How many times a day do you log-in to check your mileage balances?
Oct 6, 2009, 3:00 pm
#17
Join Date: Apr 2000
Location: Cary, NC, USA - AA Plt 3mm/DL Dia 2mm, Hil/Dia Life, Bonvoy/Titanium Life, Spire
Posts: 3,261
I have a Excel file with all my air and hotel accounts as well as Mrs. Outoftown's info. When I was traveling, I would reconcile the boarding passes to make sure the miles were deposited, so I checked every weekend. Now that I'm not traveling, I check monthly to update the expiration dates to ensure nothing expires. It was interesting to see the NW miles added to my DL miles this week.
-outoftown
-outoftown
Oct 6, 2009, 4:22 pm
#19
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Boulder, CO
Programs: UA, AA, WN; HH, MR, IHG
Posts: 7,054
Fidelity's FullView is a co-branded version of Yodlee MoneyCenter. For those who are not Fidelity members, you can get the same thing from Yodlee directly; it's also available co-branded through a number of other institutions (e.g. Bank of America MyPortfolio).
I use Yodlee, as well... it's my one-stop-shop for financial and rewards tracking. Once a day, every day.
I use Yodlee, as well... it's my one-stop-shop for financial and rewards tracking. Once a day, every day.
Oct 7, 2009, 7:21 am
#21
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Los Angeles
Programs: AA PLT/2MM, UA, Marriott PLT, Starwood
Posts: 221
I usually check the major miles and points accounts daily; the others, and those on behalf of family members, I check 1-2 times a week. I am usually checking for promotional or shopping miles to be awarded. I have had to start keep a record of those, with approx. posting dates, to remind me to check and then to claim if they don't appear.
Nov 17, 2009, 10:30 pm
#23
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: going left
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Posts: 367
Always when the credit cards statements start to appear towards the end of the month.
Also, when I'm looking for a bonus that others on FT have posted is starting to show up.
Also, when I'm looking for a bonus that others on FT have posted is starting to show up.
Nov 17, 2009, 11:44 pm
#25
Join Date: Nov 2008
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Nov 18, 2009, 7:38 am
#26
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i use a spreadsheet to track my miles (current & projected) so.....
if outstanding flight/car/hotel miles: daily
if outstanding promo miles (i.e. deqm): daily if within the promo posting period
other than that weekly (and usually saturdays as things like safeway grocery miles generally post on friday evenings)
if outstanding flight/car/hotel miles: daily
if outstanding promo miles (i.e. deqm): daily if within the promo posting period
other than that weekly (and usually saturdays as things like safeway grocery miles generally post on friday evenings)
Nov 18, 2009, 9:18 am
#27
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Washington, D.C.
Programs: AA Gold, UA Silver, Hyatt Plat, SPG Gold, Hilton Gold, Marriott Silver, Hertz #1 Club Gold
Posts: 219
I tend to log in every day when I have flights coming up, in the never-ending quest to optimize my seat assignment. 
I see the miles at the same time I'm doing this.
I see the miles at the same time I'm doing this.
Nov 18, 2009, 12:03 pm
#28
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: DFW
Programs: AA, PC
Posts: 15
I check it every day if I'm waiting specifically for something to post (Tom Thumb miles, RN dines, etc), otherwise about once a week or so to see if anything I may have overlooked to fall in. I usually have a pretty good idea of what my balance should be, though.
Nov 18, 2009, 12:46 pm
#29
Join Date: Feb 2009
Posts: 292
I am the person in charge of several accounts for my family, those I check once or twice a month.
True confession, My own, is checked much more often, it seems I am always waiting for points and having to contact customer service for missing miles, so it can be as often two or three times a day to every few days, but that depends on what points and accounts and how impatient I am feeling
True confession, My own, is checked much more often, it seems I am always waiting for points and having to contact customer service for missing miles, so it can be as often two or three times a day to every few days, but that depends on what points and accounts and how impatient I am feeling