When did content creators get to be such big whiny babies?
I have a very boring origin story as a blogger: when I was in grad school, I got into travel hacking. After travel hacking for a few months, I realized
Checking In Ep 13: All About Hilton w/CF Frost
This week I chatted with Milenomics community member CF Frost about his recent stay at the new Hilton LXR Mango House Seychelles and we…
What you need to know about the Hilton Honors Gold and Diamond food and beverage credits
Back in December Hilton Honors announced an extension and increase of the daily food and beverage credit Gold and Diamond elites receive at their “full service” and “lifestyle” b..
My paid family leave journey: my leave, payments, and surprise redetermination
This is the third and final (for now) entry in my series about navigating the District of Columbia’s universal paid family and medical leave program. You can find the first
Checking In Episode 11: January 2022 Disneyland Trip Report w/Sam Simon
“Checking In” is a show on the Milenomics Podcast Network where I usually chat with members of the community about some specific trip, loyalty…
How I think about hotel free night certificates
I gather from my RSS feed reader that American Express has launched an aggressive campaign to move more Hilton co-branded credit cards in the new year, with the highest bounties
Matching Hyatt Explorist or Globalist status to MLife Gold status in 9 words
Click hereLog inClick “OPT IN”Log inYour MLife status will be matched in 10-15 minutes, in my experience, although you do need to log out and log back into MLife to
Portland, ME Manifesto with Ted Fleischaker
Today’s special episode is hosted by Gideon the Free-quent Flyer. Harraseeket Inn holiday buffets: https://www.harraseeketinn.com/dine-1 Hello, and welcome to The Manifesto with..
My paid family leave journey: application, timing, hiccups, and approval
Become a Patron!This is the second entry in what will be an occasional series about my navigation of the District of Columbia’s universal paid family and medical leave program. You
Episode 59: Citi Transfer Partner Changes, New Routes, and a $500 Tip of the Week
We discuss the addition of Wyndham/Vacasa as a Citi ThankYou Point transfer partner, ZIPAIR from LAX to Tokyo, Frontier leaving Newark, and a $500…
How I would (and might) maximize the current Series I Savings Bond deal
There’s an interesting deal available right now for folks who have extra cash lying around they are sure they won’t need for a least one year, and ideally won’t need
My paid family leave journey: Introduction
This is the first entry in what will be an occasional series describing my (hopefully successful) attempt to navigate making a claim through Washington, DC’s paid family and me..
Advantages to getting more involved in the travel hacking community
A few weeks back I wrote about some reasons why most people don’t have much interest in the travel hacking game, and why they’re mostly right: if you don’t have
How to Link Chase Business and Personal Online Accounts
Larry on Milenomics Slack shared a heplful tip the other day that I’m passing along here with his permission. He showed how to link…
The strangest thing about losing your appetite
As long-time fans of the Free-quent Flyer extended universe know, I got pretty sick last year and was diagnosed with “community-acquired pneumonia,” treated with some kind of bre..
American Express ‘4-for-us’: The Best Promotion You’ve Never Heard of
Last year here on the blog Robert broke the news about the 3-for-all promotion from American Express. This was a referral opportunity–The person doing…
Episode 58: Loyalty Program Changes at Marriott, Hyatt, American Airlines and More
Three major loyalty programs updated their schemes this week. We discuss this and more in this week’s No Annual Fee podcast… Marriott Bonvoy Changes…
The history and present of the au pair scam
On this week’s episode of The Manifesto I had a long conversation with a reader who has a decade or so of experience legally bringing in au pairs from abroad
Labor scarcity and the Scandinavian model
Become a Patron!Like anyone with a pulse, I’ve been following with interest the nationwide panic over so-called “labor shortages,” supposedly popping up everywhere from grocery s..
Can you win playing by the rules?
Last month I spent a lovely Saturday afternoon in the Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport conference center for the long, long, long-delayed Milenomics Second Planned (M..
Inflation is a transfer from creditors to debtors (that means you)
Become a Patron!I have lately seen some very muddled thinking about supply chains and inflation, and I would like to remind confused readers of some very basic economics that will
How I did on the pandemic relief laws
Become a Patron!This is a post I’ve wanted to write for a long time, but haven’t been able to since the story wasn’t quite complete. Now that my final unemployment
Episode 7: Checking In w/Robin from Luxe Recess on New England Resorts, Blackberry Farm, Luxury Disney and Orlando
Robert chats with Robin Hutson from Luxe Recess about trends she’s seeing in the luxury travel market. They compare notes on recent travels with…