In defense of lifestyle inflation
An important conceit of a variety of forms of financial advice, including the financial independence space but also genuine financial planners, is the avoidance at all costs of “..
Bidding for upgrades on NCL
NCL has introduced a upgrade system. The system works on a bidding system, and they have a fancy dial telling you ‘how good your offer is’. There were lots of
HOT (Again): 75 Euro back on 225 Euro at Booking.com
You may remember the awesome Booking com promo code offer that showed up a few weeks ago. That one is gone but Brian at The Gate found a new one that is also lucrative:
Introduction to Today’s Manufactured Spend: at Sea Edition
Trevor just gave us a quick state of the union on MS today. Since, we I’m heading off on a cruise next week, I thought to share the ‘At Sea’
Talking to Your Reluctant Spouse about Miles and Points
If you’re in a couple and have just discovered the magic of travel hacking, chances are you’ve got a reluctant spouse. I hear “my husband won’t get on board” or
My stubborn preference for mutual funds over ETF’s
I understand that I sometimes come across as a bit crotchety when it comes to the early retirement blogging community. Nothing could be farther from the truth! I retired at
Introduction to Today’s Manufactured Spending
Many credit cards offer opportunities to earn miles and points from signups and putting spend on your credit card. So you put your regular—or organic—purchases on your miles and ..
If EVERYTHING IS AWESOME, Nothing is
I’m writing this post to clear an earworm. I’m also writing it in response to a number of posts I’ll reference below, but it’s mostly to get EVERYTHING IS AWESOME
The use and abuse of “the 4% rule”
I had a good time recently appearing on the Saverocity Observation Deck podcast with Noah from Money Metagame and host Joe Cheung.One thing that I think got a little muddled
Do this now if you have the Chase Fairmont Visa
Last week the Blogosphere was rattled with news that Chase Fairmont Visa holders would have their cards converted to Chase Sapphire Preferred cards in August. For some this may not
Yes, we have to talk about the Senate healthcare bill
This is a blog about self-employment and entrepreneurship, and access to affordable comprehensive health insurance has always been one of the biggest obstacles to entrepreneurshi..
JetSmarter Founders Card Free Trial: What You Need to Know
If you follow me on Twitter or Instagram you may have noticed photos of me on a private jet. I haven’t cashed in a trust fund- but I have cashed
Travel Hacking, JAL 787, Hyatt Credit Card Devaluation, Cashback Monitor
The Weekly Travel 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
Let's talk about the Hyatt signup bonus change
As I first saw on Wednesday afternoon via Charles Barkowski’s Running With Miles, but which you can now read about everywhere fine affiliate links are sold, starting June 29, 201..
Amazing! 10 Percent Cashback on Walmart.com!
Its an idle Thursday night here on the East Coast, and so of course, no one expects something that may be borderline best ever, but Ebates and TopCashback came out with
Free Business Idea: Made in America Great Again
Yes, it’s that time again! Time for me to share a free business idea you can use to become your own boss.After the first entry in this series I gathered
How to save money on Disney tickets and hotels using points
It’s great travel hacking together with friends, especially when it comes to workshopping ideas. For ideas on how to save money on Disney, I always find myself working with Robert
Saverocity Observation Deck: Hosted Media Previews
Joe Cheung discusses Hosted Media Previews with Leslie Harvey of Trips with Tykes on this episode of the Saverocity Observation Deck.
A few highlights:Leslie talks
On blogger bias
Recently, Leslie from Trips with Tykes had a great post on truth in travel blogging. She pulled the curtain back from media trips a little bit. I’ve learned a bit
Buy Alaska Miles at 2 cents per point!
I am not often an advocate of buying miles, but there are times when it makes sense to buy miles. This promotion may be a good time to at least
An Under-Appreciated Travel Hacking Tool
In a few days we embark on Camp Mom South America. It’s a loooong travel day: a five plus a six hour flight to be exact. I scored tickets for $370
Pro tip: Flexpoints can only be redeemed online for most international travel 7 days in advance
Here’s a new one for me. A long-time reader reached out to me, as the biggest fan of US Bank Flexperks Travel Rewards in the blogosphere, to ask whether I’d
Episode 58 – Discussing hosted media previews and bias with Leslie Harvey
Episode Description
Trevor AND Joe Cortez (yay!) are off gallavanting, so I called up Leslie Harvey from Trips with Tykes to discuss hosted media previews