Archive for November, 2008

Earn up to 25,000 miles on United by opening a Fidelity brokerage account.

Saturday, November 22nd, 2008

The amount of miles you earn depends on how much you deposit into your Fidelity account. $50,000 = 25k miles $10,000 = 15k miles $2,500 = 5k miles The $2,500/5k miles deal seems to be the best option as you'll be earning 2 miles for every dollar you deposit and you don't have to ...

My Chicago trip: the $15 baggage fee, the showers at the ORD lounge and 10.25% sales tax.

Thursday, November 20th, 2008

It somehow slipped my mind that American Airlines charges $15 for the first checked bag and $25 for the second checked bag. This applies to domestic flights and elite status customers are exempt from this fee. I've read about it many times because it was so well publicized in the ...

Got my American Express Platinum card in the mail today.

Friday, November 14th, 2008

I got an offer in the mail for the American Express Platinum charge card with the annual fee waived for the first year. Normally the annual fee is $450 but depending on how this year goes I can see myself paying the fee and continuing to use the card. I ...

UFB Direct Traveler Savings 4% and 500 AAdvantage miles

Tuesday, November 4th, 2008

The UFB Direct Traveler Savings account pays 4% APY and you can also get 500 AAdvantage miles if you open and fund the account with at least $500 and maintain an average daily balance of $500 for 90 days. The 500 miles bonus is just a small perk. I'm always looking ...