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CategoryI can’t stop thinking about Disney Cruise Line…
If you know me or read this blog or listen to any of my podcasts regularly, you know that when I get into something I really get into it. While my
There’s no such thing as an “American retirement model”
There’s no cliche more beloved by the financial press than the “changing American retirement model.”The beauty of the changing American retirement model is that you can use it to..
Episode 17: Chase Closed All My Accounts, Help!
Update (3/15): We update the story in this podcast about a Chase Shutdown in Episode 19. Including how the listener was able to convince Chase to reopen her personal CC
The least-understood benefit of the 529 scam
I have written a lot about 529 college savings plans, the grotesque transfer of millions of dollars of additional wealth to the richest people in the country, which were expanded
Let’s all go to the movies
When Ronald Reagan needed to explain to the American people the outlandish claims of his voodoo economists, he would often reach back into his remaining intact memories of his fi..
The more unrealistic your goals are, the more of them you need
I got to thinking the other day, as I so often do, after seeing somebody toss off a joke on Twitter. The gag is an asset manager being told by
Four use cases for Hilton credit card spend
Lately I’ve been mulling a series of posts by Nick Reyes over at Frequent Miler about the relative value of earning Hilton Honors points directly through credit card spend, versus
Episode 16: “Should I Ever Buy Airline Miles? Ebates Now Partnering with American Express, $750 Wells Fargo Business Credit Card Offer & More”
We’re back with a Jam Packed show this week. New Ebates/MR partnership, Negative changes from AA/Amex, and A new reader question. 0:40 Ebates Membership Rewards partnership (lin..
Comment on Using miles and points for a last minute Disney World trip by Dealing With A Stolen Passport, Negative Best Buy Change, Keeping Birds Away From Planes & More! – Miles to Memories
Using miles and points for a last minute Disney World trip – Miles To The Magic
Comment on How to book Disney vacations through Citi cruises and tours department by Rachel Berkey
I called twice this past week to redeem my Thank You Points and wasn’t given the prompts to use an automated system to talk to a Cruises and Tours agent,
Comment on Big Cash Discounts on Disney World Resorts with Agency Exclusive Offers by How to use Happy cards for Disney gift card discounts – Guide – Miles to the Magic
Cash Discounts on Disney World Resorts
Comment on How to use Happy cards for Disney gift card discounts – Guide by Using miles and points for a last minute Disney World trip – Miles to the Magic
for awhile. Every time Happy Cards were discounted I bought Disney gift cards at a discount using the methods outlined here. I also jumped on some BJ’s deals when
Using miles and points for a last minute Disney World trip
So last month I ended up planning a last minute Disney World trip with my son which you can hear about on the Disney Deciphered podcast here and here. The
This Week in Bank Points: Amtrak First Class Upgrade Coupons
I recently wrote about transferring bank points to Amtrak for 1.5 cents per point+ of value. See: Redeem Bank Points For Amtrak In that post
Reminder: the buyback debate is about taxes, not corporate finance
Long-time readers know that the way to tell if a financier is lying about stock buybacks is to check if their mouth is moving.But since buybacks are back in the
Episode 15: Juicy Award Search Tool, Revived Ultra-premium Card, Avoiding Close-in Booking Fees and more
On this week’s show we discuss: 0:35 Juicy Miles Award Search Tool (link) Performs award searches across bank point and frequent flyer programs Some glitches, but tons of potenti..
Book Review: “Stubborn Attachments,” Growth, and Welfare
One of my favorite libertarian economists is the director of the Koch-financed Mercatus Center, and Bloomberg columnist, Tyler Cowen. He’s a truly inspired troll in the model of ..
Comment on How to book Disney vacations through Citi cruises and tours department by Joe Cheung
That sucks. I think this might have to do with the fact that Connexions (the company that runs cruises and tours) shut one of the call centers down. I’ve found
Quick Hits: A positive change to Disney World rider switch implementation?
Mark this one under developing (since I don’t know if it’s a temporary or permanent change), but a friend of mine just tipped me off that Walt Disney World might
Means-testing and Appalachian roots
In October, 2017, the Washington Post published a very strange series of articles about the recipients of disability benefits in the United States. The entire series is worth rea..
Episode 13 & 14: A Deep Dive into American Express 5 Card Strategies
We’ve got a special “double episode” of the No Annual Fee version of the Milenomics² Podcast this week. In this episode we do a deep dive into our personal card
Top-tier Hilton properties eligible for the Aspire resort credit
Thanks to lifecycle effects I haven’t taken as many sprawling international vacations as I did when my life was governed by the academic calendar, which has had the ancillary eff..
Bank Points Just Got a Little Harder to Redeem
Connexions Loyalty is a company that banks partner with to operate travel rewards redemptions. Programs like Chase Ultimate Rewards, Citi ThankYou Points, and City National Bank ..