Ultimate Rewards

If I have to choose what type to points to earn for purchases, transferrable points currencies will always be at the top of the list. Chase Ultimate Rewards, a form…

Since starting Your Mileage May Vary, we know several friends who are now collecting points and miles. I feel a level of satisfaction when they’re able to go on that…

Starting in June 2020, Chase Sapphire Preferred and Sapphire Reserve cardholders were given a new way to redeem their Ultimate Rewards points. With the “Pay Yourself Back” tool, you had…

While I have many credit cards, the majority of them don’t get used on a regular basis. Occasionally they’ll get pulled out of the drawer when I get a bonus…

Southwest Airlines has plenty of things to like about it. They have an extensive route network across the United States, an easy to understand pricing model, no cancellation or change…

I use shopping portals to get miles for things I’d be buying anyway. Portals are websites that you click through to get to other websites. When shopping through a portal,…

Chase has recently announced that cardholders of the Sapphire Reserve and Sapphire Preferred would be able to redeem their Ultimate Rewards points to pay themselves back for purchases at restaurants,…

Hello travel friends and happy Saturday! Here’s a recap of what’s gone on at YMMV this week. From what we’ve written to what others wrote that we really liked and…

Chase has just announced they will let cardholders redeem Ultimate Rewards to cancel charges in certain spending categories. Until September 30th, you can use the Pay Yourself BackSM tool to…

When I went to cancel one of my American Express credit cards last week, the phone rep took a second to make sure that I still had a card that…