Shop Talk: Keep These Things in Mind Before Pursuing Hyatt Globalist
Welcome back to another edition of Shop Talk – our “podcast on paper” where we do a deeper dive here on the blog on…
Ep. 149 – Dubai w/ Spencer Howard
Episode Description
Spencer Howard from Straight to the Points and the amazing award newsletter swings by. We celebrate a big life change before moving on to discuss his recent t..
Register for Hyatt free night earning opportunity (and other Chase grocery offers)
There’s a great opportunity right now for Chase World of Hyatt and legacy Hyatt cardholders, so I want to remind readers to register for both offers (and some other available
PSA: Use Firefox to link Rakuten to your Amex account
Rakuten is in the news a lot lately. Between various 15% cashback deals at stores like Saks 5th Avenue, and the 90-100% cashback on the LifeLock, there are some good deals. Fur..
Surprise Surprise: IHG not (yet) extending Free Night Certificates beyond Dec 2020
Back in April, IHG blanketly instituted Dec 31, 2020 as the expiration date for all unexpired free night certificate (FNC) as of Mar 1, 2020 that had already been issued. That m..
Yes, Triple Dip is possible with your new Amex Platinum
If you are the owner of a new Amex Platinum card because of the extraordinary signup bonus (here’s the coverage by Doctor of Credit and Frequent Miler), you might be wondering wh..
Exciting: Hilton Improves Points Redemption Value!
I’m seeing an exciting development with Hilton Honors that I haven’t seen reported in the blogosphere (but I also haven’t read every blog).
The value of Hilton points has hovered ..
Ep. 148 – African Safaris w/ Saianel
Episode Description
We talk to Ivan (@saianel) about his recent trip to see the Great Migration in Tanzania and how it compares to the other two (!) safaris he’s been on.
Episode 46: Making Money by Investing in Mutual Savings Banks
On today’s podcast I chat with Bram Berkowitz to discuss investing in mutual savings banks. I first became familiar with the topic from an…
Citi Holiday Promotion: 5% back on up to $500 of online purchases [capped at $25 per credit card]
Direct Link to check whether you’re targeted, and full T&Cs. To show our appreciation for our customers, we’re giving 5% back on up to $500…
Why are some Visa cards dropping collision damage waiver coverage?
As I tweeted out on Friday, I was surprised to get an e-mail from US Bank telling me that my Flexperks Travel Rewards card would no longer have “Auto Rental
Episode 45: Heightened Credit Card Offers, an Air Transfer Bonus, and a Juicy Grocery Promo
On this week’s “No Annual Fee” podcast we discuss… 0:25 Amex Personal Gold/Platinum Offers through Resy (HT DDG) Direct Link to offers Personal Gold…
Grocery store rewards datapoints at the end of a lucrative few weeks
The last few months have seen a more or less continuous stream of offers supercharging the value of grocery store manufactured spend:Between September 4 and 10 Green Dot cards ea..
Ep. 147 – Mexico: A Month of Remote Schooling, a Covid Scare, and More w/ Jeff Brownson
Episode Description
Jeff Brownson returns to discuss spending a month remote schooling with his wife and children in Mexico this past September. We discuss why they decided to “s..
Unreduced Social Security spousal and dependent benefits and the family maximum
Last week I wrote about the way age differences can play an important role in thinking about the timing of Social Security old age benefit claims. Specifically, spouses need to
Galveston Revisited: my interview with the head of Galveston Park Board
Back in May, Sam and Robert of the Milenomics Squared podcast (and a slew of other activities in and around the world of travel hacking) invited me to join their
The Manifesto Episode 13: Deep Dive into Galveston, TX with Kelly de Schaun
Earlier this year we launched a podcast network, adding the Manifesto hosted by Gideon the Free-quent Flyer to the Patreon Feed. In this episode…
The spooky effects of age differences on Social Security benefits
Become a Patron!I was skimming one of the interminable posts over at Michael Kitces’s Nerd’s Eye View blog by Jeff Levine and was struck by his description of a very
Modern economic growth (and personal finance)
Become a Patron!I’ve recently started listening to a podcast about economic history called, fittingly, The Economic History Podcast, and the last episode on the “Great Divergence..
Ep. 146 – Signing Up for Some Credit Cards and Planning Some Travel
Episode Description
Trevor and Joe check in about what’s been going on. We’ve been signing up for some new credit cards, taking advantage of AMEX 3X referral opportunities, and e..
Foreign exchange products: TransferWise and Revolut
As long-time readers know, I listen to a lot of podcasts, and so I end up hearing a lot of podcast ads. A few months ago, I started hearing ads
Episode 44: All About Amex (in 10 minutes)
Today we’re doing 10 minutes on the podcast All About Amex. This post is a companion piece to that audio. The goal here is…
Early Experiences with Amex Three-For-All
Just one week ago Robert broke the news about American Express’ Three-For-All. This enhancement to their current (and very generous) universal referral system is…