I figured it up once but I forget the exact number. I think I moved about $65,000 while the opportunities existed, which equates to 65,000 miles.

I never actually got kicked off by C2it. I stopped using their service when they started charging fees. By the time they dropped the fees, they had added the exclusionary language.

I received several calls from them. They said they just wanted to verify that I owned both accounts and that I was sending money between the accounts. I said yes and asked if it was okay. They said it was fine!

With emoneymail, I used a mile earning debit card instead of a credit card. Their exclusionary language originally only mentioned credit cards. One day my transactions just started not going through. No e-mail, phone call or anything. Later they expanded their exclusionary language to include anything resembling a cash advance.

Exchangepath was the only company that was nasty. Originally they didn't have exclusionary language and I didn't notice when they added it. I said I was sorry, but they still said I was a bad person. Oh well, I got over it.

I worry that the the golden days of mileage opportunities are over. I loved opening bank accounts with a credit card, doing transfers such as C2it, buying travellers checks from Currency to Go, getting 25,000 miles for switching phone companies, 15,000 - 25,000 miles for opening a no-fee brokerage account, etc.

Last year, the valumags transaction and the Hallmark gift certificates helped me, but I am beginning to worry that these type of transactions are going to disappear.

I have an appettite for about 100,000 airline miles and about 120,000 hotel points a year and I think the days of accumulating significant miles/points for little or no cost might have gone the way of the "new economy". I am so thankful for all of the great ideas that appear on this board.