Site & Tools for Planning Travel Details
Besides all the miles and points planning, I use some tools that help me find my hotel, find the right bus, and all the details I normally don’t write about.
Normally, I
Glidepath Averaging and Diversification
The concept of a glidepath in personal finance is taken from an aircraft. As it reaches its destination the characteristics of its propulsion are adjusted to help it land safely,
The great mystery of the 2016 presidential election cycle: why doesn’t Scott Walker get a 0% balance transfer?
Here’s an interesting headline from National Journal a few weeks ago: Scott Walker Is Paying 27.24 Percent Interest on $10,000-Plus in Credit-Card Debt:
Gov. Scott Walker has tw..
Ask Tagging Miles
Have a burning question about points and miles? Wondering if that credit card offer really is a good deal? Not sure how manufactured spending works? You’ve come to the right
8-16-15 A nice Dell resale deal, HP Deals, Sams Club VIP, Vacation Technology woes
Hi all! I know you have been waiting for some deals. It’s been crazy busy at work getting ready for a vacation, so while I was doing some deals, posting
Should you use your superpowers for good?
Chasing the Points just wrote how to convince a cashier to allow credit, and I just received my Global Entry card for the little one in the mail. But just
Comenity Bank apparently launched the Farmers Bank Rewards Visa in June
This one escaped my notice, but apparently Comenity Bank launched the Farmers Bank Rewards Visa in June. It’s a little more interesting than the recently announced Univision card..
¡Comenity signs deal to offer Univision Credit Card!
In the news this week in the Columbus Dispatch:
Alliance Data Systems’ Columbus-based card-services business has signed a new, long-term agreement to provide co-branded credit-ca..
How To Convince The Cashier To Let You Pay With Credit Card
We have all been there, you see on the shelves the sparkly MasterCard or Visa literally hanging around and bring it to the cashier and they say “cash only.” I
Should he write it, and can I do any better?
I noticed a tweet yesterday from esteemed travel hacker Robert Dwyer, asking whether FQF thought that spending $40K to earn Hilton Honors Diamond was worth it…. I thought this a
Italians, Americans and a Croatian get into a Carshare
A few weeks ago we ended our 12 nights in Belgrade, Serbia and we got a blablacar to Sofia, Bulgaria. Blablacar is one of many carsharing/carpooling sites that are big in Europe…
Taking a wider view of Shopping Portals – a Case Study
Like many small business owners, I’m faced with a daunting task, purchasing–and more daunting, learning–Quickbooks. I’ve been dilly-dallying about it over the past couple of d..
One Simple Strategy I Use to Save on Travel
One of my favorite shots of Italy’s Adriatic Coast, August 2014
When I discuss something three times in a week, it’s time to write about it. This week three people have mentioned
Manufactured Spending Strategies, Morning after St. Patrick’s Day, The first Boeing 727’s last flight, The Value of Miles and Points
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
New Staples Visa gift cards got you down? Try these two weird old tricks
I like buying Visa gift cards from Staples. I buy a lot of Visa gift cards from Staples. But the new Staples Visa gift card design has been causing me
Thoughts from a Quick Trip to Las Vegas
The new American
I recently was in Las Vegas for a wedding and had a few random travel thoughts that I thought I’d put down on paper. Nothing earth shattering, but
Emirates to take over the mantle of the longest commercial air flight
For as long as I can remember, Singapore Airlines had the two longest flights, that being, from Newark, NJ (EWR) to Singapore (SIN), and Los Angeles, CA (LAX) to Singapore.
Via
6 Reasons You Should (or Shouldn’t) Play the Miles and Points Game
I first thought of this post, reading Rapid Travel Chai’s 10 Signs that He is a Travel Hacker and You are Not, and thought, this would be fun.
Outside of our
Money talks, bullshit walks
I’m going on a mini rant here, based on a comment from Travel Blogger Buzz that I just read, here it is:
My blog has not seen a single phucking penny
Quick hit: my annual fees and retention offers
I wrote yesterday that I don’t chase signup bonuses as one of my principle methods of earning miles and points. But I also consider recurring annual benefits to be worth
Reminder: you can still sign up for Nationwide Visa Buxx cards
I earn only a small fraction of my miles and points chasing signup bonuses. There are people who get all the miles they need through signing up for new credit
The Annual SPG AMEX 30k Sign-up bonus is out, what will you do?
By now, you’ve probably seen a dozen or so Starwood Preferred Guest (SPG) AMEX 30k Sign-up Bonus posts. In fact, from a casual google image search–well take a look for
Obligations are much more important than debts
The focus on debt in low level financial planning creates a fallacy. Debt, label it good or bad if you will, is really only important if it is costing you