Introduction & Background For many months, we’ve wanted to conduct a Citi ThankYou Points (TYPs) experiment to determine whether it would be possible for a single person to get the 10,000-TYP rebate from the Citi Rewards+ card twice per year.…
Big-Spend Credit Card Bonuses & Benefits for 2020 – Yes, No or Maybe?
Introduction We’re a little later than we wanted to be in publishing this article for 2020, but once again we thought it would be useful to review some big-spend bonuses and benefits available on our credit cards and give you…
What’s In Our Wallet 2020? Part 3: Our “Spend Matrix” – How We Use Bonus Categories to Maximize Our Points-and-Miles Earning and Travel for Less
This article is Part 3 of our “What’s In Our Wallet 2020?” series. Here are links to Parts 1 and 2, and once published, we’ll add a link to the Epilogue. * Part 1 – What’s In Our Wallet 2020?…
What’s In Our Wallet 2020? Part 2: Why We Acquired and Hold Each Card
This article is Part 2 of our “What’s In Our Wallet 2020?” series. Here are link to Parts 1 & 3, and once published, we’ll add a link to the Epilogue. * Part 1 – What’s In Our Wallet 2020?…
Another Year, Another Awesome Retention Offer on the Citi AT&T Access More Card
Executive Summary I’m a little sheepish about writing this post. It feels braggy, when in fact I’m just walking around lucky. For the third straight year, I’ve received an awesome retention offer on my Citi AT&T Access More card –…
Pour One Out for a Great Friend – Bravo App No Longer Earns 3x TYPs on ATTAM – Plus Next-Step Strategy Ideas
Sadly, it’s time to pour one out for an opportunity that’s been a great friend to Middle Age Miles – payments through the Bravo “Tip or Pay” app appear to no longer earn 3x ThankYou Points (TYPs) on the Citi…
My Grand Citi TYP Experiment Was Foiled!
Earlier today, we published an article about the apparent demise of conversions to the Citi AT&T Access More card (ATTAM). Sadly, in addition to depriving us of a second card of this valuable product, the unavailability of the ATTAM card…
Citi AT&T Access More Card Seems to Be Completely Unavailable for Product Changes
The Citi AT&T Access More card (ATTAM) is one of the most valuable cards in our wallet, primarily due to its unique unlimited bonus category earning 3x ThankYou Points (TYPs) for online retail and travel purchases. We’ve written about the…
Citi AA Platinum Product Change Options – We Chose ThankYou Rewards+
Introduction The annual fee posted recently on one of our 3 Citi AA Platinum cards, so it was time to decide whether to keep the card, cancel, or product change. We didn’t put any spend on the card beyond meeting…
One Year of Experimenting and Earning with the Citi AT&T Access More – What Earns 3x TYPs as Online Retail & Travel?
Introduction The Citi AT&T Access More card is one of our very favorite credit cards. Much of the love stems from a bonus category that for at least the last 2-3 years has been unique in all of the credit…