The SEC offers free financial planning tools. Are they any good?
This is a funny thing I was unaware of until I saw someone mention it on Twitter the other day: the SEC hosts a website offering free financial planning tools.
Why I Don’t Pay Attention to Fare Sales and Hotel Deals
Every day there’s a new airfare sale, hotel deal or hot redemption that comes along. Invariably, when I check whether these sales are leveragable for an upcoming trip I’m planning
Book review: Reihan Salam and the limits of American greatness
The local public library recently spit into my hands Reihan Salam’s slender volume about US immigration policy, “Melting Pot or Civil War? A Son of Immigrants Makes the Case Agai..
Everyone's a Radisson thinkfluencer now
Radisson Rewards seems to have hired a new marketing agency, and they’re trying to make a splash. Last week I got a funny e-mail from an “Associate” at Wye Communications,
Episode 96 – Making a baby in Brno and 2018 Credit Card round up with Dustin from Waller’s Wallet
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Dustin from Waller’s Wallet joins the podcast to discuss his family’s experience with IVF in Brno, Czech Republic, the world of credit cards in 2018, and th..
“Effective altruism” is as stupid an idea as “smart beta”
A spectre is haunting the United States — the spectre of “effective altruism.” This is the idea, lifted from the corridors of financial capital, that philanthropy can and should be
Product review: what is a Torro bracelet and who wants one?
Welcome back, folks. The past few weeks have been extremely annoying and frustrating for me, which was not helped in the slightest by my birthday falling in the middle of
Bonus Podcast: 5 Tenets of Milenomics
It’s been almost a year since I joined with Sam to reboot Milenomics. It’s been my pleasure working alongside him on the site. The series that’s been the most enjoyable
Ep 5: Black Friday, Gift Card Reselling, Amazon/Hilton Deals/Re-Glitch
Today we’re back!… 0:42 – What does Black Friday (and holiday sales in general) mean for points & miles earning? 4:00 – Gift Card Reselling Great time of the year
Frequent Traveler Happy Hour in support of Toys for Tots 10 December!
It’s the holiday season, so of course, its time again for a Frequent Traveler Happy Hour for Toys for Tots! We started this tradition in 2016, and partnering with Ed
“Opportunity Zones” are a terrible idea, poorly implemented, but big ambitious policies can and do work
Over the course of 2018 we’ve seen increasing clarity about the so-called “Opportunity Zones” included in the Republican smash-and-grab tax heist of 2017. Over at Alpha Architect..
This Week in Bank Points: Amex Insider Fares, Disneyland, and Four Seasons
I wrote last week how co-mingling and redeeming bank points is the next step after being an Optimizing Transactor. It became clear to me how non-trivial a step this is
Earning and Using Citi ThankYou Points for Disneyland Vacation Packages
I recently booked a 3-night stay at Disney’s Grand Californian with 3-Day Parkhopper tickets entirely with Citi ThankYou Points. Here at Miles to the Magic we focus on using poin..
Realizing Car Rental Status Benefits when Booking through AutoSlash
AutoSlash is a service that aims to make it easy to find the best price on rental cars. Most notably they: Find the best promo codes Monitor your reservation for
Episode 4: Milenomics² Podcast No Annual Fee Edition. CapitalOne-Point-Five, Barclay Arrival, Chase 5/24 Expansion & Small Banks with Big Bonuses.
Welcome to the latest episode of the Milenomics² No Annual Fee Podcast. RSS feed for the No Annual Fee podcast Today’s Topics Include: 0:32 CapitalOne heightened signup bonuses P..
Vanguard just made lower-cost Admiral funds available to (almost) everyone
While not as complicated as the offerings of some mutual fund companies, Vanguard has long sold several different share classes to the public: “Investor” shares, “Admiral” shares..
Episode 95 – Cruising, South America, and more with Richard Kerr from Award Travel 101
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Richard Kerr from Award Travel 101 joins the podcast to chat about airline loyalty in his new hometown, Atlanta, traveling to South America, how to save money..
From Co-Branded to Co-Mingled: Using Credit Card Rewards in Ways Banks Would Rather You Not
On last week’s Milenomics² Podcast we tackled the following question: My friends frequently use co-branded cards like Marriott, United, and AA for all their spend, including rest..
Three small cash back opportunities
A couple interesting cash back opportunities have crossed my desk recently that I wanted to make sure readers are aware of.Lemoney Turbo Cashback bountiesLemoney is a relatively ..
I finally used my Sonesta (hotel) points
Sonesta is a small but expanding hotel chain primarily in the US. Recently it opened (or acquired?) quite a few properties in South America, including several in Peru that caugh..
My version of the co-branded paradox
I was listening to the latest episode of the new Milenomics² podcast, which everyone should subscribe to, and sign up for bonus Patreon content from, and the hosts brought up
Preferred seating stinks – How to get seats together on a plane (maybe)
One of the most stressful things about family travel is figuring out how to get seats together on a plane. One thing that’s made this even more difficult is the
Episode 3 — Milenomics² No Annual Fee Edition: Cringeworthy Credit Cards Also: Amex Gold Business Redesign, Citi 4th Night free changes, $0 Fee Visa Gift Cards, Stop & Shop $20 off Gift Cards.
Welcome to the latest episode of the Milenomics² No Annual Fee Podcast. RSS feed for the No Annual Fee podcast Today’s Topics Include: 0:45 Amex Biz Gold Revamp $295 annual