And before you write this off and think, “Oh I already have DirecTV, or Dish, or whatever,” you ought to know that changing these things – even in creative ways like re-upping with the same provider but using your spouse’s name to get a better price and benefit, is far more common than you’d think.<\/p>\n
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But for those of you who are less into the points and miles thing – let me show you what an awesome deal this could work out to be.<\/p>\n
What does 25k AA points get me?<\/strong><\/p>\n But what will it cost to sign up for DirecTV?<\/strong><\/p>\n Don’t quote me on this, but I read that the minimum would be $29.99\/mo – and I assume with fees it would be at least $35. \u00a0I think it’s also safe to assume that for the second year of the two year commitment, it would be closer to $50\/mo. \u00a0Add that up and we’re looking at at least $1020. So it’s not like there’s a ton of arbitrage here. \u00a0There’s a reason they are offering the deal.<\/p>\n But even so, if I find enough value in the points and in having the TV service itself, this would be worth doing. \u00a0Essentially if I use the points right, they pay for the service by yielding me a free trip.<\/p>\n What else do I think about?<\/strong><\/p>\n The fact is, there are better offers right now on credit cards. \u00a0In the past few weeks, we’ve written a few times about how you could get the Citi Platinum Select\/AAdvantage World Mastercard<\/a>, spend $3000 you were going to spend anyway over the course of three months, and harvest the 50k AA mile bonus, but maybe you already did that or maybe you’re just not willing.<\/p>\n But what is Brad going to decide to do?<\/strong><\/p>\n I’m inclined to keep saving the money I’d have spent on TV and let these miles pass me by… but… because I’m a cheeky bugger and I just can’t wonder what would have happened “if…” I think I’ll make a phone call and see if they’d be willing to up the ante a bit. \u00a0I’ll ask if they could sweeten the pot to 40k AA miles and if they’ll do that, I’ll be watching Peyton shred another team’s defense next Sunday… with my laptop fixed on AA.com and searching for dates for a springtime trip to Ireland. I’ll let you know how it goes.<\/p>\n Thanks for looking into another way to wanderlust with us. Please share our site with your friends on social media.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Love the idea of free travel, but hate the idea of applying for credit cards? We have the answer for you. Not all of the 2 million frequent flyer miles and points I have at the ready to execute on … Continue reading \n