1,000 Singapore Miles

If you don’t have a KrisFlyer account from Singapore Airlines yet, this is a good time to get one. Pick up 1,000 miles for signing up before the end of March. The miles do take a few weeks to show up (for some reason). It’s so slow that I’m remembering “yo mama” jokes from the nineties: KrisFlyer is so slow, …

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Hotel Promos

Thanks to reader Colin, here’s another Starwood promo to register for. Worth spending the 9 seconds to sign up even if you probably won’t take advantage of it. Speaking of Starwood, there’s a new page to turn your SPG/Marriott status into movie star treatment from Hertz. It’s actually more like local newscaster treatment. But, hey, that’s (slightly) better than nothing. …

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Asking Amex For Card History

Unless you have unique superpowers…getting approved for credit cards is a bigger challenge than it used to be. With American Express, a big part of the annoyance has been the growing number of “once in a lifetime” bonuses. This trend sucks, but it’s the reality of our situation now. And it (hopefully) brings up the same question for all of …

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Updated Marriott Links

The business version is here and the personal link here. Spend $3,000 for 75,000 points. No fee for the first year. Personally, I like the business card more because it hates me less and there’s still a chance I’ll get approved for it. Have a great weekend, nerds!  

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National Rental Giveaway

Thanks to generous reader Daniel, I have a pair of free rental day codes at National to share. These will expire on June 15th. As always, I wish I could give stuff out to everyone but it just isn’t possible. I’ll pick 2 people randomly on Sunday night. Please make sure your email entry goes to the contest address below. …

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