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Quintuple dip on Valentine’s day flowers!

Ok, I just ordered some Gardenia’s for my honey for Valentine’s Day (don’t tell her!), and the majority of the reason is because I love and cherish her…but I also couldn’t resist getting some points and miles out of it! I’m going to describe a quintuple dip while using 1-800-flowers, but there are some preconditions…

Credit Card Quickdeal: Chase British Airways Visa 100k!

Earlier this month we heard about the Citi Executive 100k offer, which is still around, and just today (HT to View from the Wing) there is another great offer. The Chase British Airways Visa Signature (application page here, non-affiliate link) offers 50k Avios after $2k spend in 3 months, then another 25k Avios after $10k…

How to get your annual fees waived on US Bank Credit Cards

Thus far on this blog we’ve gone over how to apply for and get benefits from credit card companies under the Servicemember’s Civil Relief Act (SCRA). One of the best aspects of that law is that most credit card companies will waive annual fees on credit cards, even rewards credit cards. We’ve seen how to…

Do You Worry About Being Over-Entitled?

So this story starts out with my daughter coming back from our annual Christmas vacation in Anchorage.  She was flying UA First Class, courtesy of Daddy’s miles of course, and was very upset about something she saw.  There were four seats empty in First and three uniformed Soldiers in Coach.  UA must have upgraded all…

A Different Kind of Military Airport Lounge

We are all familiar with the great USO system at numerous airports around the country.  I am here to tell you about a non-USO lounge at DTW (Detroit) that is just as good as any USO.  Named the Freedom Center it is a privately run lounge paid for through donations.  The volunteers are just as enthusiastic…

Credit Card Quickdeal: Citi Executive AAdvantage 75k!!

Via The Points Guy, himself via Johnny Jet, there is an incredibly lucrative (and probably time-sensitive) link to a 75k Citi Executive AAdvantage card! The link is here. There is no landing page, so as always, YMMV.   This one has a rather large minimum spend requirement – $7500 in 3 months, but you get…