The Squeeze
Having finally watched Interstellar I can call myself something of an expert on the space time continuum. Today i’d like to share some of this high brow stuff with you
MyPoints Credit Card Will Be Overhauled
A couple of months ago, MyPoints redesigned their website. Unfortunately, I don’t have a screenshot of what the old website, but here’s a snapshot of what it is now.
Their old..
How much will British Airways Executive Club Program Changes hurt?
It’s not like I was using Avios for BA First anyway
Every time there is a devaluation in the miles and points world, the general message out there is that the
Check your Zidisha accounts for auto lending…
Zidisha is a microlending site that connect borrowers in impoverished countries with lenders in peer to peer model. It differs from Kiva in that it doesn’t charge high field par..
Earn Hotel Status For Cheap?
Ever since reading Doctor Of Credit’s posts about Roomer with the review first then the interview, I can’t help but think about speculatively buying rooms and listing it on Roome..
Home for the Holidays: Cathay Pacific First Class with a Toddler
Browsing the duty free magazine
I was excited about our entire trip back to Asia – but I was most excited about flying Cathay Pacific first class. I managed to snag
1-27-15 Sears up to 20% off plus 10x points. VIPs – Get a Power Lawnmower for $5 Net Cost or Free Tablet
Earlier this week I wrote about a mediocre tablet that can be acquired fairly cheaply at Sears after points back.
The basic deal is a $79.99 tablet which gives back $39.99
New Vanilla Reloads in stores
Last month, news broke that Vanilla Reloads are being discontinued, sort of. Vanilla Reload will still be around, but you won’t be able to get the ones with the scratch-off
Australia and New Zealand award travel changes, all for the better!
In the past couple of weeks, there have been a couple of changes that completely alter the picture for getting award seats to The Land Down Under. Let’s check them
It all started on a Snow Day…Happy Bloggerversary To Me!
I had been thinking of starting a blog for months. I had gone back and forth trying to decide between my two hobbies/passions, travel and home decorating. At first, the
Struck Out Asking For Higher Rates To Gift Card Churn
Gift Card Sales Are Hot Now
Plenty of people are selling gift cards to the gift card exchanges. Many of the folks who have received gift cards for the holidays are selling
Beating the Blizzard
It’s never good when the airports look like this
I was in Hong Kong over the weekend for a family emergency. I managed to book some last minute award tickets to
Two Frequent Flier Program Changes, 1 Good 1 Bad
Bad News:
We’ll start with the bad news and I’m surprised to see no one post this, as I think it’s not customer friendly. Malaysia Airlines announced that effective January 2015
Escaping the Suck! 6 Night Florida Getaway: $183/Person Inc Air, Hotel, and Car
Our view in 3 days. Photo courtesy radisson.com.
Remember that bit about leaning into winter? Yea, not so much. I tried, I really did. But when fares from $29 to Florida
Has this algorithm exposed a fiduciary flaw with Fee Only Planners?
Fee Only Planners hold a treasured title within the wealth management space. To be a Fee Only one must only be compensated directly by the client, rather than in the
Home for the Holidays: Hyatt Regency Tsim Sha Tsui Regency Suite Review
This super long window was pretty nice
Like in Taiwan, I booked a cash and points room at the Hyatt Regency Tsim Sha Tsui and confirmed a suite upgrade using my Diamond
My Gift Card Sales Figures With Cardpool
So we covered GiftCard Zen on my sales numbers and it was a little over $16.5k and I got back approximately 85.5%.
Today, we’ll look at my numbers with Cardpool. My
1-25-15 Sears 5x through AA portal; $45 or less 10 inch tablet… How crappy is it?
Well the portal bonuses for Sears are creeping up… right now you can get 5x AA points per dollar spend through the AAdvantageeshopping portal.
But Sears deals are fickle… Over the
HomeDepot.com 2X Membership Rewards via Amex Offers
I logged into my American Express account today and saw a new offer on my Platinum card. The offer is for 2X Membership Rewards points on HomeDepot.com purchases through March
Home for the Holidays: Eating in Hong Kong
Obviously, one of the main draws of Hong Kong is the food. For me, it’s always a matter of balancing good food with nostalgic food from when I was a
How Wall Street Influenced Manufactured Spending
I need to preface this by saying I have no positions or any near term positions of owning stock in Staples or Office Depot as of writing this post.
With that
Is Chase overhauling its credit card lineup?
Strange things are afoot in Chase’s credit card department. Consider:
Freequent Flyer recently reported that Chase no longer has a working link to its Southwest Airlines Rapid R..
Pure Speculation: Is Chase Doing Away The Fairmont Credit Card?
I came across Miles Remaining’s post on Hotel Award Charts and thought this was a nice chart to bookmark.
Then I saw the chart for Fairmont and every time I see something