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Current Point Sales Buy JetBlue miles  at 1.97c/mile through 8/31 Buy Marriott points  at 1c/mile until 9/15 Buy Hilton points  at 0.5c/point through 9/18 Buy Hyatt points at 1.68c/point through 9/30 Always be mindful of getting a better return on points than what you spend on them. For e.g., only spend 100,000 Hilton points on a property if the cash rate is more than $500, otherwise you are better of just using the cash you spent on points on the cash rate.

12Status - Delta's campaign targeting Seahawks fans is back. Delta ran the campaign last year, where it awarded free miles to Washington residents equal to the number of yards thrown by Seahawks during regular and post season games. It is back for 2022-2023 NFL season and should be an easy way to earn a few thousand miles. Courtesy 12status.com Earn Extra weekly Delta miles I earned 3,815 miles last year. Hoping Seahawks does better this year :D Sign up at  12status.com

After rent and mortgage, utilities are a big spend item for many households, and even businesses. Having a good strategy for earning most points or miles through these spend organically can keep your points and miles stash full for when you need them. But alas, not many credit card issuers cater to this category. In this post, I go over some of the better ways to earn points and miles or simple cashback in the Utilities category, which should give you a better return than your basic 2% cashback or 2x points card. For this post, I am ignoring special targeted offers (like the 4.63% return on my Bank of America Travel Rewards card) or credit card offers that last for a few months (like Discover It 3%) but something that everyone can use and rely upon. 1. 3% cashback with Venmo credit card Person to person money transfer service, Venmo, launched its credit card in 2020 to not much fanfare. One of the under appreciated perks of the card is that it earns unbounded 3% cashback in your top s...

1. Aeroplan increasing award prices Aeroplan is increasing award prices by 5000 miles or 10000 miles on most international routes. For example, partner business awards between North America and Atlantic  (which includes Africa, Middle East and India)  between 6000 and 8000 miles will now cost 90,000 points, up from 85,000 points. I found their award prices already to be too high compared to competition like American Airlines, but the truth is - over time most programs will devalue; call that points inflation if you will. That is why no point currency is a good store for long term value. Aeroplan travel zones From FrequentMiler . 2. Earning 5 million AA miles can now earn you the secret Concierge Key status One of the side effects of the American Airlines' program revamp appears to be that even unpublished top elite status can be achieved by earning enough miles. Gary Leff at View From the Wing, notes that he and a few others who earned more than 5 million AA miles in the 2021...