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Advice | Credit Cards | Starter Guide

How I Increased Credit Card Spend to Earn 100k Membership Rewards!

ByDW February 7, 2017June 4, 2024

Back in November I signed up (and was approved) for the Business Platinum card from American Express. The offer at…

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Do you always use miles to book travel?

ByJS February 2, 2017June 4, 2024

I get this question a lot and for the most part, using miles to book airfare allows me to travel…

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The Fuster Cluck: British Airways 777-200 Equipment Change

ByDW February 1, 2017February 2, 2017

British Airways fudged up… royally (British pun intended)! Instead of flying a 3-Class 777 between London (Gatwick) and Tampa, Florida,…

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Credit Cards | Monthly Top Cards

AYP List of Top Credit Cards January 2017

ByDW January 30, 2017June 4, 2024

A new year and a new you! Welcome to the year 2017! We are almost out of January and I…

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Advice | Credit Cards | Travel

Chase Dumps Sapphire Reserve Pre-Approvals

ByDW January 27, 2017June 4, 2024

I have some bad news for any and all OVER 5/24-er’s out there who don’t yet have their hand on…

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The image shows a notification about a $200 airline fee credit. It indicates that $200 was saved on fees in 2017. There is a note that the balance may not reflect recent transactions and to allow up to 4 weeks from the date of purchase for statement credits to post to the account. The selected airline is Delta Air Lines, as indicated by a green checkmark. The message also states that the $200 airline fee credit for the current year has been exhausted and will be available again starting January 2018.
Advice | Airline | Credit Cards | Redemption

My Amex Fee Credit Applied to Airfare?

ByDW January 26, 2017June 4, 2024

What a glorious morning! You know that feeling you get when you find that unexpected wadded up $20 bill in…

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Advice | Credit Cards

Reward Points… Stranded!

ByDW January 26, 2017June 4, 2024

I spend a GRAND amount of time researching the points and miles world. I don’t claim to be a points…

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Airline | Credit Cards | Experiences | Hotel | Redemption | Travel

Hello, AYP! I’m Jessica…

ByJS January 25, 2017June 4, 2024

Hi there! I’m Jessica, and I’m super excited that Derek is letting me guest write for AYP occasionally. At least…

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Starter Guide | Travel

Attention Prior2Boarding Readers: Welcome to AcCountingYourPoints!

ByDW January 25, 2017June 4, 2024

Hey it’s Derek at AcCounting Your Points – we are officially on Prior2Boarding! You may have seen a post or 2…

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Advice

Credit Card Late Payment Charges? Do This!

ByDW January 23, 2017June 4, 2024

Pay your balances on time and in full. I tell people all the time that this is an essential piece…

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