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Why your goal is to not care about frequent flyer miles

Posted by Mike Pumphrey on September 23, 2019 | Featured | No Comments

What the impact on wealth accumulation has on playing the frequent flyer mile game. I’ve been collecting frequent flyer miles for years now. I started collecting US Airways miles almost 20 years ago, but the idea that I would somehow … Read More … Read More

Tags: frequent flyer miles, wealth

I let my United miles expire. Should I buy them back?

Posted by Mike Pumphrey on December 13, 2018 | Featured | No Comments

Somewhere, someone at United Airlines is smiling. Frequent flyer mile expiration is an easy way for an airline to make more money. It’s a “currency” that the airline owns. They control how you use it, and if you don’t keep … Read More … Read More

Tags: frequent flyer miles, United

Why frequent flyer miles but not grocery stores? A study in contrasting loyalty programs

Posted by Mike Pumphrey on April 19, 2018 | Featured | No Comments

I’m a big fan of collecting frequent flyer miles and points. While the airlines and hotels have done their best to devalue the extreme opportunities that there once were, I believe that there still are some great deals to be … Read More … Read More

Tags: Facebook, frequent flyer, frequent flyer miles, membership clubs

Why signing up for promotions you don’t think you’ll use is a good idea

Posted by Mike Pumphrey on September 21, 2017 | Featured | No Comments

I’m not into extreme couponing. I find that I don’t need 27 cans of tomato sauce or 40 boxes of cereal. I live in a relatively small place, and I barely can rationalize a Costco membership, much less having a second … Read More … Read More

Tags: frequent flyer miles, promotions

Getting my mom and I to London and back: a study in trip planning

Posted by Mike Pumphrey on August 20, 2015 | Featured | No Comments

In my last post I talked about how my mom and I were going to Europe together. Specifically London, although we threw in Paris at the last moment. It’s a really exciting time. For me, one of the best … Read More … Read More

Tags: flights, frequent flyer miles, planning, travel

A tale of two mileage expirations

Posted by Mike Pumphrey on June 4, 2015 | Featured | No Comments

I’ve talked before about the importance of keeping track of your frequent flyer miles. “But it’s too complicated!” is only a valid complaint if you desire to travel less and have it cost more money. Is that you? Didn’t … Read More … Read More

Tags: airlines, expiration, frequent flyer miles, Hawaiian Airlines, United Airlines

Conferring with the enemy (Part 3): The waiting (for miles to post) game

Posted by Mike Pumphrey on May 25, 2015 | Featured | No Comments

All posts in this series: Conferring with the enemy (Part 1): A credit card for a travel plan Conferring with the enemy (Part 2): Fulfilling minimum spend requirements on a credit card Conferring with the enemy (Part 3): The waiting (for … Read More … Read More

Tags: credit cards, frequent flyer miles

Travel hacking to get to Buenos Aires (for cheap)

Posted by Mike Pumphrey on July 31, 2014 | Featured | No Comments

I’ve talked about how to buy frequent flyer miles for immediate use in travel, and why it could potentially be a good deal to do so. But why stop at theory? Here is the story of how I helped … Read More … Read More

Tags: Buenos Aires, frequent flyer miles, miles, travel hacking

How to save money on airfare by purchasing frequent flyer miles

Posted by Mike Pumphrey on July 28, 2014 | Featured | No Comments

Frequent flier miles can be a really amazing tool for seeing the world. I used miles to travel in international business class when I came home from Europe earlier this year, and while it was a bit of an … Read More … Read More

Tags: flying, frequent flyer miles, miles, travel, travel hacking

What I (re)learned from flying Business Class internationally

Posted by Mike Pumphrey on May 12, 2014 | Featured | No Comments

I was in the fortunate position of flying international Business Class using frequent flyer miles recently. Yes, it’s hard to complain. And while it was a great experience, a lot of what made it great is that it gave … Read More … Read More

Tags: award travel, Business Class, frequent flyer miles, Lufthansa, One Mile At A Time, Scandinavian Airlines, travel

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