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CategoryFour things I do differently with credit card management
My strategy to credit card management has changed substantially over the past year, here’s a few things that I do differently.
I don’t call for retention offers
Cards are keepers..
The REAL Details On The New Amtrak Card
Despite the terms and conditions for the BOA Amtrak card being really clear, I haven’t seen anyone mention how the new situation of transferring to hotel points will work.
Plus, ..
[Targeted] Free night at Encore for #Travelcon
Check your inboxes! You’ll find nothing that wasn’t there already.
Am I the only person here who finds these posts completely pointless? Can we stop with this now? I’m pretty
47 Days of Hotels in Egypt for $0
We decided to take advantage of all the cheap points hotels in Egypt so we spent 47 days in different parts of Egypt.
That’s 264,000 hotel points that can be earned fairly easily..
Introduction: A Last Minute Singapore F1 Weekend
Our routing, map courtesy of www.gcmap.com
Earlier this year my wife and I did a 90 minute turn around in Cairo, purely as a mileage run. We thought it was crazy, but,
Round-The-World On Discount Airlines
One day I started noticing how many cheap long haul flights there are.
Norwegian and WOWair opening flights from USA to Europe for $149. Air Asia was flying to Europe, which they..
Can a Travel Policy Statement keep you on track?
In finance, there is a behavioral tool known as the Investment Policy Statement. A good advisor will create one with you, and keep you to it. The purpose is to
British Airways 100,000 Avios Bonus
The British Airways 100,000 Avios card is back, after a two year hiatus. I want to discuss the details of the 100,000 bonus, and why I’m excited about it.
The exciting
I’m in debt from all these credit cards
It’s crazy. I’ve got so many points, but my imagination has been running wild, and I’ve managed to ‘half book’ enough trips to put some real pressure onto my points
The $20 Rule
I learned a few years ago about Chris Guillebeau’s $10 Rule, and realized that I had already been using a similar approach myself.
Chris’ rule is:
It only took me about 100
Gift Card And Serve Winners
In my last post announcing a giveaway, there would be 2 winners. One was for a Serve loaded with $20 and a mystery gift card.
I took all the comments and
How Long Did The Southwest Companion Pass Last Us?
It’s been 1 year since we got the Southwest Companion Pass, and most of our points are gone. So in honor of the 50,000 point card being back, and using up
Best No Annual Fee Travel Credit Card Strategy
It’s not only important to know what the no annual fee options are, but why.
The why is pretty simple, and especially important to beginners. Your credit score takes into conside..
9-11-15 Need an iphone 6 for up to one month for free? Here’s how…
There seems to be a lot of interest in iphones these days. Although they’ve been around a while, it’s like people are DISCOVERing IT for the first time. AND while a lot
1 Best use from every program
Pretty simple post concept. Here I list what I find the single best use of the biggest airline and hotel miles/points programs.
Normally I try to get out of “the best” with “it
9-8-15 How about 12x SW Points on a New Mac? Could this be a quick route to Companion Pass? Plus $39.99 Dell Laser printer
While not the obvious choice for your Apple computer needs, Guitar Center actually sells Mac computers.
And right now the Southwest shopping portal (Rapid Rewards Shopping) is of..
Sharm El Sheikh: The Good, Bad & Ugly
“Excuse me! Where are you from?”
The next guy yells at us, “Hey, friend, where are you from?”
The next guy yells at us in Russian.
The next guy runs up and yells,
Sites To Find Best Rate Guarantees
In my August Expenses post I talked about how I used “best rate guarantees” to get free nights (like the $0 and zero points kind of free) at the InterContinental Istanbul
9-1-15 A $25 (net) Backup Smartphone for those with Amazon Prime; 12% Groupon portal bonus
In addition to selling on Amazon, i have been an Amazon prime customer for years. Mostly for the free 2-day shipping which really comes in handy as many times if
August Expenses
August included some Bulgaria and mostly traveling around Turkey. We were lucky to land some solid hotels, and BRG a few hotels to get them for free or up to $19. Obviously we
Hotel Status Benefits in Charts
I try to make things I don’t see elsewhere, and hotels make terrible benefit charts. You have to weed through so much junk.
For example, Club Carlson lists “free award nights” (a..
Questions When Applying for Business Credit Cards
From Ask Tagging Miles from Mark,which is a very relevant question:
Hi Trevor,
I haven’t really seen comprehensive coverage on applying for business credit cards. Say, I have a b..
Bulgaria and Turkey (no coasts involved): August Travels
July Travels ended in Serbia, then we caught a terrible rideshare to Bulgaria… Now you’re caught up.
Bulgaria and then Turkey will be the focus of this August Travels post (I’m s..