Money Angles: How My Pal Joey Got Even
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Cost to Joey: nothing. Cost to MasterCard: 10,000 frequent-flyer miles. (The bank that issues Joey's MasterCard pays Pan Am a penny or so for each mile awarded -- about $100 in this case.) Lessons for us: Resist those tempting blank checks your credit-card company sometimes sends (unless you're really looking for a way to borrow money at 19.8%). Switch to a credit card that offers frequent-flyer miles. (If you're charging things, you might as well get a free trip once in a while.) Don't mess with my pal Joey.
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