Episode 24: Online 1% Billpay w/Credit Card, Loyalty Partnerships, and New Discover 5% Categories
Some lucrative promos and heightened offers this week… 0:33 Plastiq 1% Mastercard CC Payments on Plastiq Schedule up to 3 x $2,000
The manufactured “kiddie tax” crisis, explained
There’s a simple rule I like to remind people of whenever a business or finance story emerges from the business section of the paper into the news section or into
TIF Podcast Ep 4: Gary Leff of ViewFromTheWing
Gary Leff, author of ViewFromTheWing.com joins Dave and I on the podcast this week. There are two notable things about Gary.
1) He was basically the first miles and points blogger,
A Guide To Earning IHG Points
I’ve recently written a number of posts about earning IHG points, and since it was such a big part of us living in luxury hotels for $600 to $700 a
No, your expired AA voucher didn’t suddenly gain infinite value
I got excited when one of my old AA vouchers seemed to apply towards a revenue ticket. I was given this voucher a while ago. It expired without me having the chance to use it. ..
Cheapest Miles To: Europe
I’m resurrecting a series I used to do where the concept is pretty simple: I list frequent flyer mile prices and then discuss details and deals for getting to different
ResellingDO Reboot Agenda
Last week we announced the ResellingDO Reboot. This is an exciting event, that we’ll have mid-coast in Dallas-Fort Worth to make it easy for everyone to attend. We’ll have someth..
EVA Air (Infinity MileageLands) Award Chart
We again made this award chart, which I couldn’t find anywhere on the web. And per usual, I will be adding it to the Complete List of Airline Award Charts,
Why I Use Google Maps to Search For Hotels In Farflung Areas
Google Maps is now one of the best ways to search for hotels, it’s seamless and most important to me, it is simply the best at showing the location.
It is
Gary Leff is right that a ban on usury will make his scam harder to run. But should you care?
There was an interesting scrum this week as New York Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders introduced bills to place a cap on the interest rat..
List Of Cheapest Delta Miles Flights
After recently creating the Delta Miles and the Delta Miles Calculator, I realized that there’s one piece of information I have unpublished that might be useful.
The Delta Miles ..
TBT: Unlimited Stopovers with British Airways “Miles”
Back before British Airways frequent flyer program changed from “miles” to “Avios”, and back before their miles pricing was distance based…
BA used to have unlimited stopovers on..
Episode 23: No Lifetime Language Hilton Cards, 5X UR For Bill Pay, United Shopping Promo & More
Today we do a quick rundown of the news. Including the following: 0:33 Simon Mall Purchases No Longer Earning Rewards on Amex Cards? (link) Stopped earning for Sign up Bonus
Podcast: Stefan on using miles to visit 192 countries!
Stefan (of RapidTravelChai) is both a travel expert – having been to every country in the world, except Syria, and because of his deep and extensive travels, he’s one of
Annual Fee Waived: Avianca Vuela Card ($149)
Just a quick note to share that Banco Popular waived the $149 annual fee on my Avianca Vuela card. I wasn’t going to pay a hefty 2nd annual fee, so called to cancel the card for..
The SECURE backdoor into 529 assets
Become a Patron!I’ve written extensively in the past about 529 College Savings Plans, an extremely tax-advantaged method of saving for higher education expenses. Contributions ar..
Map of Travel Destination Ideas
This is fulfilling my idea of a map where you can look at a country or area and instantly see great travel recommendations. I think this is so useful for
“Social cohesion” and the bigot’s veto
Become a Patron!Last week I wrote about the way people use and abuse terms like “horizontal equity,” “intersectionality,” and “cultural Marxism,” stripped of their original conte..
A Data-Driven Look: The Best IHG Hotel Redemption Values
While I do enjoy writing comprehensive “Best Use” posts where I dig in and look for deals, I also love data… This post is more of the second.
My “Data-Driven” posts
Episode 107 – Parkeology, Freddies, and Loyalty with Pizza in Motion
Episode Description
Ed Pizzarello from Pizza in Motion and the Miles 2 Go podcast drops by to discuss his crazy Disney parkeology challenge for charity, the perils of overschedul..
Best Use of Singapore KrisFlyer Miles
Singapore KrisFlyer Miles are worth discussing, not just for the sweet spots on the award charts, but because of the abundance of ways to earn.
Each of the three big transferrable
Ebates Birthday Live – But with a twist!
Its the best time of the year here for resellers and online shoppers alike. Ebates 20th Birthday was announced, and is now live! But, Ebates Birthday is a bit difference
Quick hit: Ultimate Rewards points transfers are available instantly when you add an authorized user
This isn’t exactly news, but since I encountered it for the first time the other day, I wanted to pass it along to anyone else who might find themselves in