While my travel discomfort tolerance is fairly high, I’ll be the first to admit I like nice things too. Sure, schlepping through cheap hostels on a budget Andean backpacking trip is nice, but so are zillion thread-count sheets and expensive bottles […]
Category: Guides
Stay at a hotel for free every year
This has nothing to do with redeeming points for award bookings. No, this post’s all about credit cards that’ll give a free hotel night every year – just for having the card!
The app for when you just need to GTFO
Long commute got you down? Done with filing TPS reports day in and day out? Did someone steal your clearly labelled sandwich from the fridge for the last time?Sounds like you need to GTFO.
Why I dropped the “Preferred” from Chase Sapphire Preferred
If you spend any time perusing the miles and points blogosphere, you’ve undoubtedly seen ads, posts, reviews, effusive praise, and general hullabaloo for the Sapphire Preferred card from Chase.
Credit cards for the absentminded
Earlier this week, I lost my fourth fitness tracker. That’s right. Not one, not two, not even three, but four Misfits and Fitbits have inexplicably vanished from my person in the last year alone. Two were forgotten at TSA checkpoints at […]
How much do you really save by flying Spirit?
A lot of us assume that Spirit will always offer the cheapest fares. How else could they afford to shave 3-4 inches of legroom off each seat, refuse us the small dignity of reclining another 2-3 inches, plaster advertisements in our face, nickel […]
Understanding how Spirit Airlines works
Spirit Airlines fascinates me. I’ve never flown them, but despite all the horror stories and “never-again” declarations I’ve heard from friends and anonymous Internet voices alike, I’ve always wanted to give Spirit a try.