Cash in your Mileage Penny Jar

If you're like most people, you probably have a big jar or bowl in your house where you throw all your loose change. And if you've ever bothered to cash it in, you know that all those pennies, nickels, and dimes can quickly add up to some serious money.

That's why you need to know about the Mileage Converter from InsideFlyer.com.

Like the aforementioned change, you probably have small amounts of frequent flyer miles stashed away in the programs of many different airlines. Airlines you'll rarely (if ever) fly again. But the Mileage Converter can quickly show you how to take those unused (and useless) miles and consolidate them into one frequent flyer account where they can do you some good.

For instance, I have 11,563 miles on Continental Airlines that I probably earned back in the mid-1980's flying between Boston and the Midwest. At this rate, it'll be another two decades before I've accumulated enough miles for a free Continental ticket. But the Mileage Converter reveals that through a series of transfers between various mileage programs, I can turn my 11,000+ Continental miles into 3,000 American AAdvantage miles. Even though I'll lose 8,000 miles in the process, it's better to have 3,000 miles I can use rather than 11,000 miles that are just gathering dust somewhere.

Looks like it's time to empty out your penny jar with the Mileage Converter.