Here we are – the last update of 2017. I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas! We’re in the post-holiday lull as far as credit card offers are concerned; not much noteworthy to report on that front. Personally we have a few important “keep or cancel” decisions to make soon, including Nicoleen’s $450 annual Read More »
Winter vacation plans previews For a while I’ve been hinting at a warm weather winter vacation for my wife and me. We finally got the plans finalized and over the weekend I posted a few teasers on the ValueTactics Facebook page. I showed a few screenshots of our online bookings. I blurred out the locations Read More »
I’ve been a busy boy, and unfortunately that means I didn’t get a lot of writing got done in the past few weeks. One thing keeping me occupied has been a handful of short work trips. Last week I stayed at a questionable hotel in southern MN. I should probably write a semi-satirical review like Read More »
The Hilton Surpass card from American Express has a new sign-up offer that comes with a highest ever 125k Hilton point bonus. This is already week-old news to some, but I figured I’d weigh in on it. The Offer 100,000 Hilton points after $3k spend in 3 months Additional 25,000 Hilton points after additional $1k Read More »
Wow! There have been lots of developments in the ValueTactics sphere of interest in the past couple of weeks. Some credit card deals have disappeared and others have materialized. Card issuing banks continue to modify their terms and policies. An airline announced some potentially exciting news. Personally, I have been very busy strategizing my own Read More »
I’ve been using the credit card tactic to earn points and miles for about 5 years now. This tactic has earned me thousands of dollars in cash and tens of thousands of dollars worth of free travel. I’ve had a good run! The vast majority of the points and miles I have earned were not Read More »
I love to start my day with a cup of coffee and an online credit card application. Here’s the lovely sight I was greeted with this morning: Ah, the thrill of instant approvals! It never gets old. Nicoleen, on the other hand, got the always loathsome “pending” on her application last night for the Chase Read More »
In this update I will show you our points and miles activity for August, we’ll look at some awesome credit card deals currently available, and I’ll give a travel update. Household Points and Miles Activity for July earned 104 hotel points earned 455 airline miles earned 6,122 Chase Ultimate Rewards I was a little puzzled Read More »
