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Best Credit Cards of 2019: Top 8 Credit Cards to Currently Use to Maximize Earnings

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The Best Credit Cards post was originally published in September 2018 and updated in June 2019 When I started earning points and miles, I failed to understand the importance of transferable points. Today, I have a portfolio of credit cards that helps me to earn as many points as possible. In this article, I’ll cover […]

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How to Travel Business Class to Portugal for $54

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Ashlee and I have taken 1 big international trip every year since 2016. For 2019, we’re going to fly business class to Portugal and then head to Morocco! We’ve read amazing things about both countries so we should be in for a real treat. On our first big international trip, we went to Thailand, Cambodia,

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The Credit Cards I Use To Maximize Spend

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I have collected points and miles for several years now. What I failed to recognize early on was how to maximize spend with credit cards. Another item I failed to realize is how important it is to put your spending on credit cards. This will help you earn the most for each transaction. How to

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How To Use Amex Membership Rewards With Airline Partners

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American Express Membership Rewards is one the 5 transferable point programs. The other 4 programs are Capital One Miles, Chase Ultimate Rewards, Citi ThankYou Rewards, and Marriott Rewards. Similar to using Chase Ultimate Rewards, Amex has several notable airline transfer partners including ANA and Singapore Airlines. Unlike using Marriott points with airline partners, Amex does

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How I Perform An Award Flight Search

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For the last part in the booking award flights with points and miles series, this article will focus on the award flight search process. It’s extremely helpful to familiarize yourself with the programs you plan to use by signing up for their loyalty program. I recommend searching proposed routes on the search engines of the programs you

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Understanding Transferable Points To Book Cheap Flights

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As a complement to last week’s post on booking award flights, I thought it’d be helpful dive into each section in more detail. The sections covered in the previous post were Transferable Points, Wikipedia, Award Hacker, Google, and Award Search. For this post, I’ll kick it off by focusing on Transferable Points to help you

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