Those little characters are strangely addictive and if gamers go
crazy of earning points, imagine the reaction when we actually get something we can use.
Not exact matches
If you're tired
of flying economy and want to fly Business or First Class (without paying
crazy amounts
of cash), you need to
earn the right type
of points, and then use them in a smart way!
If you're tired
of flying economy and want to fly Business or First Class (without paying
crazy amounts
of cash), you need to
earn the right type
of points, and then use them in a smart way!
For the vast majority
of people in this hobby, we do
crazy things to
earn points.
I don't churn credit cards and I don't participate in too many
crazy point -
earning strategies, so most
of the things I discuss should be accessible to a lot
of people.
I learned about miles and
points by helping him haul gold coins to the bank back when you could buy them from the mint with no shipping costs to rack up spends on your miles -
earning credit cards and falling asleep to the sound
of United's hold music when he booked
crazy routes with those miles.
Living the dream on card rewards Those who don't know us very well may think we are living the high life, but the truth is that our $ 250 hotel room near the line
of totality during the eclipse was booked for 3,000 Starwood Preferred Guest
points; our flight to Wyoming was 100 percent free on a private plane thanks to a
crazy JetSmarter promotion for those who could prove they had a million miles; our resort complete with water slides and a lazy river in San Antonio was booked using an annual credit card award night when the room normally costs $ 300 - plus per night; our amazing room at the Park Hyatt New York was booked using 30,000 Hyatt
points per night when the selling price was almost $ 1,000 per night; and most
of our other flights were booked via a collection
of airline miles and credit card
points that were primarily
earned by leveraging our everyday spending for major rewards.
The new American Express EveryDay and EveryDay Preferred cards also
earn transferable Membership Rewards
points and, since the EveryDay Preferred card can
earn 1.5
points for non-bonus category spending (along with 3 for gas and 6 for up to $ 6,000
of groceries per year), it is potentially the most lucrative single
points card for those
of us
crazy people who live in the United States most
of the year and only travel a few weeks or months a year.
As more skills and abilities are utilized, a larger chunk
of Prestige
Points will be
earned at any given
point, making for encouraging enticement to investigate Fortune City for
crazy weapons and whatnot.