Is Xoom International Money Transfer a Good Way to Earn Miles and Points?

Did you know you can transfer money overseas with Xoom money transfer using a credit card? Xoom promotes itself as a safe, quick and easy method to send money to friends and family abroad.  And you can use your bank account, debit card, or credit card as a source of funds. But is this a good method to earn miles and points or meet minimum spending requirements?  I decided to find out! I used credit cards from Chase, Barclaycard, and Citi (Xoom does NOT take American Express).  The results were disappointing.  You'll be charged cash advance fees! Send Money to 30 Countries Worldwide Using Xoom

“I had to do something with all of these points and miles…”

  Welcome to the next interview in our interview series where renowned mile and point gurus share their insights on having Big Travel with Small Money! Miles & Points Interview: Points, Miles, & Martinis Points, Miles  & Martinis has taken some wonderful trips to Bora Bora, Seychelles, Paris, and Mauritius using miles & points.  So I chatted with Points, Miles & Martinis, who goes by the monicker The Weekly Flyer, to learn how it is done! In Mauritius

Frequent Flyer – The Full Length Documentary

Don’t forget to follow me on  Facebook or Twitter! Million Mile Secrets reader PatMike let me know that filmaker Gabriel Leigh is getting ready to make a full feature length film on frequent flyers and the crazy things they do. Earlier Gabriel Leigh produced a very cool 20 minute documentary on Frequent Flyers. https://vimeo.com/7167640

Earning Miles & Points with American Express Bluebird

Update: One or more card offers in this post are no longer available. Check our Hot Deals for the latest offers. Don’t forget to follow me on  Facebook or Twitter! I bought a Bluebird starter kit from Walmart with a mile earning debit card and have been playing with it while ignoring my wife.  Frequent Miler says that Bluebird "changes the game" and I agree with him that there is a lot of potential!  However, I just hope that we can use Vanilla reload cards with Bluebird and are not forced to use Bluebird Feeder packs. Bluebird is a new pre-paid debit card from American Express. You can sign-up online for a Bluebird card, or visit a Wal-Mart and buy a starter kit and fund it up to $500 using cash or a debit card. Bluebird Starter Kits at Walmart There is a $5 fee if you buy the starter kit at Wal-Mart.  You register your starter kit online at Bluebird.com and will receive a permanent card within 10 business days.

Chase Freedom 2013 5X Ultimate Rewards Points (or 5% Cash Back) Category Bonuses Announced!

Update:   This offer is no longer available.  Check our Hot Deals for the latest offers. Via The #Hustle blog, the 2013 category bonuses for the Chase Freedom credit card were just released! I love the Chase Freedom Visa because it makes it really easy to earn 5 times the number of Ultimate Rewards points (up to $1,500 or 7,500 points a quarter) for purchases which Emily and I would make in any case.

Our 2nd Honeymoon in Paradise – Dinner at Villa Mahana

Don’t forget to follow me on Facebook or Twitter! Dinner at Villa Mahana

$200 AMEX Statement Credit for Buying a Cathay Pacific Ticket

Update: One or more card offers in this post are no longer available. Check our Hot Deals for the latest offers. Via CreditCardWatcher, you can get a $200 American Express statement credit for buying a Cathay Pacific ticket. You Can Save $200 When You Use Your American Express Card to Buy Your Cathay Pacific Ticket

$25 Statement Credit When You Spend $250 at Best Buy!

Via, Deals We Like, you can get a $25 statement credit from American Express Offers when you spend $250 at Best Buy by September 2, 2014. Shopping at Best Buy? Get $25 When You Spend $250

20,000 Miles After 1st Purchase From the LANPASS Card

Update:   This offer is no longer available.  Check our Hot Deals for the latest offers.  You get 20,000 miles after your 1st purchase from the LANPASS Visa Signature card from US Bank.  The sign-up bonus is easy to get and the annual fee is waived for the 1st year.  But I'd only recommend this card to certain groups of people. If you're new to miles and points there are much better cards available from the Hot Deals tab.  But if you've already got most of the cards, the LANPASS Visa Signature card could be interesting.