My 86 Day $2415 Gift Card Mall Nightmare
I’m not one for clickbait headlines. If I tell you that my experience with Gift Card Mall was an absolute nightmare I mean it. I’m not going to tell you
Uber gone bad, A new type of Stowaway, Q1 5x ending soon
The Weekly Travel 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 necessar..
Disney World for the completely clueless
This post is for the truly clueless; those of us that have heard about but never experienced the wonderful world of Disney. The last time I visited Magic Kingdom, I
The effects of late-career Social Security contributions
I’ve written before (and expect to write more) about the Social Security Administration, which is both the primary source of disability insurance for low-income workers and one o..
This is What Normal People Do While We’re Hacking Spring Break
I love a good travel survey and this week Traveling Mom partnered with Vacatia to find out how 700+ families do Spring Break. The answers are definitely illuminating. They also
Increase your points balance with Shopping Portals!
If there is one thing that I might consider yelling from the rooftops, it is that Shopping Portals are huge! For the casual mile and point collector, I would argue
Ninh Binh, Vietnam
We decided to do a last minute day trip from Hanoi. Really last minute. Like at check out we decided to get an Uber.
Carrie found on Google Maps a weird town called Ninh
Barclaycard Travel Community: Earn 20,000 + Miles/Month With Your Status Updates
Every once in a while someone mentions the Barclaycard Travel Community and how you can earn points by posting your trip reports. What I’ve never seen anyone post is how
Did you maximize your Q1 5x for Chase Freedom, Discover, Citi Preferred?
We’re just about halfway through March, which means that time is dwindling down to maximize your Q1 5x points for the various quarterly 5x cards from Chase, Discover and Citi.
The advantages of prepaying for travel at a discount
I have never belonged to the “travel is free” school of travel hackers, not because I don’t think there are free or negative-cost methods of manufacturing spend (there are) or
We must decide: shall people be financially ruined by medical costs?
Since we now have a preliminary Congressional Budget Office report on the effects of the American Health Care Act, the Republican replacement for the Affordable Care Act, this se..
A child scared of Disney World rides can still have a magical time
Disney World bills itself as the most magical place on earth, and for Disney lovers like myself, it definitely fits the bill! But I never expected to have a child
American Express Gave Us Poop. Let’s Bake a Pie.
If you’ve been around the blogosphere you already know American Express rolled out “enhancements” to their Platinum cards recently. In summary, they amount to a big pile of poop..
My Experience with Glasshouse Inventory
Glasshouse Inventory provides an exhaustive inventory reconciliation service. I signed up for Glasshouse Inventory’s service mid-2016. I even had them go back into 2015 to see if..
How To Find Your Next Best Selling Product On Amazon With A Real World Example
When I first started selling on Amazon, I placed a huge emphasis on replenishable products. That strategy has proven well as there are no clearance items in inventory as that
Credit card annual fees worth paying
Early this week, I started taking stock of my annual fee cards. Although all my annual fees hit at different times throughout the year, I found myself asking “How many
Daylight Savings Time Warning: Last Year We Sprang Forward Twice
This weekend marks an annual tradition: the beginning of Daylight Savings Time. However, we had a snafu last year that almost ruined our Canary Islands vacation. So this year I’m
Are you Caught in The Status Trap?
The Centara Grand Hua Hin, my single favorite hotel stay- and one you’ll miss because of the status trap.Do you have one hotel that stays with you no matter where
AMEX Centurion Lounge Changes, Qatar QSuite, 50th Podcast, Emirates-Etihad Merger?
The Weekly Travel 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
Over There: Investing in Germany
Today I’m introducing a new feature I’m very excited about. It’s extremely common in financial journalism and even in popular culture to see vague references to “how things work”..
Amex Platinum to families: f*** off!
Look, I don’t hate banks. I spent a decade and a half working for banks. I get free stuff from banks. I understand the constraints under which they operate and I have
Lessons Learned from Remodeling Week 9: Sunk Cost Fallacy and The Sleep Number Bed
Welcome to my Lessons learned from remodeling journal. I thought it would be fun and instructive to share our remodeling journey week by week. I hope you can learn from
Qatar Airways Qsuite Unveiled
Qatar Airways unveiled the new Qatar “Q” Suite – the supposed best Business Class Suite in the sky, yesterday at ITB Berlin
Qatar Airways Qsuite