Tweet The Chase Freedom card doesn’t get a lot of press time here at Help Me Travel Cheap. The reason is simple: its sign up bonus is a lot less than most travel related credit cards. Currently, the sign up bonus for the Chase Freedom MasterCard and Visa are both 10,000 points, which is equivalent to $100 cash [...]
Southwest 50,000 Links Expiring and a Few General Comments
December 5, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Tweet Update 50,000 Southwest offer has expired. I need to deactivate my links for the 50,000 Southwest Rapid Rewards Premier card by tomorrow (12/6/12) at 10 a.m. That means the opportunity to get 50,000 Southwest points may be expiring. My guess is that you’ll still be able to find a link to the 50,000 Southwest [...]
A Crazy Cool Plan to Easily Get 180,000 Ultimate Rewards Worth of Sign Up Bonuses
December 5, 2012 by 11 Comments
Tweet 180,000 Ultimate Rewards is a crazy amount of points. By strategically applying for some of the Ultimate Rewards related credit cards, you can easily supercharge your points balance. What can you get with 180,000 points? Transfer the points to Southwest, and you’ll end up with over $3,000 worth of Southwest Wanna Get Away fare [...]
British Airways 50,000 Avios Sign Up Bonus
December 3, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Tweet For a second time this year, the 100,000 British Airways Avios credit card is available. The card is definitely not as good as the original 100,000 offer [get 100,000 Avios after spending $2,500] which I don’t expect we’ll see any time soon, but it’s a very solid offer nonetheless. Earlier this year when this [...]
Chase Ink Products Lower Minimum Spend & Get Help Navigating All the Ink Products
November 14, 2012 by 2 Comments
Tweet Let’s start off with the good news first. Chase has lowered the minimum spend on the following Chase Ink products: Ink Bold – 50,000 point bonus after spending $5,000 in the first three months Ink Plus – 50,000 points after spending $5,000 in the first three months Ink Classic – 20,000 after spending $3,000 [...]
How to Earn Tons of Extra Ultimate Rewards Using the Ultimate Rewards Mall
August 21, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Tweet One of the best ways (aside from credit card sign up bonuses) for earning award miles is through bonus points with an online shopping portal. One of my favorite places is the Ultimate Rewards Mall where you can earn some serious bonus miles. What do I need to do to be eligible to earn points? You [...]
Chase Ink Plus a Fraternal Twin to the Ink Bold Offers 50,000 More Ultimate Rewards Points
August 7, 2012 by 4 Comments
Tweet The Chase Ink Plus and the Chase Ink Bold are almost identical. Almost. With only one slight change, I think it’s best to call them fraternal twins. Chase Ink Bold Vs. Ink Plus Sign Up Bonus: Ink Bold = Up to 50,000. Spend $5,000 in the first three months and you’ll get a 50,000 [...]
Amazing Southwest Companion Pass Opportunity Open Again | 50,000 Southwest Bonus
July 24, 2012 by 6 Comments
Tweet One of the best domestic airlines for the frugal traveler is Southwest. They save us nearly a hundred dollars in baggage every time we fly. One of the best credit card reward benefits is the Southwest Companion Pass. However, you can only pull off the companion pass maneuver when Souhwest is offering a 50,000 [...]
Hours Left on the British Airways 100,000 Bonus
July 16, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Tweet Update: Offer expired. Instead, you should check out the Chase Sapphire Preferred. I received an email today indicating that the Chase British Airways credit card promotion will be taken offline tomorrow (Tuesday, July 17th, at 5 p.m.). As a reminder, here’s an overview of the offer: Sign up for and get approved for the card [...]
Chase Ink Bold Sign Up Bonus Changes Effective Wednesday
April 17, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Tweet For several months, we’ve been able to take advantage of the great combination of the Chase Sapphire Preferred and the Ink Bold to get a business class ticket to Europe. However, just a week or two ago, the Chase Sapphire Preferred reduced its sign up bonus to 40,000 (still a fantastic bonus). Today I [...]
