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CategoryDo this now: register for 2017 third quarter bonus earning
July 1 marks the beginning of the third quarter of 2017, which means if you have credit cards with quarterly earning bonuses, it’s time to register.Chase FreedomIn the third quar..
Saverocity Observation Deck: A New Game
This podcast, the Saverocity Observation Deck team borrows the game “Get rid of it, Keep it, or more of it.”
We cover three core topics:
Travel
S corporations: logic and illogic
I’ve been doing a deep dive lately into one-participant 401(k) plans, which has caused me to observe that people are often extremely unclear about what they are talking about when
[New] AA Miles Award Chart
A little bit ago, American Airlines changed their prices, but never made a new award chart. They made a mess of a page with tabs listing prices for each region, one region
Playing defense and avoiding unforced errors
When in comes to travel hacking, I personally believe that defense offers more consistent opportunities for gains than offense. If offense is making bold speculative plays that y..
Disney’s Pandora World of Avatar Review
Back in 2009, James Cameron released his visually spectacular Avatar. The movie was fine (good, not great in my opinion). But to be perfectly honest, its very existence annoyed me
Finally, a decent promotion on our Dillard’s Amex! Plus Gander Mountain increases its credit card rewards
My wife got the Dillard’s Amex over three years ago… not because we shop at Dillard’s a lot but because I was curious to see if they would send out
The sole proprietor’s marginal federal tax rates
Everybody gets a song stuck in their brain sometimes, the only proven cure for which is putting on the song at maximum volume and belting it out in your underwear.Along with
How I use data to support negotiation
We’re looking forward to our first cruise on Celebrity next month, where we will get to enjoy 4th of July at Sea, and then head on to enjoy some good
Hotel cashback portal participation (it's complicated)
I’ve recently had occasion to take a look at a few options for booking paid hotel reservations, and have come across a peculiar situation on several cashback portals. Today I
What's the 5th-best American Express card?
Last Friday I posted a quick analysis of the American Express Blue Business Plus card, which earns 2 Membership Rewards points per dollar spent, on up to $50,000 in purchases
Excited about Amex Blue Business Plus? Let's talk about it
You may have heard that American Express has launched a new business credit card that earns 2 flexible Membership Rewards points per dollar spent everywhere, on up to $50,000 in
Hyatt takes suite upgrade awards seriously. Be sure to use them!
On my recent trip to Lexington, Kentucky, I stayed at my favorite downtown hotel, the Hyatt Regency Lexington. It’s got a great central location and a decent restaurant downstair..
Five ways to capitalize asset price movements
I am on the record as skeptical of the value of paying a roboadvisor to execute capital-loss harvesting, but capital-gain and capital-loss harvesting is a subject that excites fi..
Quick hits: Travel light, pack less with the right clothes
I cleaned out my wardrobe a little the other day (read: threw out one t-shirt) and marveled at what clothes I appreciate the most. When it comes to travel, I’ve
Diamonde the Giraffe appears with Delta SkyMiles and Lyft
Last summer, Diamonde the Giraffe flew to United Arab Emirates and visited the Grand Hyatt Dubai. Who knew that she’d be getting involved with Delta SkyMiles and Lyft?
Diamonde ..
Use Korean Air SKYPASS to piece together low-level Delta award availability
In April I wrote a post trying to figure out what kind of award space Delta makes available to their partners, since the space they make to their own members
Everyone needs, and no one has, compounding discipline
I have written elsewhere about the importance of what I call “compounding discipline:” the deliberate choice to take the return you earn on alternative, irregular, and weird acti..
Fish for scholarships in the deepest pools of money
One of Charlie Munger’s beloved aphorisms is to “fish where the fish are.” It doesn’t mean you’re guaranteed to succeed, but you’re much more likely to succeed than trying to
My good Delta companion certificate redemption proves how bad companion certificates are
I rarely pretend that my posts are supposed to be “timely,” but since the new Bank of America Alaska Airlines Visa Signature credit card, with its $0 base fare companion
How can you be paid to take risks you don’t understand?
Let me state right off the bat: I love alternative investments. Today there are a huge range of opportunities to invest outside of the public markets, and I’ve written about some
Is your car a cost center or a profit center?
I’ve been catching up on some episodes of a podcast targeted towards financial independence enthusiasts called ChooseFI. The hosts make up for a fairly rudimentary understanding ..
What’s the advantage of tax-advantaged accounts?
On Sunday I wrote about what I consider a fairly important oversight in the world of financial independence enthusiasts: a glaring disregard for just how minimal the taxes they s..