Random stuff
CategoryThe Points Guy’s “Ask Me Anything” on Reddit was kind of a trainwreck
In case you missed it, The Points Guy had an “Ask Me Anything” on Reddit. For those of you not familiar with Reddit, an AMA is pretty much what it
In praise of Million Mile Secrets
No irony here, folks… in today’s post there will be nothing but love for Million Mile Secrets! And the same goes for all the other bloggers my esteemed colleague George refers
HOT DEAL: Get in on this while you still can!
HUGE opportunity here, folks. But given the recent news about Citi I think it’s best to speak about this in code so that we won’t kill the deal. Here you go:
You need
The biggest giveaway in the history of this blog!
Great news, folks! Being a famous and influential points-n-miles blogger, I end up with a lot of swag. I can’t use all of it myself, and that’s where you come
How do you get to hang out with the cool kids?
We had some interesting comments on the Tuesday’s deal-killing post. I’m going to start off with this one from Craig:
I def understand blogging about something leading to masses ..
“I am become Death, the destroyer of deals”
Once upon a time, you could open up multiple Alaska Airlines cards at once and pocket the 25,000-mile bonus on each. You no longer can. Why is that?
Circumstantial evidence points
Charlotte meeting is happening! Saturday 1/23 at 1:00
For those of you who didn’t already know, a few of us locals are getting together in Charlotte to talk miles and points.
Logisitics:
Saturday, January 23, 1:00 PM.
I’m still nai..
2016 predictions! Plus a look back at my 2015 predictions
“It’s tough to make predictions, especially about the future.” — Yogi Berra
Happy new year everybody! I made some predictions last year, so I review ‘llthem below. I didn’t have..
It’s fun to read what outsiders think of our hobby
Remember when The Points Guy did a review of Etihad’s Residence class? Well, that video made the front page of Reddit today and it’s fun to read the reactions of
How to eat fast food without gaining weight
We once again take a detour from points, miles, and travel to talk about eating! Like many Americans, I eat fast food with some frequency, usually at lunch during the
How to get in-state tuition
Genius! Check out this gem from a Reddit thread on how to ‘cheat the system’:
I was paying out of state tuition for college in Texas. I looked up all the
Charlotte meet-up?
Hi folks,
A few of us are wondering if there’s any interest in a Charlotte points / miles / travel / credit card geek meet-up. With the holidays coming up, we’re
Airbnb working on preloaded fee-free $1,000 MasterCard with 10% rewards
I know that’s a lot for one headline, but this really seems to be true. Here’s TechCrunch:
Airbnb appears to be working on an “Experience Card” — a prepaid MasterCard credit
Social Engineering And What It Can Do For You
When I was pursuing my master’s in Information Security, I took a class called “Web and Internet Security” and thought it was the best class in the program. One of the topics
Does Running A Retail Credit Card Promo Signify Something?
Stock market analysts like to look at everything and want to connect dots and figure some thing out. There are companies that take satellite imagery of parking lots and try
Let’s Play A Game For A Give Away – $50 Gift Card And $20 Silver Serve
Before the portals stopped paying, I was running large amounts of money gift card reselling with one particular vendor. When it stopped, I lost a pretty penny. The other day,
Upping my technology game
I’m not going to lie, I’m losing my mind these days. Part of the reason I object to chasing after small time gigs is that I already have so much
Attending a conference, then and now.
I was reflecting on TravelCon recently, having secured my flights and hotels, and it opened up all sorts of ‘then and now’ thoughts. Reading how Noah picked Excalibur based on
The most popular hotel credit cards, as given by Google Trends
I was curious about the relative popularity of various credit cards, but since banks don’t like to give out details on the performance of individual products, it’s not easy to tell
Taking Different Paths To Reach The Same Goal
I was driving the other day and when I’m on my “A” game, this is where I have some of my best thinking done. However, I’d rather not be driving an
How much is a flexible schedule worth to you?
I’m currently reading “How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big” by Dilbert cartoonist Scott Adams. In the chapter on happiness, he identifies schedule flexibility as a..
New blogs worth reading?
It’s been extremely busy in the PFD household lately. In addition to the usual family and full-time job duties keeping me busy, we’re also adding on to our house (thank
Winner of Mets Tickets
Last week I posted about giving away Mets tickets, our winner is Hunter. Congratulations! I’ll be reaching out to you shortly.