Tweet In case you haven’t realized it yet, in the world of credit card sign up bonuses there’s a friend we want to be sure we’re always appeasing. That friend is Chase. Why is it important to buddy up with Chase? Well, because Chase is the credit card issuer who is and recently has offered [...]
General Announcements with Apologies, Excuses, and an Assignment
August 30, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Tweet Hello, fellow travelers and wanna be travelers! If you travel very much, you’ll probably understand the sentiment of this post. If not, it will just sound like a lame excuse. You may, or may not have noticed that over the last month my posting frequency has slowed down. That is mostly because I’ve been [...]
Suprise! SkyMiles Do Have Value | The Importance of Mileage Diversification
August 19, 2011 by 2 Comments
Tweet For a long time I’ve thought Delta miles are pretty much junk. While there are a lot of facts behind my thoughts about the Delta Skymiles program, the basic gist of it is that whenever I’ve been trying to book flights with miles, I’ve always found Delta tickets the hardest to book at the [...]
Quick Note: 50,000 Citi Cards Sign Up Bonus Ending 8/15
August 15, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Tweet On my best credit card page, I’ve left a link up to the 50,000 bonus point Citi ThankYou Premier card. That promotion was scheduled to end last month, but Citi extended the offer. Not many of my readers applied for the card, so I didn’t want to bother you by letting you know it [...]
How to Build Your Credit Score if You Have a Low (or non-existent) Score?
August 9, 2011 by 7 Comments
Tweet Twice in the last month I’ve had emails from people who have had a spouse denied for a credit card because the wife didn’t have any credit history. Even though they followed the steps in how to get approved even if you were denied, they were still not approved. Both situations were quite similar [...]
Southwest 50,000 Point Offer on its Way Out the Door | Only a Few Days Left
August 5, 2011 by
Tweet Just a quick post to let you know that the limited time Southwest 50,000 point offer is set to expire on the 7th/8th of August. That means you have only a few days left to apply and get 50,000 points. Southwest pitches this as an opportunity for 2 round trip flights. However, you can [...]
To Apply or Not to Apply (for Another Credit Card): That is the Question
August 2, 2011 by 4 Comments
Tweet Help Me Travel Cheap focuses on accumulating miles through credit card sign up bonuses. When building up your mileage accounts through credit card sign ups, it’s important to know when to pull the trigger and when to pass on a credit card application. In this post, I’ll introduce you to some of the questions [...]
