Why AwardWallet Doesn’t Suck

I hear a lot of comments from people complaining about AwardWallet these days. The basically all have the same general theme – “AwardWallet doesn’t track all the airlines anymore. They were once great, but not in 2013.” And on and on. Sorry people, I think you’re wrong. I’m a huge fan of AwardWallet but I’m not blinded by love. Here’s why I’m still a big fan:

  • First, you get a lot of coupons and vouchers in this game. A ton of them. And, with AwardWallet, you know exactly what you have and when they expire. 
  • Second, you don’t have to memorize your airline and hotel account numbers if you use AwardWallet.
  • Third, you don’t have to remember user names and passwords.
  • Fourth, you get a running total of your mile and point balance.
  • Fifth, you get notifications that save you from worrying about accounts expiring.
Finally, there is a workaround for the airlines which “don’t work” anymore. You can forward Delta, United, and Southwest statements your AwardWallet email address and automatically update them there. American is the only airline you have to manually keep track of, but you can do that through AwardWallet. So, after careful review, I stand by my opinion that AwardWallet still rules. MileNerd out.

DirecTV Gets Our Attention

So much for the usual 25,000 mile offer. Get a higher-than-ever-seen-before 30,000 United miles for signing up here. Great deal!

A Month Later

Last month, I talked about my conversation with Jay from Rocketmiles. As you all know, I have a good feel for douchebaggery. I detected none of it with him. Just a really impressive guy, and I predicted Rocketmiles was going places. Well, a month later, they’re becoming a force to be reckoned with. Today I saw some big news of growth on their Facebook page here.

In my not-so-humble opinion, if you’re paying for a hotel room, you might as well get some miles out of it. So for those who haven’t checked it out, give Rocketmiles a look. I’m a huge fan of these guys and give them my full support. I hope you will too!

Reconsideration Phone Numbers

It might not be today, but this post should be helpful to you at some point in the future. As we know, credit cards provide a nice chunk of our miles and points. For those of us who don’t fly constantly, we depend on these bonuses to build up our balances. But things do get hairy sometimes in this game. Even with my 750+ credit score, I see my share of rejection letters. Most of these rejections “magically” turn into approvals after dealing with reconsideration departments. Don’t be shy. Don’t be lazy. If you get rejected, pick up the phone. I sometimes have to close an old account or move credit lines around, but these people are usually very helpful and open to my suggestions. When I want to turn a “no” into a “yes,” here are the phone numbers to use:

Amex
1-866-314-0237

Bank Of America
1-866-458-8805

Barclays
1-888-232-0780

Chase
1-888-270-2127
1-888-245-0625

Citibank
1-866-606-2787
1-800-695-5171

End Of Week Wrap-Up

  • 35% less SPG points at some of Starwood’s top resorts.
  • 2,000 miles free for joining Alitalia.
  • Meeting minimum spends has never been easier. One guy has a lot of time to do it here.
  • 300 Southwest points for signing up for their dining program.
  • Increased Delta Personal card offer for 35,000 miles.