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CategoryVideo Interview with Frequent Miler: Talking about the deal of the year
“In this hobby we say maybe 3 or 4 exciting or big new promotions a year, to me, that are actually worth getting excited about and I actually think this is
How To Get Non-Points Hotels For Free
Too many hours of my life have been spent trying to find the free angle of a hotel in a city that doesn’t have points hotels. This post is the result
Planning A Trip: Deciding Where To Travel To?
I realize it might strike some as ironic that I’m giving tips on planning a trip. Obviously being full time travelers we get around, but you might also know that I often book
My Version Of Not Traveling: Hacking Austin, TX
In April Carrie and I did the unthinkable and put full time travel on pause and we stayed in one place for an entire month. A whole month without taking a
9 Amazing Stopover Tickets (with 7 different airline miles)
Tons of mileage programs allow stopovers, which is the ability to add extra stops to your ticket for no extra mileage cost. Plus, stopovers can be as long as you
6-9-15 TCB 2.25% on Amex Bus Cards; 31-66%+ Off at JCPenney; 5x/$ at Office Depot (excl. GCs) without an Ink Bold
Top Cash Back has 2.25% on Amex Business Gift Cards.
Today only. Business cards only. Only denominations
The New Best Use of Club Carlson Points
Last week Club Carlson completely changed the award prices for many hotels and got rid of the free night benefit from the credit card (RIP). This post is about finding
Is IHG Purposely Losing BRG Claims?
Each hotel chain or hotel booking site offers a “Best Rate Guarantee” where they guarantee that they have the best price for their hotel on their own website. But if you
Best Hotels for Hyatt Suite Upgrades
I wanted to make this a great post on Hyatt suite upgrades – whether it’s booking a suite with points, using a suite upgrade on a paid stay (or cash & points), or
6-3-15 Top 8 Miles and Points Campaigns Where Marketing Forget to Check with Finance; Discover It Double Cash; Free phone or $25;
I love marketing folks. They are fun and creative, and love making customers happy. And they love spending money. Finance folks (like myself) on the other hand, are a real
I Will Be Attending ResellingDO And Also Presenting
It took me a little bit to figure out if I was attending the first ever ResellingDO because I was switching my job and I couldn’t figure out the best way to
The Best (Miles/Points) Page On The Internet
The goal behind what I’m about to share is this: anyone who cares about miles and points at all needs to only bookmark this one page.
This page will be the
[Temporary Post] Right Now Club Carlson BOGO Bookable /w New Rates
This is a temporary post since this is not a deal blog, but this is interesting. Yesterday I booked tons of hotels with the Club Carlson benefit of a free night
Master Chart of Earning Miles & Points From Credit Cards
For my “Cheapest Miles To” series, I pick a region and make a chart of cheapest mileage options. Then I go over all the best options, discounted mileage options, maximizing stopo..
Doing The “Planning Ahead” Thing
Due to the Club Carlson devaluation, I figured I would go ahead and actually do that thing where you like… plan ahead. Basically the value of Club Carlson points will
How To Search Discount Airlines (and Tools)
We’ve taken flights from one island to another in SE Asia for as cheap as $10. We’ve taken a flight across multiple countries in Europe for $20.
There’s no doubt that discount
Full PointsBreak List for May 26 – July 31, 2015
Here is the full summer PointBreaks list for May 26 – July 31, 2015. But know that the full list isn’t actually bookable until May 26th. I’ll put the full
The BRG Experiments 2.0
After recently realizing that we need to spend $905 a month in order to stay within our $20,000 a year goal (while traveling full time and living out of 4/5
Trying to spend $900/mo for the rest of the year
We are serious about our goal of living on $20,000 a year, but have to overcome a couple obstacles.
We’ve been posting all of our expenses for almost two years now and
Rocking The New ANA Miles Award Chart
Now that ANA has their new site up and running and new information about their new rewards program and award pricing, I’ve spent some time messing around with online award bookin..
Catching Up
Many people have taken advantage of emailing me regarding the $25 cost for $10,000 spend from Friday’s post, I should have responded to everyone either in the Forum or emails. If
7 Farflung Hotel Redemptions
Farflung travel makes up some of the most memorable travels I’ve ever experienced. Now I’m into all kinds of free travel, and all kinds of travel. Relaxing on a beach
5-17-15 Staples tries to bait me with another Ipad Deal… Staples $50 off Clearance Tablet; $100 off Clearance Computers
A few days after reprimanding me for ordering too many Ipads and warning me that my account could get restricted for buying more, Staples seems to be trying to bait me