Ebates birthday – 15% cashback coming soon!
Ebates sent out a teaser e-mail this evening about the Ebates Birthday celebration next week. I don’t know about you, but I’m pretty excited!
Before I go further: If you don’t
When Choice Points Come in Handy
Choice Points are one of the least talked about hotel reward programs out there, but I find them to be really useful. Besides the the Hotel Bolivar in Rome and the
TBT: Wine Tasting in the Uco Valley
(Throwback Thursdays are a new feature here at asthejoeflies. They are stories from my travel experiences with zero regard to miles and points. Hopefully they inspire you, eith..
Thoughts on the 2015 Freddie Awards
This past weekend, I had the chance to travel out to Las Vegas to attend the Freddie Awards. Its my favorite event to attend each year, and I’m truly appreciative
Thoughts on Daily Portfolio Rebalancing with Robo’s
I like Robo’s, especially Betterment as they appear much more human than the wicked Wealthfront. As an advisor myself I find that the strategies they implement offer a lot of
I listened to every episode of "Masters in Business." Here's what I learned.
In March, I asked on Twitter for suggestions for podcasts about business and finance since I found the Planet Money podcast from NPR and the Slate Money podcast to be
Could Singapore Airlines and Air France become Partners?
Business Traveller reports that Singapore Airlines and Air France executives recently met to discuss a partnership.
The article cites logical benefits of a partnership means ..
5-3-2016 BigHabitat gets contacted by IRS, banned from Cardpool, Reselling Tax Infographic
Eh tu, Cardpool?
Well the gift card sites just don’t seem to like me. Yesterday I didn’t receive the usual quick electronic delivery from Cardpool, and after waiting all day I
The Gander Mountain credit card
Howdy folks! This is my first non-joke post in quite some time. There’s no single reason as to my lack of activity lately. It’s a combination of a few factors:
There isn’t
What do I think about the 100,000 Hilton HHonors Surpass offer?
Yesterday blog subscriber JH wrote to ask me, “what’s your opinion on the current 100k Hilton card offer?” JH is referring to the current offer of 100,000 Hilton HHonors points
Are you focusing on your goals?
“Think on the end before you start.” – Fortune Cookie
In my presentation at FT4RL, a good portion of my talk was dedicated to hammering home the point that it is
Why Haven’t You Been to the Canary Islands?
I’m just back from my 2nd trip to the Canary Islands and I’ll cut right to the chase: Why haven’t you been yet? I could do a listicle of all the
Social Security Restricted Application really exists
I’ve spoken about the changes to Social Security in the past, here’s a post on them. I’ve just spent the past hour on the phone with the Social Security Administration
Aria Sky Suites, a Bromance made in heaven
I just returned from a few days in Las Vegas where I talked about how to go to Las Vegas and get the 5 star treatment for FREEEE!
I stayed at
PSA: Add a product to inventory before buying – Reselling
There are a lot of things in reselling that you can’t prevent, like returns, waning interest in a product, and general market changes.
But there is one thing you can prevent, is
"Where Are the Customers' Yachts?" is a pretty good book
This is a review of “Where Are the Customers’ Yachts?” by Fred Schwed Jr. You can find all my previous book reviews here. If you’re interested in buying a copy,
Inventory Lab Adds Ability for a Second Sub-Account
I hadn’t realized how wide-spread the use of Inventory Lab was among our readers until more than half of the folks at the latest ResellingDO seemed to be using it. I
A great 7% CD offer, and the opportunity cost when reselling
Noah found this great nearly 7% CD through NRL Federal Credit Union. You might even be able to fund it with a credit card.
Its awesome. Don’t get me wrong. If I
04-30-16 – This may be the worlds crappiest phone; but it gives 100-200%+ back in Kmart Sears points
While Sears and Kmart have been pretty much gutted for any worthwhile electronics deals, periodically they put some garbage for sale and entice you by giving you gobs of Shop
Saturday Reselling Roundup
Last week, we tried something different, with a separate Reselling Roundup. Well, we’re giving it a shot again, given that this week’s Tagging Miles Weekly Roundup was pretty ful..
04-28-16 BigHabitat catches up on reader mail… and gets Banned by Saveya, but why?
You know one of the hardest parts of returning to work (or blogging) after a long vacation – tackling that full inbox. And I had quite a few unread emails.
And
Disney Fan RTW, Emirates First Class, FT4RL, #Avgeek Bucket List Trip
The Weekly News Roundup is a collection of headlines from around the internet that caught the attention of the Tagging Miles team. Content on these blogs do not necessarily reflect
What happens when a Flexperks reservation is refunded to the original payment method?
BackgroundFor a recent trip to Washington, DC, I used US Bank Flexpoints to book my partner’s ticket on the only daily nonstop flight home from Washington National Airport. Since..