Ep. 140 – Covid-19 experiences in Hong Kong and Europe with Jen and Bryan Che of Tiny Urban Kitchen
Episode Description
We’ve made a lot of friends doing this podcast, but it’s not often we get a chance to talk to personal friends from before the podcast! Joe talks to
My First Trip Since Covid: Understanding and Managing Risks
Greetings from San Diego. I took a driving trip the week of July 4, my first trip since Feb 2020. I drove up to Carmel / Big Sur for a change of scenery. I wanted to share my ..
Three questions to ask as the unemployment insurance fight enters its (abbreviated) endgame
Become a Patron!Back in April I wrote an overview of the state of the federal pandemic response, and said (optimistically, I thought), of expanded unemployed insurance benefits t..
Ep. 139 – Spencer Howard of Straight to the Points
Episode Description
Spencer Howard from Straight to the Points and 10xTravel is back to discuss airline cancellation policies, award trends, becoming a famous Instagram personali..
Did the Paycheck Protection Program fail, and if so, why?
Become a Patron!While billions of dollars remain available to fund new Paycheck Protection Program loans, and some banks continue to accept applications, at this point it’s fair ..
Episode 42: Manufactured Spend Setbacks and Opportunities, and Limited-time Promotions
Today we’re back with a standard No Annual Fee episode. We do the news, and then talk Personal Finance and Amex Small Business Credits. 0:30 GiftCards.com joins giftcardmall wit..
Tagging Miles Portal Updates – 10 July 2020
Travel Mileage/Points Increases
Merchant
Best Rate on 07/10/2020
Best Rate on07/09/2020
Athleta
4 (2) mi./$
3 pt./$
Best Rate History
CocoaVia
3 mi./$
Best Rate History..
Stop It
I’ve become increasingly annoyed by an expression journalists and commentators use to describe public policy responses to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. It seems lik..
Tagging Miles Portal Updates – 09 July 2020
Travel Mileage/Points Increases
Merchant
Best Rate on 07/09/2020
Best Rate on07/08/2020
Alo Yoga
3 mi./$
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Apple Store
4 pt./$
3 pt./$
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Tagging Miles Portal Updates – 08 July 2020
Travel Mileage/Points Increases
Merchant
Best Rate on 07/08/2020
Best Rate on07/07/2020
Cole Haan
2 (1) mi./$
1 mi./$
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Drizly
3 pt./$
Best Rate History..
Checking back in on the Long Game savings app
Become a Patron!Several years ago there was a brief flurry of online interest in an app called “Long Game.” The flurry of online interest was presumably because of the easy
Tagging Miles Portal Updates – 07 July 2020
Travel Mileage/Points Increases
Merchant
Best Rate on 07/07/2020
Best Rate on07/06/2020
Crowne Plaza
2 (1) mi./$
Best Rate History
Dell Technologies
2 (1) mi./$
1 mi./$..
Some time-sensitive thoughts on fall higher education enrollment
Become a Patron!Long-time readers know that one of my earliest recurring themes here on the blog was techniques to bring down the cost of higher education. Not by “applying for
Tagging Miles Portal Updates – 06 July 2020
Travel Mileage/Points Increases
Merchant
Best Rate on 07/06/2020
Best Rate on07/05/2020
1-800-PET-MEDS
10 (5) mi./$
8 pt./$
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Abt Electronics
4 (1) mi./$..
Tagging Miles Portal Updates – 05 July 2020
Travel Mileage/Points Increases
Merchant
Best Rate on 07/05/2020
Best Rate on07/04/2020
Orbitz
Up to 1 mi./$
2 mi./$
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The Motley Fool
6200 (3700) mi.
37..
Tagging Miles Portal Updates – 04 July 2020
Travel Mileage/Points Increases
Merchant
Best Rate on 07/04/2020
Best Rate on07/03/2020
Gap
6 (1) mi./$
3 pt./$
Best Rate History
Talbots
5 (2) mi./$
3 pt./$
Best Rate H..
Patreon Subscriptions Triggering Amex Shop Small Promo
Direct Link to Amex Promo Amex is back with a new iteration of their popular Shop Small promo for 2020: Register by 7/26/2020 Spend $10+ by 9/20/2020 Get $5 back
Tagging Miles Portal Updates – 03 July 2020
Travel Mileage/Points Increases
Merchant
Best Rate on 07/03/2020
Best Rate on07/02/2020
Ace Hardware
5 (1) mi./$
3 pt./$
Best Rate History
Athleta
4 (2) mi./$
3 pt./$
Be..
Tagging Miles Portal Updates – 01 July 2020
Travel Mileage/Points Increases
Merchant
Best Rate on 07/01/2020
Best Rate on06/30/2020
Abt Electronics
6 (2) mi./$
2 mi./$
Best Rate History
Animoto
7 (5) mi./$
6 (5) m..
Tagging Miles Portal Updates – 30 June 2020
Travel Mileage/Points Increases
Merchant
Best Rate on 06/30/2020
Best Rate on06/29/2020
ESPN Annual Subscription
976 pt.
1786 pt./$
Best Rate History
FedEx Office
4 (2) ..
Episode 41: Milenomics Second Podcast Preview – Wine Deals
A couple months ago we launched the Milenomics Podcast Network which now includes three shows: Milenomics² Podcast with Sam Simon and Robert Dwyer Milenomics Second Podcast hoste..
Ep. 138 – Vegas w/ Michael Trager of TravelZork
Episode Description
We talk Vegas re-opening and the future with Michael Trager of TravelZork, the ZorkCast and Youtube. We discuss his miles and points origin story, what Vegas ..
When better-than-free grocery store manufactured spend pours
I don’t think it’s an exaggeration to say we’re in a kind of golden moment for grocery store manufactured spend, with widely-held credit cards like the Chase Sapphire Preferred and