In the past few months we’ve added more new babies to our household than credit cards. While babies are cute and cuddly, they tend to increase household costs. Credit cards, on the other hand, are hard and plastic, but they can be worth hundreds of dollars in value. A few days ago we got 4 Read More »
It’s been a typical two weeks here, with a wondrous variety of free gasoline, new credit cards arriving in the mail, bonus points earned, and travel plans being made! In the last two weeks: – $14.12 in free gas – Still abstaining from free Menards stuff – Received a $25 Subway gift card in the Read More »
Around the time of Nicoleen’s and my anniversary trip to Europe this summer, valuetactics.com got quite a lot of attention from Nicoleen’s facebook crowd. Many friends and relatives asked Nicoleen or me how we landed such good deals on the flights, hotel, and other trip expenses. If you want more detailed on the trip itself, Read More »
One of the funnest value tactics I have tried out and reported on is the Menards free stuff tactic. It’s hard to describe the amount of free-after-rebate (FAR) merchandise Menards puts in their ads each week. Instead of trying to describe it, I’ll present here a visual record of two year’s worth of FAR merchandise Read More »
I hit the credit card and point research hard this weekend in preparation for our next round of card apps. I also did my monthly card and point update. Here’s a summary of our points earned and used: earned 2,321 airline miles earned 1,209 Chase Ultimate Rewards spent 1,277 Wells Fargo Rewards points towards $12.77 Read More »
In the past, we’ve seen statement credits ranging from $10 to $30 (3x $10) for purchases made with an American Express card at small businesses the Saturday after Thanksgiving. The purpose of Small Business Saturday is to promote smaller retailers in the community. American Express had previously offered the statement credits as a way to Read More »
Just a quick update this week. Not a lot going on in our personal points and miles world, but I did get $32.96 in free gas this week! I’m still on my Menards-withdrawal rehab program, but in the next week or so I need to go through all my product stored in the garage and Read More »
I should really call these posts “Random Interval Updates” instead of Weekly Updates. This one covers almost two weeks and it gives and update on Nicoleen’s and my credit card situation, links to a couple new VT posts, and let’s you in on some pretty exciting credit card news for those who love free travel. Read More »
