My successful Economic Injury Disaster Loan modification
Become a Patron!Economic Injury Disaster Loans, first introduced by the 2020 CARES Act, are a special program of the Small Business Administration designed to reach the smallest ..
Booking JetBlue Mint with Emirates Miles
A theme I’ve been seeing lately is this: Domestic airfare is sky high and miles aren’t saving me. It seems like legacy US carriers…
Inflation-proofing your life
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Life is lived in nominal dollarsI wrote last year about the fuzzy thinking I saw surrounding the topic of inflation. Inflation, properly understood, is an econom..
Targeted: Double Cash Back on BofA Business Cash Rewards [capped at $150 back]
If you’ve got a Bank of America Business Advantage Customized Cash Rewards credit card and see a letter in the mail (USPS) that says…
Quick Tip: Extend JetBlue Travel Bank Credits
As described here JetBlue will extend the expiration of Travel Bank credits upon request: I pinged them on Twitter DM (@JetBlue) and within 10…
Airlines Getting Nasty w/Cancellation Fees and Expiring Credits
When the pandemic first began, I felt airlines and hotels were reasonably generous in waiving cancellation fees. More recently my experience has been different…
The even newer broadband discount
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On the Justice of Squeaking Wheels: made whole by filling out an automated survey
Anybody who knows me knows, the only thing I hate more than driving is renting cars. It combines all the worst features of the travel experience: you’re charged a constantly
When did content creators get to be such big whiny babies?
I have a very boring origin story as a blogger: when I was in grad school, I got into travel hacking. After travel hacking for a few months, I realized
Checking In Ep 13: All About Hilton w/CF Frost
This week I chatted with Milenomics community member CF Frost about his recent stay at the new Hilton LXR Mango House Seychelles and we…
What you need to know about the Hilton Honors Gold and Diamond food and beverage credits
Back in December Hilton Honors announced an extension and increase of the daily food and beverage credit Gold and Diamond elites receive at their “full service” and “lifestyle” b..
My paid family leave journey: my leave, payments, and surprise redetermination
This is the third and final (for now) entry in my series about navigating the District of Columbia’s universal paid family and medical leave program. You can find the first
Checking In Episode 11: January 2022 Disneyland Trip Report w/Sam Simon
“Checking In” is a show on the Milenomics Podcast Network where I usually chat with members of the community about some specific trip, loyalty…
How I think about hotel free night certificates
I gather from my RSS feed reader that American Express has launched an aggressive campaign to move more Hilton co-branded credit cards in the new year, with the highest bounties
Matching Hyatt Explorist or Globalist status to MLife Gold status in 9 words
Click hereLog inClick “OPT IN”Log inYour MLife status will be matched in 10-15 minutes, in my experience, although you do need to log out and log back into MLife to
Portland, ME Manifesto with Ted Fleischaker
Today’s special episode is hosted by Gideon the Free-quent Flyer. Harraseeket Inn holiday buffets: https://www.harraseeketinn.com/dine-1 Hello, and welcome to The Manifesto with..
My paid family leave journey: application, timing, hiccups, and approval
Become a Patron!This is the second entry in what will be an occasional series about my navigation of the District of Columbia’s universal paid family and medical leave program. You
Episode 59: Citi Transfer Partner Changes, New Routes, and a $500 Tip of the Week
We discuss the addition of Wyndham/Vacasa as a Citi ThankYou Point transfer partner, ZIPAIR from LAX to Tokyo, Frontier leaving Newark, and a $500…
How I would (and might) maximize the current Series I Savings Bond deal
There’s an interesting deal available right now for folks who have extra cash lying around they are sure they won’t need for a least one year, and ideally won’t need
My paid family leave journey: Introduction
This is the first entry in what will be an occasional series describing my (hopefully successful) attempt to navigate making a claim through Washington, DC’s paid family and me..
Advantages to getting more involved in the travel hacking community
A few weeks back I wrote about some reasons why most people don’t have much interest in the travel hacking game, and why they’re mostly right: if you don’t have
How to Link Chase Business and Personal Online Accounts
Larry on Milenomics Slack shared a heplful tip the other day that I’m passing along here with his permission. He showed how to link…
The strangest thing about losing your appetite
As long-time fans of the Free-quent Flyer extended universe know, I got pretty sick last year and was diagnosed with “community-acquired pneumonia,” treated with some kind of bre..