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How bad would a Hyatt devaluation need to be?
I’ve been following with interest the changes Hyatt has made to certain types of award reservations. To roughly summarize the changes:points can now be redeemed for “premium” sui..
Regulatory uncertainty, business confidence, and entrepreneurship
The driving force behind this site is promoting a culture of entrepreneurs and entrepreneurship.As I like to say: not everyone should be an entrepreneur because not everyone want..
Episode 2: What Amex needs to do instead of 5x Fine Hotels & Resorts, Citi bungles refer-a-friend, Absurd Stacking, and Citi Sears alternatives. Milenomics² No Annual Fee Podcast
Welcome back to the Milenomics² No Annual Fee Podcast. Episode 2 kicks off with news and then we dive into a listener question as well. Show Notes: Title: What Amex
Mouse Musings: Is the Disney annual pass worth it?
Joe: From time to time, we thought we’d try a variation of Robert’s Shop Talk from his other site – a chance to have a discussion between the three of
Plastiq Fee Free Dollars Posting from October Promo
Halloween was light night, but Santa came this morning to good little boys and girls who took advantage of the Plastiq October Fee Free Dollars promotion. See: Deal Or Not A
Big Cash Discounts on Disney World Resorts with Agency Exclusive Offers
What are Agency Exclusive Offers?
While most Disney authorized travel agents (officially called Authorized Disney Vacation Planners) are booking the same rates available directly..
I missed the Hilton-Amazon 0.5 cpp cash out. That’s OK
Earlier today it was possible to cash out Hilton points at Amazon.com at 0.5 cents per point (cpp). This was a good deal. I personally think the average redemption value of Hil..
Why is it necessary to give the problem a name?
Last week I wrote a brief post explaining why guaranteed government old age pensions, like Social Security in the United States, the State Pension in the United Kingdom, or Old
What I learned from a week using Autoslash
Long-time readers know I detest driving, which can lead to funny situations like taking an Uber from Houston to Galveston, but due in large part to lifecycle effects I’ve recently
Use Revolving Lines of Credit to Earn the 60,000 UR Chase Sapphire Banking Bonus
We’re not yet at the return of the traditional app-o-rama yet–but today I want to introduce the idea of using your float to earn additional money. This post is risky
The risks of specialized knowledge
The other day, I received an invitation to an event at the Brookings Institution called “The new American dream: Retirement security.” This seemed right up my alley, so I clicked
$5 off a $200 Mastercard Gift Card at Staples 10/21-10/27
The Deal $5 off a $200 Mastercard Gift Card The regular activation fee on $200 Mastercard GCs is $6.95 so this brings the activation fee down to $1.95
What’s the optimal amount of self-employment income?
Because of the antipathy of American politicians to low-income people, who mostly don’t vote and mostly don’t make large campaign contributions, we’ve been blessed with a fractur..
Gaming out my Waldorf Astoria stay
As I wrote last month, this January I’m heading to Maui for what I’m expecting to be an unusually-for-me expensive vacation, so I’ve spent some time in the past few
Walt Disney World Ticket Changes – What you need to know
As of today, Oct 16, 2018, Walt Disney World ticket changes are in full effect. They have a newly implemented dynamic pricing model. This means that the amount you pay
Redeeming US Bank Flexpoints in any amount for any ticket
This weekend, I noticed something interesting while booking a couple upcoming trips over the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays, something that might increase the value of US Ba..
Something finally happened in the stock market. What did you do?
It’s been a boring year in the stock market. If you bought Vanguard’s S&P 500 ETF on October 16, 2017, and held it until this last Friday, you would have
Deal or Not a Deal? Plastiq’s Targeted October 2018 Mastercard Fee-Free Dollar Promotion
Editor’s Note: In “Deal or Not a Deal” we discuss whether specific point earning opportunities are worth exploring. Wonky online bill pay provider Plastiq is back with another p..
Shop Talk: New American Express Gold Card In-Depth Analysis
Welcome to another edition of Shop Talk where we discuss what’s going on in our personal points & miles space and highlight what we think is interesting in the broader
3x Fuel Rewards at Stop & Shop on Mastercard GCs October 5 – 11 2018
East coast-based Stop & Shop grocery stores (and likely their sister grocery stores Giant and Martin) are offering 3x Fuel Rewards on Mastercard gift card purchases from 10/5/201..
7 Tips for taking a Disney Cruise with a baby
If you want to take a cruise with a baby, it doesn’t get much better than a DISNEY cruise with a baby. Disney Cruise Line caters to families and babies
It’s October, time to shuffle around your high-interest accounts
As I wrote last month, my favorite high-interest checking account, the Free Rewards Checking account from Consumers Credit Union, has dropped the maximum balance eligible for the..
Plastiq.com Deal Debriefing (Masterpass $0 fee payments)
A long standing format here on Milenomics–the Deal Debriefing is where we look backward at a deal that is either dead, or has ended. These posts are not to brag,