Win A Million Virgin Australia Points

Just tweet what you’d do with Richard Branson’s points. Include the first 3 digits of your membership number, the answer, and the hashtag #WinRichardsPoints. This contest is for early birds only (ends at 8:00 AM eastern) so act fast. If you still don’t have a Twitter account…this isn’t the year 1985. Ronald Reagan is no longer President. Your name isn’t Marty McFly. Even if you don’t want to tweet, you really need to be signed up just for contests and to stay current with information. Happy Valentine’s Day and have a great weekend…MileNerd is Audi 5000!

Checking Account For Canucks

Dear Canadians:

You are a complete mystery to me. Your frigid northern land seems like it should be miserable. Yet, your citizens are some of the friendliest people around. How is this possible? What secrets do you hold? How, I ask, can you possibly be so happy? Also, free healthcare seems fun.

Sincerely,

MileNerd

P.S. 25,000 Aeroplan miles for cold and happy Canadians.

P.P.S. Please take Justin Bieber back.


Updated Credit Cards

The next Top 25 Credit Card post is coming within a week, and here are a few of the updates for this month:

  • 100,000-mile British Airways card is back.
  • The 100,000-mile American Airlines card will obviously make the cut.
  • Citibank increases the bonus on their 2nd best Hilton card to 50,000 points. 
  • Amex’s SimplyCash makes the list with 3% back at gas stations and 5% from office stores.

Miles For Dining

I continue to have mystery miles popping up, and a lot of them come from dining. Such an easy way to make some extra miles. Just sign up credit cards (and eat) for the following bonuses:

Gift Card Zen

As you guys know, I tend to trust my gut feelings on people. I can’t lie and say this always works out…but more often than not, my intuition has served me well. Over the weekend, I had the pleasure of meeting Aaron and Bryan from GiftCardZen. I know some of you are manufactured spenders, resellers, etc. Then again, some of you aren’t. No matter what your situation, if you are ever looking for gift cards, these are your guys. I’ll happily vouch for them as trustworthy people. If you have any problems, I’m confident they’ll take care of you. This has been the latest edition of MileNerd’s Seal Of Approval.