Real Life Family Travel: Compromises
I’ve learned a lot over the past eight years, first through traveling with my wife, then with my daughter, and now as a family of four. It’s easy to blog
Annual Starwood category changes aren’t as bad as I would have expected
Given the large amounts of points and miles introduced into the system over the last several years, devaluations are simply a fact of life. It was thus a surprise to
Stacking AmEx Insider Fares with the Biz Plat 50% Rebate
This is a guest post from @RobertDwyerLike I was saying recently the Rise of Bank Points (TM) has created a situation where bank points are often, perhaps ironically, better than..
My impressions of the United Polaris Lounge in Chicago
A few weeks ago, my wife and I had the opportunity to visit the United Polaris Lounge in Chicago. We were flying on an award ticket from Liberia, Costa Rica,
Maybe just show up to a Global Entry interview without an appointment
I’ve never had a card that offered Global Entry or Precheck fee reimbursement because I don’t pay $450 annual fees, but a generous reader with many, many more such credits
Lessons Learned from Remodeling Week 7: A Project is Your Ladder out of the Pit
Welcome to my Lessons learned from remodeling journal. I thought it would be fun and instructive to share our remodeling journey week by week. I hope you can learn from
Rivers of Light Preview Impressions
Disney has had quite a few ups and downs with Rivers of Light. Originally they announced it would debut in 2016, but then it got pushed back to 2017 due
Is Hilton Diamond Force for award stays still a thing?
This is a guest post from @RobertDwyerA couple years ago I signed up for a Citi Hilton Reserve card. I’ve long been suspicious of Hilton’s rewards scheme but I went
Episode 48 – Hilton Honors and the place of politics
Episode Description
Thanks to the Hilton Honors news, we discuss whether eliminating award charts is really all that bad. Then we discuss whether politics has
Welcome to Independently Financed
Just what the world needs, another personal finance blog
Personal finance journalism as an industry has a problem: it’s too often directed at the people who need it least. It shou..
Patriotism and Super Bowl LI
I find the commercials of the Super Bowl to be interesting. I wrote last year of my favorite commercials. This year, I found some of the trends to be interesting,
What are HawaiianMiles worth?
Hawaiian Airlines is a traditional US carrier that flies between the Hawaiian islands and between Hawaii and the Western United States as well as New York’s JFK airport, and from
Biggest Blow In Retail Arbitrage Banned At Target
Without dancing around the subject too much, I was banned from Target. They were my number one supplier.
The HistoryIn February I had just started and ordered 6 units and spen..
Dos and Don’ts on your first day at Walt Disney World
We are officially here for #DisneySMMC and we had a bit of an uneven day. Fun, but uneven. For some reason we prepared less for this trip than our usual,
Lesser Known Domestic Hotel Chains: Drury, Sonesta, Red Lion, and Vantage
After reading all 58 posts on the new batch of Pointbreaks, you probably feel like you know all you need to about IHG. You probably have similar sentiments regarding Hilton,
I’m Shuffling My Top Five Hotel Points Rankings. Are You?
One of the many hidden alcove pools at the Ritz-Carlton Tenerife, now bookable via both Starwood and Marriott points.The only constant in travel hacking is change. In the hotel p..
This weeks best from Miles, Points, and Travel Blogs
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
The Rise of Bank Points
For me, the value of bank points has outpaced airline miles the past couple years
This is a guest post from Robert Dwyer, a Saverocity reader and points & miles enthusiast.In..
The Brooks Brothers credit card promotion train keeps chugging!
The Brooks Brothers credit card has been full of surprises lately. There was an uncapped 10X promo, a random $20 credit opportunity, an increased sign-up bonus, and now they’re o..
Finally fixing my asset allocation
You may have heard the classic story of the Shoemaker’s children having no shoes, or the phase Physician, heal thyself.
But who is wurs shod, than the shoemakers wyfe, With sho..
Sustainability: value, cost, and risk
When a good deal comes along, especially if it doesn’t have a designated expiration date, folks often talk about whether the deal is “sustainable” or not. The general idea is
How I decided between the multitude of travel options to Orlando
For some reason, domestic travel stresses me out more than international travel. Booking the travel, that is. The reasons for this are pretty simple – international travel prese..
PSA: Let’s talk about Travel. Not Politics.
Let’s talk about Travel. Not Politics. Travel blogs shouldn’t be discussing political matters because it upsets readers who read the blog for Travel related reasons. And if thos..