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Here’s a mix of some of my favorite and some of the most popular posts from 2014. If you’re favorite post isn’t on the list, link to it in the comments.
Beginners Posts
- WHY ARE AIRLINE MILES THE KEY TO TRAVELING MORE, BETTER, AND CHEAPER
- FREE FIRST CLASS NEXT MONTH 2014: THE BEGINNERS GUIDE TO FREQUENT FLYER MILES AND POINTS
- HOW TO REDEEM BARCLAYCARD ARRIVAL MILES
- A RANKING OF MILES FROM MOST BROADLY USEFUL TO MOST NICHE
- HOW TO EARN AND SPEND 156,000 AMERICAN AIRLINES MILES
- 5 MISTAKES I SEE PEOPLE MAKING OVER AND OVER
Credit Card Reviews
- CITI THANKYOU PREMIER OFFERING BIGGEST SIGN UP BONUS IN ITS CLASS
- CITI DOUBLE CASH CARD, BEST CASH BACK CARD IN AMERICA
- CITI PRESTIGE: 30,000 THANKYOU POINTS, $250 AIRFARE CREDIT, ADMIRALS CLUB LOUNGE ACCESS
In Depth Award Booking
- SUPER CHEAP AWARDS WHILE AVOIDING FUEL SURCHARGES WITH AEROPLAN MILES TO EUROPE
- ROUNDTRIP TO SOUTH AMERICA, TWO FREE ONE WAYS TO HAWAII FOR 50,000 MILES
- FLY TO EUROPE OR ISRAEL FOR 12,500 MILES
- COMBINING HAWAII AND AUSTRALIA ONTO ONE AWARD IS EASY WITH GREAT AWARD SPACE IN 2014
- ONLY 50,000 MILES FOR A TRIP TO HAWAII, FIJI, AND AUSTRALIA
- FREE ONE WAYS ON ALASKA AIRLINES AWARDS
- ANATOMY OF AN AWARD: TAHITI, NEW ZEALAND, AUSTRALIA WITH SKYMILES
Resources
- FREE SPREADSHEET TO DOWNLOAD OF CATEGORY 1, 2, 9, AND 10 HILTON PROPERTIES PLUS THE ONLY TWO GOOD HILTON STRATEGIES
- COMPARISON OF UNITED, DELTA, US AIRWAYS, AND AMERICAN AIRLINES LATEST AWARD CHARTS
- HOW TO USE UNITED EXPERT MODE
- ALL THE PLACES YOU CAN GO WITH JUST THE US AIRWAYS CARD SIGN-UP BONUS
- FIVE UNDER-PRICED AWARDS ON THE AMERICAN AIRLINES CHART
- SIX UNDER-PRICED AWARDS ON THE UNITED AIRLINES CHART
- FIVE UNDERPRICED AWARDS ON OBSCURE AWARD CHARTS
- THESE ARE THE EASIEST PLACES TO GET WITH MILES
- CITI THANKYOU POINTS NOW TRANSFERABLE TO NINE AIRLINES & HILTON
- MY TOP TEN COUNTRIES FOR TRAVEL
- FIVE UNDERPRICED COUNTRIES FOR YOUR NEXT AWARD
- FOUR WAYS PEOPLE MAKE THE BIGGEST MISTAKE IN THE MILES GAME
Money Saving Tips
Trip Report
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