With Amtrak changes looming on the horizon it was time to pull the trigger and act on a redemption I have been thinking about for quite some time now. Through the end of the year, Amtrak is operating on a […]
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Chase Replaces Amtrak Cards with Freedom
I just received a letter in the mail from Chase: We wanted to let you know that the credit card relationship between Amtrak and Chase Bank USA, N.A., will end September 30, 2015. We’re replacing your current credit card account […]
Perfect Vacation Destinations for Summer and Fall
Written by Sandra Lupini. Sandra recommends perfect vacation destinations for summer and fall that you may not have thought of. Michigan in Summer Every year the inevitable question inquires, “where are you vacationing this summer?” Living in the state of […]
Point to Point Weekly: Ireland Pt 2 and Changing a UA Award
Well, it was another pretty big travel week. (It seems like I’ve been saying that a lot lately… that’s a good thing!) I spent the beginning 0f the week on the second half of my Ireland trip. We spent two […]
My Most Recent Credit Card Churn: N00b Moves
I was pretty excited to be doing a credit card churn on a plane somewhere over the atlantic… oh, the novelty! This credit card churn was a little bit premature, but I was very keen to get the Chase Amtrak […]
A Week in Panama for 2: Costs
I recently went on a week long trip to Panama with a friend. My friend isn’t really in the points and miles world, so while we did pay for a few hotel nights with points and miles, mostly we were […]
Amtrak Online Ticketing Outage
Update Oct 6 AM: Online ticketing seems to be back to normal. This morning Amtrak announced that the online ticketing system is not currently working, this means you can’t book your tickets online or at Amtrak station kiosks. For the […]