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16 Mar. 2020

Jabra Elite 65T True Wireless Earbud deal (refurbished)

In combing through deals today, I came across one that caught my eye as potentially useful for those who suddenly find themselves working from home for the first time: a deal on refurbished Jabra Elite 65t True Wireless Earbuds. As someone who has worked from home for more than a decade, I thought this deal

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2 Jun. 2017

US Bank Apple Pay Promotion: $10 Statement Credit (Targeted)

This is a targeted offer so make sure to check out your emails to see if you have been chosen! Right now, US Bank is offering people rewards when they use Apple Pay. If you make a $10 net purchase with your US Bank credit card and Apple Pay from now through June 30, 2017

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3 Jun. 2017

Blog Giveaway: $200 in Southwest Gift Cards!

Don’t forget to follow me on Facebook or Twitter! Million Mile Secrets readers are the best! To thank you, Emily and I are giving away two $100 Southwest gift cards! You Can Now Get 60,000 Southwest Points When You Open Any of the 3 Chase Southwest Cards I’ll show you how to enter! All 3 Southwest credit cards

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25 Oct. 2019

7 best airline credit cards to help you reach elite status faster

Earning airline elite status seems to be getting more and more difficult each year. The legacy carriers — American Airlines, Delta and United — have all instituted spending requirements in addition to flight metrics — and then raised them. That’s to say nothing of the huge overhaul United has planned for its MileagePlus Prem...

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14 Mar. 2020

Hilton extending free night certificates to August 31, 2021

Hilton has announced that they are extending free night certificates in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. They have sent out the following email to members with free night certificates: To recap, free night certificates that were unexpired as of March 11, 2020 and all new ones issued by August 30, 2020 will be valid until August 31,

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20 Nov. 2019

Avatar Airlines: America’s New All-747 Airline (Or Not)

You guys know I love writing about new “airlines” (I put that word in quotes because is it really an airline if they never fly?), and I just realized I’ve never written about Avatar Airlines, which is probably the most promising new airline in the US since Baltia. The concept has been around since 1992,

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5 Apr. 2018

Using the Points Transfer Calculator to Plan Your Next Award

A couple years ago I created the “Award Maximizer” to help you search for the cost of an award ticket across several different loyalty program. The database now includes 14 of the most popular airlines so you can be sure you’re getting the lowest price on a given ticket. I’ve also been adding additional guides

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10 May. 2023

Inverted yield curves, rate expectations, and floating-rate certificates

As in my wont, I was browsing through depositaccounts.com to see if anything interesting was happening in the world of consumer-facing interest rates. I was surprised to see a few new borrowers at the top of the interest rate league table, with Merchants Bank of Indiana and Workers Credit Union offering 5.65% APY on 36-month

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25 Oct. 2019

United plans new New York-Washington shuttle amid growth spurt

United Airlines is jumping into the lucrative New York air shuttle market with an expanded service to Washington that will begin next spring. The Star Alliance carrier will offer up to 13 daily flights between its Newark Liberty (EWR) hub and Ronald Reagan Washington National (DCA), United commercial chief Andrew Nocella said Friday at the

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4 Apr. 2018

Coming Soon: Book Finnair Award Travel via Alaska Airlines Website

Nearly a year ago, Alaska Airlines and Finnair announced a new partnership which allows frequent flyers to earn and redeem miles on each airline. Since the announcement there has been little done to implement reciprocal awards. Finnair quickly implemented award travel options on Alaska Airlines for Finnair Plus members, but Alaska did not. Since th...

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8 Sep. 2019

I Can’t Believe I Have to Write This Post

The single nuttiest idea in aviation history was published in the Dallas Morning News, an argument by Matt Andersson, the founder of an airline startup (Indigo Airlines), to merge the nation’s airlines into one and have the government run it. Oh he wants to eliminate frequent flyer points, too. Continue reading I Can’t Believe I

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5 Mar. 2024

Manufacturing transactions is harder than you think

There are countless methods of manufacturing credit card spend, but the basic principles are simple: generate a credit card purchase (usually at some cost), liquidate the purchase back to cash (usually at some cost), and use the cash (plus any costs paid) to pay off the credit card balance. If you generate more in credit

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