We were in line at the deli counter and the clerk asked “Are you two together?” My husband quickly replied “Almost 8 years now.” The clerk smiled at us and said “Awww!” My heart just melted.
Our church threw us a very generous baby shower on Sunday. There are a few big items that we registered for at Babies R Us that the money we received will cover, so we decided to make the most of the system instead of just using the cash at the store. Here’s what we did:
1. Deposited the cash in our checking account, then made a payment on our airlines credit card for the same amount.
2. Went to the grocery store which offers 125 airline miles for every $250 spent, plus 10 cents off fuel reward for every $100 spent.
3. Went to the in-store “gift card mall” which during the holidays gives double fuel rewards for every $100 in gift cards purchased.
4. Bought a total of 5 $50 Toys R Us/Babies R Us gift cards using our airlines credit card. This gave us 250 miles from the card itself plus 125 miles from the grocery store. Total: 375 airline miles.
5. Gave us 3 fuel rewards for a total of 30 cents off per gallon next time we fill up.
Best of all, we don’t really see any difference on the credit card or in the bank! This is why I’m the queen of bargains!