On false economy
[editor’s note: my worthless MacBook Pro has finally stopped working completely, so I’m using an aged clamshell laptop for my blogging this week. Grammar and punctuation will suf..
Daring to Disney: When a Disney annual pass makes sense
So I mentioned in my last post that I saved money by staying off site, but I should have saved more. It’s downright shocking to me, but it would have
Done with Delta (SkyMiles)
[editor’s note: my worthless Macbook Pro has finally stopped working completely, so I’m using an aged clamshell laptop for my blogging this week. Grammar and punctuation will suf..
The Grand Hyatt New York is a weird hotel
Last weekend my partner and I went to New York City to see Hamilton, the hit new Broadway musical. As a newly minted Diamond member of Hyatt Gold Passport, I
Daring to Disney: Saving money by staying off site
When I had originally booked this trip, we originally had booked two rooms at Port Orleans: Riverside for seven nights at a rate of about $200/night. After much thought, however,
Miles and points as an (irrational!) commitment mechanism
One of the reasons I started blogging, all the way back in the long long ago, was that I was disillusioned and furious with bloggers who each week or month
Who are an airline's best customers?
Now that the three biggest US carriers (Delta, already followed by United, and soon to be followed by American) have moved to revenue-based mileage earning, at least on flights m..
Our 9 Favorite Hotels of 2015
I started to combine my annual hotel expenses post with favorite hotels, but realized the list was getting too long, so again made it its own post.
This year, we had
Episode 21 – Intro to Reselling with Oren’s Money Saver
Episode Description
Oren from Oren’s Money Saver and Trevor teach me the basics of reselling. Last Word featuring fails and amazing success stories. If you are interested in star..
Daring to Disney: Optimizing a visit using Touring Plans touring plans
Follow the trip in real time on Twitter or Instagram!
As I mentioned in my last post, Touring Plans is a web site dedicated to making the Disney experience either. The
How to feel about the Fidelity Rewards 2% cash back Visa Signature
The Fidelity Investment Rewards American Express has long been popular in the travel hacking community. The reason is simple: transactions are processed on American Express’s net..
Still can't get your Hyatt status to match to Mlife? Do this now.
Last month I shared my experience getting a Haytt Gold Passport Diamond tier match. I mentioned that I was unable to use Hyatt’s online tool to match my Diamond status
Daring to Disney: Using Touring Plans (the non-touring plan parts)
With Disney fast approaching, I’ve been in turbo planning mode. You’d think that once you’ve booked your flights, hotel (though that’s changed), dining reservations, and tickets ..
3 (Temporary) Credit Card Bonuses We Jumped On
Real quick, I thought I’d share these credit card sign up bonuses that are temporarily up. As I’ll explain, now’s definitely a good time to jump on bonuses.
Simply put, why apply
Caribbean Cruising with a Toddler- 7 days on the Escape
Our travel decision-making has shifted now that we are three instead of two, cruising in particular. We like this kind of holiday for its ease, and now will take either a
My top 10 most popular (and one least popular) posts of 2015
In the spirit of shamelessly ripping off Frequent Miler, I thought it would be interesting to see what my most popular new posts in 2015 were. Since I don’t use
The 5.5 cards I'll use to manufacture spend in 2016
Happy New Year’s Eve to all my readers (and especially to my beloved subscribers)!2016 is almost upon us, so I thought it might be interesting to share my manufactured spend
Deep Thoughts on Expensive Ice Skating
If you’ve been following my adventures on Twitter or Instagram you’ll know that we schlepped two kids around NYC for the past 30 hours or so. It was a pretty
8 Favorite Off The Beaten Path Destinations
Farflung is all about being somewhere without seeing other outsiders. For example, Katra, India is a place we’ve been where honestly every person there was Indian. Many of them w..
Pro tip: keep your free bags when crediting Delta flights to Alaska
BackgroundFrom my local airport, Delta is by far the most convenient airline to fly. With daily flights to Salt Lake City, Detroit, Minneapolis, Atlanta, and New York City, it’s ..
Things US Bank told me about Flexperks Travel Rewards
It’s difficult to know how to frame information you receive from US Bank over the phone. For example, a US Bank representative once told me I could product change my
Best Use of Wyndham Rewards Points
A while ago Wyndham changed their rewards program so that all hotels are 15,000 points. Doesn’t matter if it’s a nice resort, or a fleebag motel, a free night will
Episode 20 – 2015 Saverocity Observation Deck Awards
Episode Description
Wherein we debate, debate, debate, debate. Take a look back on the year in miles and points and find out who took home top marks in the first annual