Ep. 120 – 10 Questions with Robert Dwyer of Milenomics (Part II)
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We finish things up with Robert Dwyer of Milenomics, discussing some miles and points blogs you should check out, the most rewarding bank overall, tips for ge..
Drew’s $100 Bet With The Blog-Haters
As of today: $0.00 has been claimed by haters. (I’ll update the dollar amount the minute it changes).
To those who complain about bloggers killing your deals, I’ve got a $100
Nick of FM on #40kFarAway [TIF Podcast]
Nick of FrequentMiler talks about his experience doing the “40K To Far Away” contest, where all 3 FrequentMiler bloggers see how far they can get, each with 40,000 of a
Microhacking fixed-value prepaid debit cards: when is it worth it?
Long-time readers know that for many years my main method of prepaid debit card liquidation was through Walmart money orders, which typically allowed me to liquidate $2,000 in de..
The Extreme Maximizing of JAL Miles
Whenever I’ve done posts comparing the prices across different programs I’ve already found that JAL Miles are among the lowest, but today I’ll show you how to potentially double ..
Ep. 119 – 10 Questions with Robert Dwyer from Milenomics (Part I)
Episode Description
Robert Dwyer from Milenomics swings by to chat about an eclectic set of questions – curated by Bob himself! We have a great time talking about how the Saver..
Asia Miles Award Charts & Routing Rules
Once again, I realized that there was no published Asia Miles partner award chart (which is different than the OneWorld Multi-Carrier Award Chart), and so I decided to make and
Barclaycard gutting Arrival+ travel benefits November 1
I’m not sure how old this news is since I rarely log into my credit card accounts on my desktop, but when I logged into my Barclaycard account the other
British Airways Avios: Award Efficiency Rating
Drew, what in the world is an award efficiency rating, and how does British Airways Avios have one? Did you just make this up?”
Yes, I did. But get used to
Chase's missed opportunity to do the right thing
I mentioned in Friday’s post that the airport transfer I ordered through the Chase Ultimate Rewards portal to pick us up at the Sofia airport never arrived, and that we
Balkans travel: don't make my mistakes, learn from them!
When I wrote up my then-upcoming trip to the Balkans, I was still a bit vague about how I planned to get around once we were there. I had previously
This or that? Jetblue Mint with points or cash
I thought it’d be fun to start a new short series called This or That?, where I just deliberate with myself (and hopefully the readers) about decisions I’m trying to
Ep. 118 – Getting Back to Miles and Points Basics with Travel Fanboy
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Adam of Travel Fanboy influencing fame drops by the podcast to discuss what it’s like to be a beginner, both as a miles and points person (previously) and as
TIF Podcast: Traveling Full-Time on Miles/Points w/ Katie & JT Genter
I first met JT and Katie when we’d just moved to Austin – JT was an accountant and Katie was a PhD student (making robots and smart stuff)… And now
Anatomy of a not-really-award trip; what should I do in the Balkans?
While most of my travel is domestic, I try to plan at least one big international trip every year. When my partner and I were both on academic calendars, that
Ep. 117 – Bermuda and the Southwest Companion Pass w/ Leslie Harvey
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Podcast worlds collide as Leslie Harvey from Trips with Tykes joins Joe and Trevor to discuss why you shouldn’t sleep on Bermuda, experiences with the Southwe..
Explaining the 5+ British Airways Avios Award Charts
To compliment the recent post on Iberia’s 7 Award Charts(!), I wanted to give all 5 of the British Airways Award Charts as well.
Given that you can transfer between them,
The 7 Iberia Avios Award Charts
While I’m working on award charts, I wanted another preliminary post that tackles one of the oddest airline programs – the Avios family.
Today I wanted to go over the 7
Bank of America's disappearing ShopSafe benefit
So-called “virtual credit card numbers” were widely adopted in the early days of online shopping to give consumers confidence when placing orders online. The logic was simple: by..
Rules For Japan Airlines (JAL) Miles Award Charts
Right now I’m digging into JAL Miles and before I do a post on the best uses, I wanted to give an overview of their four award charts.
I have made
Ep. 116 – Royal Caribbean Gaming with Tom Kim
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Friend of the show Tom Kim joins the podcast to discuss how he’s been gambling on Royal Caribbean to get “free” cruises. Spoiler alert they’re not actually fr..
An Important Note About Patreon Podcast Subscriptions
Note: Robert and I covered the following on an episode of the Patron-Only podcast last month. We’re reporting it here for anyone who might have missed it there, and for general
How to view Pending Transactions on CNB Crystal card
The City National Bank Crystal Visa Infinite card is one of only two cards with annual fee that I keep (the other being Amex Hilton Aspire), the authorized users airline credit b..