New blogs worth reading?
It’s been extremely busy in the PFD household lately. In addition to the usual family and full-time job duties keeping me busy, we’re also adding on to our house (thank
Manufacture spend furiously
Yesterday Miles Per Day reported that US Bank Visa Buxx cards, which have been closed to new applicants for many months but have continued to work in the interim for existing
Sites To Find Best Rate Guarantees
In my August Expenses post I talked about how I used “best rate guarantees” to get free nights (like the $0 and zero points kind of free) at the InterContinental Istanbul
Morgan Stanleys 5 indicators are green!
Holy smokes batman!
Morgan Stanley announced that their 5 key timing indicators are a flashing green light to investors (not sure if that is more exciting, or more risky than a
PSA: Prepaying Your Credit Card May Invalidate Your Rewards
I want to start off with a definition of prepayment because it can mean 2 things. Inside the definition of “BREAK DOWN” I added some emphasis
DEFINITION of ‘Prepayment’
The sati..
Bloomingdale’s loyalty program screw-up brings $17K windfall for customer
Here’s an interesting story from Loyalty360, a loyalty marketing industry publication:
After a computer error placed dollar signs in front of Loyalist points, a few Bloomingdale’..
Hyatt Gift Card Steals: 14.5% off, or 24.5% if You’re New To Cardpool
Discount Hyatt Gift Cards are on sale for 14.5% off at Cardpool. You can now get a single Hyatt $50 gift card for $37.75 (or 24.5% off) if you’re new
9-1-15 A $25 (net) Backup Smartphone for those with Amazon Prime; 12% Groupon portal bonus
In addition to selling on Amazon, i have been an Amazon prime customer for years. Mostly for the free 2-day shipping which really comes in handy as many times if
20% cash back at Sears with a Upromise credit card
Look what showed up in my inbox:
Time to load up on gift cards? Maybe not: see Frequent Miler’s post a few days ago. Apparently they’re tightening up on paying out
Do Not Do What I Just Did – Burned A Spot Accidentally
I’ve been having an especially tough 3 months. Things haven’t exactly gone my way and there have been some highs and too many lows. Today was a low point. This
August Expenses
August included some Bulgaria and mostly traveling around Turkey. We were lucky to land some solid hotels, and BRG a few hotels to get them for free or up to $19. Obviously we
If there’s one piece of advice I could offer, this is it.
In the immortal words of Baz Luhrman,
If there is one piece of advice I could offer you, it is to wear sunscreen.
If there is a second piece of advice I
Travel hacking when you've got plenty of money
Before I learned the first thing about travel hacking, I still traveled, and I was still broke. So for me, travel hacking straightforwardly allowed me to take the trips I
PSA: Read This Before Converting To The New Serve
There is a post on Doctor of Credit, we learned about new versions of the Serve card. Some of the new versions include a blue, green, and silver version. @MissDSchnei who
Hotel Status Benefits in Charts
I try to make things I don’t see elsewhere, and hotels make terrible benefit charts. You have to weed through so much junk.
For example, Club Carlson lists “free award nights” (a..
Questions When Applying for Business Credit Cards
From Ask Tagging Miles from Mark,which is a very relevant question:
Hi Trevor,
I haven’t really seen comprehensive coverage on applying for business credit cards. Say, I have a b..
Is cash really king for domestic economy travel?
I love cash back. I earn a lot of cash back. Cash back can be used for all sorts of purposes that other currencies are ill-suited for. Things like food
Breakup at 40k Feet, Target Cartwheel App, Delta SunTrust Debit, Taxes, MS, & Reselling, and #Avgeeks celebrate KE’s first 747-8i
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 refl..
The Only Product You Can Move From One Store To Another
I have seen this a lot: People are asking questions along the lines of moving unactivated product to another store either within the chain or outside. First, don’t do it.
Winner of Mets Tickets
Last week I posted about giving away Mets tickets, our winner is Hunter. Congratulations! I’ll be reaching out to you shortly.
Bulgaria and Turkey (no coasts involved): August Travels
July Travels ended in Serbia, then we caught a terrible rideshare to Bulgaria… Now you’re caught up.
Bulgaria and then Turkey will be the focus of this August Travels post (I’m s..
Intermediate Guide to Fulfillment by Amazon: Dealing with Returns
This is the first in a series of what will become The Intermediate Guide to Fulfillment by Amazon. A follow-on to the Beginner’s Guide to Fulfillment by Amazon.
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I Have A Love Hate Relationship With Cardpool
When I first started to resell gift cards in late 2012, I began with Cardpool. Then went to Plastic Jungle then back to Cardpool after the Plastic Jungle closure. I