Windbag Miles

Earlier this year, in a bout of petulant frustration, I wrote about how annoyed I was that Bank of America denied my application for an Alaska Visa. The reason for the denial was a one-two punch of “too many recent inquiries” and “not enough business with Bank of America.” It was a bummer since theContinue reading ““Hey BofA, I boofed ya” — What I said when I got the Alaska Airline Visa 40k sign-up bonus”

Earlier this year, in a bout of petulant frustration, I wrote about how annoyed I was that Bank of America denied my application for an Alaska Visa. The reason for the denial was a one-two punch of “too many recent inquiries” and “not enough business with Bank of America.” It was a bummer since theContinue reading ““Hey BofA, I boofed ya” — What I said when I got the Alaska Airline Visa 40k sign-up bonus”

This post is about my friend Patrick, who recently found herself on the wrong side of whatever causes Amex to deem someone unworthy of a sign-up bonus. (Yes, Patrick is a lady, and she’s aware she has a weird name for a lady. Her full name is Patrick Pibb, which is hilarious and sounds likeContinue reading ““Poor Patrick Pibb,” or the cruel ambiguity of Amex’s new restrictions on sign-up bonuses”

This post is about my friend Patrick, who recently found herself on the wrong side of whatever causes Amex to deem someone unworthy of a sign-up bonus. (Yes, Patrick is a lady, and she’s aware she has a weird name for a lady. Her full name is Patrick Pibb, which is hilarious and sounds likeContinue reading ““Poor Patrick Pibb,” or the cruel ambiguity of Amex’s new restrictions on sign-up bonuses”

An introductory note: Many of the big blogs have written about the Rocketmiles/Amex partnership, so I’m not exactly breaking news here. However, I just found out about it tonight and did a shallow dive into what type of value you could get out of the partnership, and I figured this analysis might be useful. ForContinue reading “I just found out you can earn Amex points with Rocketmiles, and like… WOW.”

An introductory note: Many of the big blogs have written about the Rocketmiles/Amex partnership, so I’m not exactly breaking news here. However, I just found out about it tonight and did a shallow dive into what type of value you could get out of the partnership, and I figured this analysis might be useful. ForContinue reading “I just found out you can earn Amex points with Rocketmiles, and like… WOW.”

Up top: if you have already decided to get the Hilton Aspire or Hilton Ascend cards, using my links to get me some extra points is mega appreciated.  Back in April, I paid around $900 for a plate of breakfast potatoes that, thanks to my Diamond status, came with three free nights accommodation at theContinue reading “A review of the breakfast potatoes at the Hilton Conrad Chicago.”

Up top: if you have already decided to get the Hilton Aspire or Hilton Ascend cards, using my links to get me some extra points is mega appreciated.  Back in April, I paid around $900 for a plate of breakfast potatoes that, thanks to my Diamond status, came with three free nights accommodation at theContinue reading “A review of the breakfast potatoes at the Hilton Conrad Chicago.”

IHG is pretty much a worthless loyalty program in terms of elite benefits, but I do like their points. They add up pretty fast due to frequent promotions and high elite earning rates, and they’re really useful for non-glamorous redemptions like airport hotels when you want to save some money. Plus, it’s difficult but notContinue reading “I almost went a whole year without IHG fucking me… almost.”

IHG is pretty much a worthless loyalty program in terms of elite benefits, but I do like their points. They add up pretty fast due to frequent promotions and high elite earning rates, and they’re really useful for non-glamorous redemptions like airport hotels when you want to save some money. Plus, it’s difficult but notContinue reading “I almost went a whole year without IHG fucking me… almost.”