There’s a lot of talk on the Internet with false quotes and improper citations. My favorite is the one attached above with Abraham Lincoln saying don’t believe everything you read on the Internet. I’ve seen far too many people believe unreal quotes on the site, Failbook, all of which are pretty funny.  That being said, you Read More

I’m going to take a lot of flak for even suggesting to buy points at this cost. Traditionally, I always aim buying it less than a penny, but this “outside the box” thinking has it where buying points at $.0256/point isn’t a bad thing or is too expensive. You’ll be generating a significant amount of Read More

Personal Finance Digest got me hooked on Quora after linking a few things on his blog like one link about if living homeless was worthwhile. One of the threads I’ve been read has been “What are some of the most mind-blowing facts that sound like “BS” but are actually true?” and this one post struck a nerve: It Read More

On a daily basis, I carry at least five wallets as you can see from the picture above. The brown wallet being my “drop” wallet where if I ever find myself in a situation where I am demanded my belonging, I will “drop” the brown wallet and flee the scene and call for assistance. While I Read More

A commentor had asked what business school I am attending and it is Rutgers University. A few weeks ago I tweeted about the school not accepting Visa. With the school not accepting Visa has made me put on my thinking cap. I’m leaning towards American Express gift cards to pay my tuition. If I can pick up Mastercard Read More

While away, here are my thoughts that I gathered: In the one and half years of hosting Chasing The Points, I’ve tried posting daily, week days, every few days, and it’s a tough job to have content. While I was away, I realized that I’ve developed a niche for CTP and it’s mainly manufactured spend/credit Read More

I’ve returned from my great trip to Hawaii and Seattle. In line with my other noted trip, I likely will not share trip report notes. While I was away, I had plenty of time to reflect on a few things with this blog and other developing news in the miles/points community which I will share Read More

Fellow readers, just wanted to let you know I will be travelling and won’t have anything posted from now until at least 5/27. For this trip that I’ll be taking: I am using a combination of Ultimate Rewards into Hyatt Passport points with all the stays via cash and points, Marriott Look No Further Guarantee Read More

The article by Marathon Man is  highly recommended and excellent read, and he quotes my buddy MilesAbound about owning and creating a process. Without the process, you will never learn with the hand holding when someone tells you what to do. I want to touch upon the process that happens all the time. In fact, I Read More