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Recession Concessions for the Newly Broke on a Budget

With a bit of extra time on my hands these days I’ve been taking some time to clean up my inbox of old irrelevant emails. Last month I sat for several hours and deleted something to the effect of 10,000+ emails. very so often a random email peaks my interest. Like a year ago, United Airlines sent me an email threatening to purge me of all my frequent flyer miles because I had not been active for six months. Turns out the airlines are getting inventive. Redeem your old stale frequent flyer miles for gift certificates to Gap, Old Navy, Macy’s, Saks, Barnes & Noble, I-Tunes and more, or use them to book hotel rooms and car rentals. [...]