Comments on: I’ve Earned Over 150,000 American Airlines Miles With My Checking Account

By: BankDirect Mileage Earning Program Changes and Improved Signup Bonus - View from the Wing

Sat, 05 Mar 2011 14:01:56 +0000

[...] a big fan of BankDirect, I’ve written about it in the past such as here, they’ve hosted my primary checking account since July 2003. I’ve found the customer [...]

By: How to Dispute the Value of Miles or Prizes Reported as Taxable to the IRS - View from the Wing

Sun, 23 Jan 2011 13:09:17 +0000

[...] BankDirect doesn’t report the value of miles earned from checking accounts to the IRS… [...]

By: pat

pat — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 19:05:44 +0000

No… only flown miles.

By: bw

bw — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 06:34:35 +0000

do the miles you earn in this program help move you up to an elite level, like gold or platinum status–I can’t find any information that says it won’t

By: Just Crossed the 2 Million Mile Threshold with American - View from the Wing

Just Crossed the 2 Million Mile Threshold with American - View from the Wing — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 11:52:28 +0000

[...] I’ve earned almost all of my miles from partners, I’ve always found American to be one of the easiest programs in which to earn miles without flying. I’ve even earned close to 10% of my lifetime miles from my checking account. [...]

By: On the Cusp of Lifetime Platinum Status with American - View from the Wing

On the Cusp of Lifetime Platinum Status with American - View from the Wing — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 16:11:30 +0000

[...] In particular, churning Citibank co-branded credit cards over time was very good to me with signup bonuses (may she rest in peace for most, though do consider getting a business card if you haven’t already had one, a flavor of card like Visa or Amex if you haven’t had one, etc). And BankDirect, for sure. [...]

By: John

John — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 16:38:22 +0000

Nevermind.. I was looking at the money market account, sorry

By: John

John — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 16:37:26 +0000

Seems like they are only offering 50 miles per thousand dollars on account now.