4,000 Free Miles

Get ’em for joining Alitalia’s mileage program here.

Have a great weekend, nerds!

Or don’t.

Doesn’t affect me much either way.

But someone out there had the worst day of their life today and would do anything to trade places with you.

(Just thought you should feel more guilty about your bad attitude)

MileNerd out.

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10 Free Rides From Lyft

I’m normally an Uber guy, but damn this is a lot of free trips!

If you’re new to Lyft in New York, Chicago, Boston, Denver, or DC…reader Mike says this link gives you 10 free rides (up to $20 each) with code 10RIDES.

If you’re in Philadelphia, apparently this one gives 20 free rides with code PHILLY. It might say $20 rather than 10 or 20 rides, but Mike tells me these work and he comes through for us all the time.

Again, I’m a Lyft novice, but was told code GOPATRIOTS is also good for 10 rides. I don’t know if that’s limited to any city.

Not sure how long these will last, but hopefully you’ll jump on it and they’ll work for you!

Edit: Courtesy of HoKo –

“FYI, just signed up using that link and the 10 free rides expire on Feb.14. Might wanna add a disclaimer to the post.”

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Wednesday’s Deals

  • Google Earth Pro (usually 400 bucks) is now free. Obviously, this is useful for most of us travel nerds.
  • We are now able to redeem US Air miles for American flights and vice versa. You can also log into either account and set your miles up to combine (will take effect soon).
  • Capital One is giving 100,000 miles for loans (new or refinance). As with all home loans, shop around and try to play them against each other for the best rate.
  • Some people (mostly Hilton Diamonds) might pick up 100,000 points here. I’m not one of them.

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Miles For Being Romantic

If you believe in the ancient male art of sending flowers after screwing up, this might be for you. Also, the clock is ticking for Valentine’s Day. If you’re a man who doesn’t buy flowers every February, you must know some secret voodoo. Either that or you’re a jerk. The deals include:

  • Get 30 United miles for every dollar you spend at FTD.
  • Grab 1,750 Southwest points if you spend $29.99 at 1-800-Flowers.
  • Pick up 30 American miles per dollar spent at FTD.

Thanks for sending these to me. I’ll try to keep the list updated as you send new deals over the next 2 weeks.

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Free 30 Bucks From Uber

Uber just brought back a free $30 ride for new users for a limited time. I think most of you have probably signed up already. If not, I’m a big fan of these guys. Haven’t written an Uber post in a while, so here’s what I think:

  • Free money is good.
  • The app couldn’t be easier to use.
  • I’ve only ridden in 2 taxis since I learned about these guys. Taxis suck.
  • UberX is a lot cheaper, so it’s usually what I choose.
  • Even though Uber is 457 times better than taxis, it isn’t perfect.
  • By biggest pet peeve with them is cell phone use by drivers.
  • I’ve reported that in my ratings every time it happened. I got almost instant responses.

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