Targeted: Save Up to $50 Off United Airlines Ticket Purchases With This New Chase Offer (Ends Soon!)

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Hilton Adding 10 All-Inclusive Resorts in the Caribbean and Latin America to Its Portfolio (2 by the End of the Year!)

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You Can Now Apply for the AMEX SimplyCash Plus Business Card and Earn Cash Back on Large Purchases!

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5 Hour Bus Ride or 1 Hour Flight: Would You Ever Use This Budget Bus Service?

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Using American Airlines miles for partner award flights for huge value

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Hyatt Hotel Category Changes Coming Soon! Book Before Prices Increase

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Ocean-Front Dinners, Relaxing Spa Treatments, and Scenic Sugar Cane Fields Made Readers Jim & Lindsay’s Trip a Success!

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How to Use Bluebird “Pay Bills” to Pay Rent, Mortgage, Credit Cards, Utilities, College Tuition, etc.

Don’t forget to follow me on  Facebook or Twitter! As I wrote yesterday, one of the best uses of American Express Bluebird is the ability to pay for transactions which can’t usually be made with a miles or points earning credit card. You load your Bluebird card (which you can order online) with a points earning debit card at Wal-Mart.  You can also reload Bluebird with Vanilla Reload cards which you can buy at CVS, Walgreen’s or other locations.  Alternate with other credit cards so that you’re not spending too much at buying Vanilla Reloads with any one credit card. Here’s a post on other credit cards to use with Bluebird, so that you’re not maxing out on just 1 card. You may also be able to pay for the Vanilla Reloads with a credit card at Walgreen’s, but this isn’t always the case and could be a bit of wild goose chase. Here’s a post on what a Vanilla Reload looks like and  how to load a Vanilla Reload card to your Bluebird account.   Bluebird Pay Bills This is a great way to help meet the minimum spending requirement on ANY credit card, or even for earning miles and points for transactions which don't usually earn miles and points as long as you buy Vanilla Reload cards with your credit card at Office Depot and load them on your Bluebird card. For example, it will cost you $3.95 for a 500 dollar Vanilla Reload pack.  This means that you are paying $3.95 to earn 500 miles or points (assuming you use a card which gets you 1 mile or point per $1 spent). This works out to paying 0.79 cents per mile or point or earning 0.21 miles or points per $1 spent AND you get the ability to accelerate your minimum spending to get a sign-on bonus.  I value most airline miles, Chase Ultimate Rewards & American Express Membership Rewards points at around 1 cent, so I don't mind paying 0.79 cents per mile or point. There is NO fee for using Bluebird Bill Pay. Bluebird Bill Pay You then use your Bluebird card to pay for Rent, Mortgage, Credit Card Bills, Utilities, College Tuition, Payments to contractors, etc.  

A Family Trip to Maui and Kauai, Paid With Miles & Points!

Update:   One or more card offers in this post are no longer available.  Check our Hot Deals for the latest offers. Welcome to the next installment of our Reader Success Series where Million Mile Secrets Readers share how they booked a trip with miles & points to get Big Travel with Small Money! Mona is our newest reader success story to show folks it's possible to travel without spending a lot of money. Here’s Mona and Her Kids About to Have Breakfast at the Andaz Maui A big thank you to Mona for sharing her story! Please introduce yourself to everyone and tell us how long you've been involved in the miles & points hobby.