Basis reporting for Capital Gains and Losses
Whenever you close a position in a taxable account, a tax recognition event occurs in that year. When it comes to reporting this to the IRS,the process isn’t as smooth
WWMGD?
I’ve seen a lot of angst in the points and miles blogosphere lately. With few exceptions (Check out PFDigest’s “Hot Deal”) most “State of the Union” posts I’ve seen carry a tinge
How much do you charge friends and family for travel?
Travel hacking is a specialized combination of knowledge, skills, and opportunities, plus of course making the time to take advantage of them. For those willing to invest in this..
Bali Introduction
Introduction
Starting Out & American Airlines’ Flagship Lounge – Chicago
Review: Japan Airlines First Class 777-300ER Chicago-Narita
Review: Japan Airlines First Class Lounge – ..
Little-known, obscure, and extreme credit card facts
Did you know…
about the card with rotating 10% category bonuses?
about the gas card with unlimited 3.75% cash back?
that there’s another gas card that can earn you 12% back?
whi..
Announcing the next Maryland Meetup – 12 March
I had discussed this with a few folks at Ed and Jeanne’s recent meetup that maybe it was time to do another Maryland Meetup. Through a purely democratic process (I think),
Credit Card links!!!
As you know, we at Saverocity love credit cards, and hope you do too. As a reminder, we offer a sophisticated array of cards through our link saverocity.com/creditcards which sh..
Cuba, Emirates, Hyatt unbound, Pandas take Bangkok, EgyptAir Trip Report, #Avgeek
The Weekly News Roundup is a collection of headlines from around the internet that caught the attention of the Tagging Miles team. Content on these blogs do not necessarily reflect
Evil Barclaycard goons threaten me with legal action for writing about them!
I received an odd message in my inbox the other day. The subject line was “Barclaycard Remediation Alert – Action Needed”. Here’s what it said:
You are receiving this email because
The Vacation Mavens Podcast: Travel Hacking 101
Two of my favorite family travel bloggers- Kim of Stuffed Suitcase and Tamara of We3Travel -have joined forces on a new family travel podcast: The Vacation Mavens. I was thri..
Can funny money be worth more than real money?
Funny money can be found in the form of points/miles/cash like points/resort credit and whatnot. Interestingly, the default approach to valuing ‘funny money’ is that is worth le..
TBT: My travel obsession began in 90 degree heat
High above Praiano
Throwback Thursdays are a new feature here at asthejoeflies. They are stories from my travel experiences with zero regard to miles and points. Hopefully they i..
What revealed preferences have taught me about valuing miles and points
One fascination of the miles and points community is “valuing” their loyalty currencies. This should be, in principle, one of the most important aspects of an earning strategy: e..
The Art of the Buttonhole Napkin
I can’t remember who taught me about the napkin button-hole. I think it was my father, after all, he took to the buttonhole napkin immediately on our last Lufthansa First
Exceptions, exemptions, and exclusions from hotel rewards and benefits
After 4 years involved in travel hacking, I still find myself learning something new almost every week. For example, since until this year I’d never had Hyatt Gold Passport Diamond
Daring to Disney: Tips for parents of toddlers and infants
When I started this series, I talked about how there is so much to absorb when going to Disney and that I was looking forward to figuring things out. As
Episode 24 – Reselling Part 2 with Oren’s Money Saver
Episode Description
Wherein Oren from Oren’s Money Saver returns to discuss Reselling in greater depth! Featuring reader questions about Amazon fees, getting unlocked in selling
TravelSmith Clearance Up to 95% Off
$5.26 from $119!
Just saw some jaw-dropping deals from TravelSmith: extra 40% clearance . Even better use promo code “EF976890” for an extra 15% off. I couldn’t find a free ship..
Making sure the Hyatt Diamond deal doesn’t get the best of me
For about six hours, it was possible to match almost any hotel chain status to Hyatt Diamond. Ironically, the PR move was one of the many things that has ended
Why I insist on pedantically comparing award redemptions to cash
In the comments to last Wednesday’s post, reader Paul Wellington made a great comment, which read in part:”this sort of redemption nerd logic makes me chuckle and misses the forest
Thai Airways 787-8 Business Class in 8 Photos
I haven’t seen anyone else review the Thai Airways 787-8, so I thought sharing a brief review of Thai Airways 787-8 Business Class in 8 Photos would be well received.
Brief Sunday Round-up – Chase Freedom Changes, Seychelles Flights, LAX TBIT Connector, United’s MPX App
I’m still catching up on things, and after a late-night Reselling Podcast (to be published on Tuesday), I thought I’d share some of the things that I’m fighting through jetlag
Leverage
In this post I’d like to attempt to merge two topics from the forum, and add in a little more food for thought. The overall topic that we will be