know you could get repeat bonuses. I've had my skymiles AMEX for years. how long after cancelling can you sign up again?

5/1/2014 3:05:50 PM

n00b
12 months.

5/1/2014 7:27:39 PM

The money I save in baggage fees in a year probably wouldn't be worth the 35 or 50k miles they'd give me anyway

5/1/2014 10:21:05 PM