Best Chase Ultimate Rewards Transfer is still United Miles
Chase cards are incredibly generous and the Chase Sapphire Preferred has become nearly every traveler’s favorite credit card. There are a number of transfer options, and many pos..
Citi Double Cash Purchase Tracker — Revealed!
The Citi Double Cash is, at face value, a no-annual-fee, 2% cash back credit card. But rather than awarding 2% cash back on purchases, the geniuses in Citi’s credit card division..
Fun with Choice Privileges Preferred Hotels & Resorts
On Friday I wrote a quick rundown on the basics of redeeming Choice Privileges points at their thousands of hotels all over the world at reasonable cost, compared to the big
Baggage Charges for Infants and Toddlers – A Guide
Earlier today while Matt was gearing up for a trip with his family he wrote the following tweet:
Have to start researching bag charges to Mexico with a lap infant… No
Episode 11 (7/10/15) – Free-quent Flyer and Full Time(ish) Manufactured Spending
Free-quent Flyer isn’t the hero the blogosphere wants, he’s the hero the blogosphere needs
Episode Description
Wherein we interview Gideon the Free-quent Flyer in a supersized po..
Choice Privileges is a weird loyalty program
On Monday I wrote for the first time about Choice Privileges, the loyalty program of Choice Hotels International. They have a seemingly generous rewards program, with their Barcl..
What Credit Cards Are We Getting?
We’re continuing our Europe tour and it’s been quite a while since we’ve gotten a credit card and I’m working through my options at the moment. There are a few things
Quick hit: activating Sam's Club gift cards
Back in June I wrote about my super-boring strategy to take advantage of an American Express Offer for You of $20 off $20 or more spent at Sam’s Club.It turned out to
Getting to South America in 2 Miles Tickets
There are so many cheap options to get to South America, but I want to talk about booking tickets to South America using two different mileage programs.
Earlier I wrote about thi..
Arrival+ devaluation and imputed redemption values in a 2.11% world
Last week a number of bloggers “confirmed” some forthcoming changes to the Barclaycard Arrival+ MasterCard. The trouble is, they confirmed different things!Amol at Travel Codex w..
Why We Suck At Traveling (like the 2 versions of Bali)
In my interview with Stefan, from Rapid Travel Chai, Stefan talked about how he plans his trips. Recently I also wrote about how I plan trips, using simple methods like google im..
AMEX Everyday card – much better than I gave it credit for
I wasn’t really a fan of AMEX’s Everyday offerings when they first came out. I just wasn’t super impressed with the earning structure and felt that there were way better
Triggering high-interest savings accounts
Last month I wrote about two high-interest savings accounts linked to the Mango and Union Plus prepaid debit card products. At that time, Mango was no longer available for new si..
"The $100 Startup" is not a very good book
This is a review of “The $100 Startup,” by Chris Guillebeau. For a previous book review, see “Pound Foolish” is a pretty good book.Chris Guillebeau has a lot of interesting
8 Non-US Based Sweet Routes
Almost all of my posts have a disclaimer about all prices being from North America or the US. For example, my Cheapest Miles To… series is a chart of mileage prices to a region f..
AA bonus transfer from SPG
I don’t normally post these “deals” anymore but I wanted to reflect on something related. However I also wanted to avoid a clickbait-y title so I didn’t know what else to
Our June Travels & Expense Summary
A little context here. 1) We publish all of our expenses publicly and the wife does short monthly expense summaries. This is my expanded version that will include expenses, the
Thinking about Starwood Preferred Guest
Since my American Express “old” Blue Cash card was closed late last year, I’ve carried just two American Express-issued credit cards: my trusty Hilton HHonors Surpass, and my ill..
I took a break from earning and burning – and the world didn’t end
If you’re a regular listener to the Saverocity Observation Deck podcast (if not, check it out!), you probably know that I’ve been pretty busy preparing for some major life changes.
Interview with Rapid Travel Chai (131+ countries & credit card guru)
Two weeks in a row! This podcast/video thing is a real thing now. My goal is to have interesting conversations with experts on travel and miles and points and let
Paying credit card bills with money orders
Today’s post is about an issue that I’ve found causes the occasional misunderstanding in the travel hacking community.Some banks are (rightly) suspicious of large money order dep..
My Love / Hate With Airbnb
Recently I wrote about ways to get free nights at non-points hotels, and one of them is Airbnb. Although it’s complicated, on both the earning end and also just some
Use Amazon Allowance to meet monthly transaction requirements
Via Doctor of Credit, earlier this month Amazon introduced a service called “Amazon Allowance.” With Amazon Allowance, you can configure recurring purchases of Amazon gift credit..