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We’ve introduced some of you to the Chase Freedom (Preferred) card here this week on Milenomics. Today I want to go a little deeper into what you can do with this card, and how it can be used to safely store your Chase Ultimate Rewards without paying an annual fee. This is the hottest UR card […]

Today I’ll go over a way to supercharge your Chase Sapphire Preferred, earning 7,500 or more UR along the way. I’ll go over why this is the ideal time of the year to process this upgrade, and I’ll also end today’s post with a clear cut way for you to retain all the benefits of […]

We’ll start today with a question: I’d like to ask you to decide which path would you follow: Maximum Miles for Real Spending? or Maximum Miles? There’s a subtle, but big difference here. Maximum Miles for Real Spending is great–and I’m all for making sure you earn miles for day-to-day spending. There are people who aren’t […]

We’re continuing to do research into what cards to apply for our Winter Credit card Calendar applications. A few days ago in the post on Market Timing I wrote that I’m feeling rather bearish right now about US and AA miles. Because of this I’m in a holding pattern for the US Airways Buy Miles Promo. In […]

Note: This is not a post for those with excellent credit. With excellent credit your declines are usually because you have too many cards with an issuier, or too much total credit. We can get around that with tricks like reconsideration calls. Yesterday I wrote about how Monetizing your good credit through sign up bonuses. Today […]

All this week we’ve been talking about Resource Management of Miles. Resource Management is the grouping of resources to spread out risk and/or maximize return on investment. We began with the Icarus Paradox, and then moved onto ways to avoid account closures as well as the importance of setting up a system of accounts for your […]

As I outlined a little over a week ago There is currently a deal at Safeway brand stores whereby you can purchase Visa or Mastercard gift cards for 5.95 and receive a coupon for $10 off of $10 spent. You need to buy a minimum of a $100 card, but the variable load cards work […]

The most common excuse I hear from people why they don’t want to get started collecting miles is that they think it is too much trouble. The second most common excuse I hear is that miles are impossible to use. Milenomics takes both of those ideas and throws them out the window. Miles Are Too […]

In response to reader feedback I’ve written this post. If you have other questions feel free to leave a comment, email me: samsimontravel@gmail.com, or message me on Twitter. Credit cards: Open Systems and Closed Systems If you remember back to the post “The 11 Month Itch: How to Avoid Annual Fees.” Milenomics doesn’t usually advocate […]

Earlier today I posted about the Chase Freedom vs. Chase Sapphire Preferred. In that post I outline the best parts of the CSP–notably the 40,000 bonus UR points. I’ve mentioned before that the best time of year to apply for the card is March, and we’ll include it in our March CCC applications. Applying for […]