How to get started travel hacking (hint: don't apply for any credit cards!)
A lot of people seem to treat my site as a space for “advanced” travel hackers, but I’ve never felt that way myself; in fact, I don’t think of myself
Evolve And Be A Better You
In the last few weeks within the blog and outside, a common theme came up it’s about you and the need to be learning new skills. I recommended it the other
Amex Gift Cards Terms Change, what to do?
I was reading in the Forum Level 2 this morning that the terms changed on Amex Gift Cards. We have a rule where we don’t talk about what goes on
Using Mint to track travel hacking expenses and returns
The single most important thing you can do to succeed in travel hacking is stay organized. That’s true of every single aspect of the game:If you’re booking your hotel stays
Gyft Giving You Problems? Here’s How To Fix it
Today’s post is in alphabetical order @chucksth, @esthery, @made_by_hugo, and @mileswhip all asked me simultaneously about Gyft’s verification process. I’ve written about Gyft a..
Delta Skymiles are not Useless
Delta gets a bad rap, and rightfully so. Delta miles are difficult to use, they switched to a revenue based system first, etc. etc. yada yada yada. Despite all that,
Mets Tickets Giveaway For Monday September 21
I donated blood the other week and the New York Blood Center gave away 2 Mets tickets as a thank you. Due to a scheduling conflict, I can’t make it
Loyalty is an expensive, annoying trap
I shared on Monday that over the weekend I was the proud recipient of $1,300 in Delta voluntary denied boarding compensation, and reflected on some of the possible consequences for
FAQs of IHG: The value of IHG points, is status worth it, upgrades, buying points and more…
I’ve been taking note of the common questions I get about IHG, and I get a lot since I live in IHG hotels from time to time. Hopefully this post answers all
Administrative and Site Updates
It’s amazing that we celebrated our 1 year anniversary of Tagging Miles just two short months ago. Since then, and really before then, we’ve been working on some things just
That Thousand Dollar Gig
Now that I’ve wrapped up my semester, I have the opportunity to discuss Matt’s lovely post “Going from a Ten Dollar Gig to a Thousand Dollar Gig.
If we look at
A list of Commerce Bank rewards credit cards
While it’s fun writing about the Chase Sapphire Preferred and the Hawaiian Airlines World Elite MasterCard, it’s also fun to dig into more obscure cards. We thus turn now to
Are Chase Ultimate Rewards points worth foregoing credit card churning for 2 years?
Reader Harvson asks via Ask TaggingMiles:
I’ve been in this hobby for a few years now, but have dialed back flying and MSing because the former leaves me feeling guilty (as we’ve
Picking hotels based on Value?
When I look at a redemption, I tend to consider things from many angles. The overall feeling is a combination of the following thoughts: How awesome will this trip be?
How To Remove Security Stickers From Gift Cards With Circles And Arrows
Friend to all bloggers and for whom everyone works for, @esthery, asked the other day, what’s the best way to remove the security sticker on gift cards which reminded me
Hyatt, Hilton, Marriott, and Starwood by the numbers (aka why I love Hyatt)
Bloggers have spilled large quantities of digital ink arguing over which hotel loyalty program is better, whose points are worth what, and so forth. As with many aspects of the
Does money care where it came from?
I discussed the behavioral impact of money recently, where I pondered how people perceive ‘free’ money vs ‘earned’ money, in that if it comes from a free source, such as AGC, logic
Managing Credit Cards and Annual Fees
We’re doing a bit of housekeeping here at TaggingMiles, partially spurred, because we received this question via Ask TaggingMiles, from Scott. His question:
I always see posts a..
Sams Club Living Social Deal is Back: $45 for Membership, $20 GC, $21 in Food
Total no-brainer if you were thinking of joining anyway or you let your membership lapse: $45 for a Sam’s Club Plus Membership with a $20 Sam’s Club Gift Card &
How do you react to a shock to your travel budget? How should you?
Yesterday my scheduled flight out from my ancestral homeland was overbooked — very overbooked. They asked for 6 volunteers, and ended up taking 5 of them, each of whom received
The One That I Let Get Away
No, we’re not talking about my love life today, but we’ll talk about the one credit card that I messed up and let get away from me. When I signed
8-17-15 Target Deals – 10% off Ebay Gift cards; 10% off all Electronics. Staples Ipad deals
Target 10% off Ebay gift cards
Pretty self explanatory… These gift cards come in the form of a code you can use for pretty much anything on ebay except for more
Five Manufacture Spending Things I’m Grateful For
It’s quiet Sunday, so I figured that I’d share the top 5 things I’m grateful for, as I Manufacture Spending as a Weekend Warrior.
Without further ado, perhaps even a little Dave