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Love and Hate in the land of Travel Blogging
I’ve been reading a few posts recently and trying to figure out what makes an ‘Approved’ blogger vs a yellow rat bastard who is trying to ruin our lives. A
Thoughts on The Points Guy AMA on @reddit
So it happened. The clusterf*ck that is Reddit hosted Brian, The Points Guy, and it got run over by a steamroller. Ultimately, I’m somewhat happy about the end result. I
Can you handle getting detained?
Depending on which blogs you read, you might be committing crimes, or not, in the pursuit of points. But in either case does that actually matter if you get detained?
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Blogger Guide: How to score big with eBates!
As a seasoned blogger, I like to help out the newbies every now and then and create guides on how to make more cash $$$ from your readers (I mean
Gift Card Affiliate Money 101
Just a quick ‘how the world works’ post since many people seem to not understand. Yesterday, TopCashBack (TCB) dropped cashback from $2000 cards to $200 denom cards only. The r..
Should you use your superpowers for good?
Chasing the Points just wrote how to convince a cashier to allow credit, and I just received my Global Entry card for the little one in the mail. But just
Should he write it, and can I do any better?
I noticed a tweet yesterday from esteemed travel hacker Robert Dwyer, asking whether FQF thought that spending $40K to earn Hilton Honors Diamond was worth it…. I thought this a
Is your financial advisor churning your accounts?
Advisor signup bonuses have now topped 400% of ‘production’. Production is the annual revenue that advisors generate from selling their clients products. Think of it like you a..
Risks and Rewards of dummy bookings
I procrastinated so much on my recent award booking. My heart said JFK-LAX on a fancy plane, my head said take the crappy plane and waste less time. I found myself going
Robinhood taking from the poor and giving to the rich
Robinhood is another stock trading startup backed with heavy venture money. CNN Money states “Robinhood wants to eliminate those commissions and make trading as easy as ordering..