One card to rule them all | Ep111 | 8-14-21
Frequent Miler on the Air
Frequent Miler
4.9 • 638 Ratings
🗓️ 14 August 2021
⏱️ 53 minutes
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Summary
1:17 Giant Mailbag: Why not log in to United?
4:44 What crazy thing...did Aeroplan do this week?
https://frequentmiler.com/aeroplan-might-be-a-more-exciting-transfer-partner-than-we-thought/
10:41 Mileage running the numbers: When is an Emirates Skywards+ subscription worth it?
https://frequentmiler.com/emirates-launches-skywards-subscription-plans-surprisingly-compelling-offer/
18:10 Main Event: One card to rule them all
Trip down memory lane:
2012: https://frequentmiler.com/one-card-to-rule-them-all/
2013: https://frequentmiler.com/a-new-card-to-rule-them-all/
The new 2021 opportunity: https://frequentmiler.com/curve-is-coming-get-on-the-waitlist/
45:03 Question of the Week: Is it worth it for me to pay rent with a credit card?
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| 0:00.0 | This is a Voyescape podcast. You can find all of our travel podcasts from around the world at voyescape.com. |
| 0:12.2 | Frequent Miller on the air starts now. Today's main event, one card to rule them all. |
| 0:22.5 | Mm-hmm. |
| 0:23.4 | You know, Nick, there's lots of cards out there that have fantastic category bonuses. |
| 0:28.3 | I've heard that. |
| 0:29.7 | Somewhere. |
| 0:30.9 | Yeah, you have. |
| 0:31.9 | Maybe even on the show. |
| 0:33.3 | Maybe. |
| 0:33.6 | But, you know, what we're talking about with category bonuses is where you could get anywhere from two times your points to three or five times even for spend that in specific categories like grocery shopping, gas stations, travel, you name it. |
| 0:51.1 | So the great thing about that, of course, is it's possible to get a tremendous |
| 0:57.8 | number of points and miles from your everyday spend. The downside is it means juggling a whole |
| 1:03.7 | bunch of credit cards and knowing which one to use where. And so there have been in the past, |
| 1:09.3 | and there are now potential solutions to that problem |
| 1:13.2 | that we're going to discuss because there's at least two exciting possibilities that are |
| 1:20.7 | current or coming. |
| 1:23.3 | So that should be a fun topic, and I'm looking forward to that. |
| 1:27.4 | But, of course, first we have the giant mailbag, which I do have with me. |
| 1:31.5 | I'm on vacation this week. |
| 1:33.5 | And other than this segment and the main topic, I don't know what's happening on the show today. |
| 1:39.2 | It's all Nick all the time. |
| 1:40.8 | But I'm glad to see through snow, sleet, rain or summer vacation, the mailman always delivers |
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