http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2006/08/04/links-for-2006-08-04/ Personal finance that makes cents. Common sense advice on topics from high interest savings accounts, frugality, cd rates, money market accounts, mortgage rates, how to get out of debt, money management and more. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 18:19:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2006/08/04/links-for-2006-08-04/#comment-4825 Alan Bluehole Fri, 04 Aug 2006 15:46:17 +0000 http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2006/08/04/links-for-2006-08-04/#comment-4825 Another "secret" frequent flier trick is to find newly introduced routes. I knew that Alaska was going to launch nonstops from Portland to Puerto Vallarta, so I called every day for a few weeks. On the day the flights went into the system, I snagged 2 freebies around Christmas! I am psyched to FINALLY get to use the miles that I can never use when I want. I also did this trick for spring break to St. Martin many years ago. Another “secret” frequent flier trick is to find newly introduced routes. I knew that Alaska was going to launch nonstops from Portland to Puerto Vallarta, so I called every day for a few weeks. On the day the flights went into the system, I snagged 2 freebies around Christmas! I am psyched to FINALLY get to use the miles that I can never use when I want. I also did this trick for spring break to St. Martin many years ago.

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