Author: Mike Radice
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When Is a Transfer Bonus Actually Worth It?
You see a 55% transfer bonus from Chase Ultimate Rewards to Marriott Bonvoy and feel like you should move your points. The bonus looks juicy. Your points are aging in your Chase account. Why not capitalize on it? Because transfer bonuses are a trap if you transfer before you have a real redemption in front…
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Stacks on Stacks: Turn a single purchase into a points avalanche
Most people earn points one way at checkout: they swipe their credit card and move on. But if you know what you’re doing, a single purchase can trigger three, four, even five separate rewards simultaneously. This is called stacking, and it’s something you need to learn about if you want to make high-leverage moves in…
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Is the Chase Sapphire Reserve the Best Premium Travel Card in 2026?
The Chase Sapphire Reserve just hit its highest-ever sign-up bonus at 150,000 points. Here’s what those points are actually worth, what makes this card different from other premium travel cards like the Amex Platinum and Capital One Venture X, and how to decide if the annual fee makes sense for you. Value of the Sign-Up…
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How I Vacationed for 90 Days For Less than $600 Plus Points
Everything is getting more expensive these days, and travel is no exception. Using credit card points and miles is the best way to hedge your bets against rising travel costs, since the wholesale devaluation of points and miles usually can’t keep pace with inflation. Sweet spots still exist where you can travel for next to…
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Rove Miles: The Complete Run-Down
If you’ve at all familiar with the world of points and miles, you probably already know that the game is usually played with credit cards at the center: you spend, you earn, you transfer, you fly and/or stay. But what if you could layer an entirely separate currency on top of all of that, without…
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Understanding Transfer Partners
So you’ve earned a trove of credit card points. What next? Understanding what to do with those points can be one of the most complicated parts about the points and miles game. Let’s break it down into a few steps to cover the basics what is a transfer partner Most credit card points don’t live…