I haven’t had a Chase Sapphire card in a long time, having downgraded my Preferred years ago to a second Freedom card and replacing it with an Ink Plus card

It has been interesting, to say the least, to see how the travel industry has responded to the present crisis so far.Air travel, for example, never fully shut down as

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Most people aren’t in a position to plan travel these days, but like me, you might be in a position where you need to book travel. In my case, that

Today I get to share some exciting news about a project that’s been in the works for a few weeks: the Manifesto podcast, hosted by yours truly on the Milenomics

This was originally going to be a quick hit on my experience cancelling an Alaska Airlines reservation for a trip I had been planning to take this summer, but then

By now you may have heard that starting May 1, 2020, Chase and American Express have enhanced the rate that several of their cards earn miles and points at grocery

What a time we live in.  3 months ago, I had just returned from a long and fantastic Asia trip and was busy planning what was supposed to be another exciting year of travel.  Cov..

I’ve played around with the IHG Rewards program over the years, for example when I dutifully filled out my 94 index cards (and won a Bose home stereo system), but

I wrote recently over at my personal finance blog about my favorite high-interest checking account, the Rewards Checking account offered by Consumers Credit Union. In case any re..

Yesterday I lost my job, over what I would call a difference of opinion: I thought I was doing a good job, and my boss thought I was doing a

I know my gentle readers have a lot on their minds these days, but so does everybody else. That makes the current crisis as good a time as any to