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CategoryPoints For Trips award strategy tool review
A while ago the founder of the website Points For Trips reached out to me to advertise on this blog (you can see their ad in the righthand sidebar). I
Sources of taxable income in retirement
Finance hacking enthusiasts spend a vast amount of time minimizing the taxes they pay and shielding income and assets from taxation in the future. These techniques range from the..
Why “narrowly focused” middle-class tax cuts overwhelmingly benefit the wealthy
Since the White House finally got around to announcing the outlines of their tax reform plan today, I want to briefly address an issue that’s generally ignored in discussions of ..
Fun with Delta partner award space
Like anyone who does a fair amount of paid and award travel on Delta, I’ve been annoyed by their “flexible” award prices, which are generally calibrated to ensure you don’t
Financial independence, early retirement, and real estate
If you have your eyes open, one of the first curious things you notice about the “FIRE” community (Financial Independence, Retire Early) is their fixation on real estate. For exa..
Foreign airline co-branded credit cards, #8: Conclusions
Reviewing the 7 foreign airline co-branded credit cards issued by US banks that I covered in this series, the cards can be handily arranged into 3 groups:Cards worth getting and
Saverocity Observation Deck 53 – Taxes for Travel Hackers and Resellers
Its a few days after Tax Day in the United States, and while you may be still getting over it, it never hurts to consider next year. So to, this
Solo 401(k) accounts from Vanguard, with beneficial illustrations and calculations
One of the great advantages of being self-employed is the ability to open and manage your own small business retirement account. Employed people have to either take or leave thei..
What should stocks cost?
As you may have heard, US stocks are expensive. You may even think you know what that means. Personally, I have no idea.I buy organic milk. Organic milk costs more than milk
Announcing the next Maryland Meet-up – 22 April
It’s been a while since we’ve done a Maryland Meet-up, perhaps a bit longer than a while. So why not change that? Saturday, April 22. Starting around 12 noon (why not
Foreign airline co-branded credit cards issued by American banks, #7: Asiana by Bank of America
Here we are, number 7, the final foreign airline co-branded credit card in this series. Today we tackle what might be the best foreign airline co-branded credit card of all:
Foreign airline co-branded credit cards issued by American banks, #6: Virgin Atlantic by Bank of America
With just two foreign airline co-branded credit cards to go in the series, today’s edition covers the Virgin Atlantic co-branded credit card issued by Bank of America.Virgin Atla..
Foreign airline co-branded credit cards issued by American banks, #5: Lufthansa Miles & More by Barclaycard
The Barclaycard Miles & More World Elite MasterCard is today’s entry in my analysis of foreign airline co-branded credit cards issued by US banks.Lufthansa Miles & More by Barcla..
Foreign airline co-branded credit cards issued by American banks, #4: British Airways by Chase
Continuing last week’s series on the co-branded credit cards of foreign airlines issued by American banks, today’s edition is the British Airways credit card issued by Chase.Brit..
Introducing PremiumFlightDeal.com
Hello there! It’s been a while, I know. But after a long radio silence, I wanted to drop by to announce something really exciting. I’ll save you the suspense and cut
Foreign airline co-branded credit cards issued by American banks, #3: SKYPASS by US Bank
Moving right along, today’s foreign co-branded credit cards are the Korean Air SKYPASS credit cards issued by US Bank.Korean Air SKYPASS by US BankUS Bank issues 3 co-branded cre..
Foreign airline co-branded credit cards issued by American banks, #2: LANPASS by US Bank
As we plow through the foreign airline co-branded credit cards issued by American banks, we continue with another card issued by US Bank.LANPASS by US BankUS Bank issues two LANP..
Foreign airline co-branded credit cards issued by American banks, #1: AeroMexico by US Bank
Most travel hackers take advantage of the loyalty programs of foreign airlines through flexible points currencies, like transfers of Chase Ultimate Rewards points to British Airw..
Well look at Barclaycard adding a trip delay insurance benefit!
I’ve written before about taking advantage of the Chase Sapphire Preferred trip delay insurance benefit (the same benefit is shared by the Chase Sapphire and Sapphire Reserve car..
It's harder to know what's public and what's private these days
Since I started blogging, I’ve tried to maintain a pretty consistent ethic here with respect to specific opportunities, whether on the manufactured spend and earning side of the ..
All-in margin account rates at Robinhood and IB
I’ve written elsewhere about the Robinhood app and Robinhood margin accounts (branded as “Robinhood Gold”). One issue raised on the Saverocity Forum was that Robinhood’s margin i..
Virgin Atlantic Continues to Innovate with the Dreambird 1417
Mark this as the Breaking News of the day. Virgin Atlantic continues to innovate with the Dreambird 1417. This new aircraft incorporates the latest technology for flying. Truly c..
Do this now: register for 2017 second quarter bonus earning and World of Hyatt promotion
The second quarter of 2017 is right around the corner, and that means it’s time for your friendly reminder to register for bonus earning on credit cards with quarterly rotating