Yearly Archives for 2015.
United MileagePlus miles expire on the last day of the eighteen months after there is account activity in a member’s account. In order to extend the expiration of your miles, you need to have some sort of activity in your account in order to extend the expiration another eighteen months. One of the cheapest ways…
Having Swedish ancestors has always made me interested in the history of the Vikings. Sigurd Aase, who is the owner of Viking Kings A/S is behind the project of the largest Viking Ship in modern times, the Draken Harald HÃ¥rfagre. The plan is to sail the ship from Haugesund, Norway to Newfoundland going to Iceland…
With the popularity of smartphones in the world and with the unlimited availability of social media networks and apps, it is quite common to see folks walking down the street staring directly at their phone rather than actually watching where they’re going. A couple of enterprising folks in Sweden decided to create faux traffic signs,…
Tom’s of Maine has agreed to settle a class action lawsuit accusing them of false advertising. The accusations are that Tom’s of Maine marketed their products as being all natural when they in fact (allegedly) contained chemical products. Tom’s of Maine hasn’t admitted wrongdoing, but agreed to settle. If you’ve purchased a Tom’s of Maine…
American Express Small Business Saturday was one of the most lucrative annual promotions out there. In the beginning, American Express offered a $25 credit for spending at least $25 at local merchants. The best part of the promotion was that you could get a credit per authorized user so my family would get $300+ in…
I received a targeted email from Starbucks informing me of a new promotion that runs from October 20th to the 28th. The promotion is that you can earn 4 Bonus Stars on any purchase over $10. There is no limit to the Bonus Stars you can earn. I was curious if gift card purchases would…
It’s my birthday month again and I wanted to remind everyone of the treasure of free restaurant food that exists to celebrate your birthday simply by signing up for their email newsletters. Here are some of my favorite offers: Sonic Free tots with purchase in your birthday month. Sign up for Rewards. Buffalo Wild Wings…
Most people can now view their FICO score through logging in to AmericanExpress.com. Here’s how to get your score. Step 1. Login to www.americanexpress.com Step 2. On the bottom right, there should be a new link stating “My Free Fico Score” Step 3. Click on the link, you will be asked whether you want to…
Marie Kondo has a best-selling book about decluttering, organizing, and simplifying your life. She talks a lot about how we accumulate a lot of stuff in our lives and how it’s often extremely hard to let things go. The result is that over time, we accumulate a lot of items that don’t spark joy in…
American Express in entering the digital payment arena with the launch of American Express checkout. American Express checkout allows you to use your americanexpress.com login and password through participating merchants to pay for your items without having to enter your card details. It is autofilled once you authenticate. To celebrate the launch, American Express is…
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