Lessons Learned from Remodeling Week 5: The Pit of Despair
Welcome to my lessons learned from remodeling journal. I thought it would be fun to share our remodeling journey week by week. I hope you can learn something by what
Real Life Family Travel: The Glue
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
SPECIAL GUEST POST: American Airlines CEO Doug Parker!
Editor’s note: today’s guest post is by Doug Parker, the current Chairman and CEO of American Airlines Group, Inc., the parent company of American Airlines. Thanks Doug!Hi everyb..
Visiting South America in July: How Far South Should We Go?
I’m taking a break from remodeling to think about our Camp Mom coming up this summer. We’re visiting South America in July and will fly into and out of Santiago. We
On booking channels
If you’ve been travel hacking for any length of time you likely have access to a range of points currencies and credit cards, each with its own strengths. Rewards programs
Always wanted to be a points & miles blogger? Now you can with my DIY blog post!
I think the biggest downside to the world of points & miles blogging–if indeed it can even be said to have a downside–is that there just aren’t enough people doing it. Everyone s..
Everything About the Southwest Companion Pass
It’s the time of year to talk about the Southwest companion pass, which may be the best airline benefit you can earn from credit cards. (See How Long The Southwest Companion Pass..
How to start travel hacking when your budget can’t hack it
On the last Observation Deck podcast, I had the pleasure of talking to Jonathan Khoo and Joe Cortez about a wide variety of topics. I’ve always loved having Joe as
Brooks Brothers credit card offering a $100 sign-up bonus, I think
The Brooks Brothers credit card, which as of late has had sent some nice marketing promotions my way, is now offering a $100 sign-up bonus (at least, I think they’re offering
Episode 45 – jonk, he who would fly 270,000 miles
Episode Description
The Joes kick off 2017 with special guest Jonathan Khoo (@jonk). We review his 270,000+ miles in the air in 2016, how he
Lessons Learned from Remodeling Week 4: My Faith Tested and ReStored
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
Best Buy credit card: $50 reward for $500 of spending
Store card marketing offers have been respectable lately–see here and here. Today I got this in my inbox:So $500 of spending outside of Best Buy gets me $50. Hopefully the rest
Popular Marriott Flight and Hotel Packages
There is a lot of interest in Marriott Flight and Hotel Packages of late. It could be because Southwest chose to go the corporately responsible path, it could be the
Booking Virgin America to Hawaii: the bad, the good, and one weird old trick
While Virgin America doesn’t have very many flights from where I live, I was still intrigued by the new, as of January 9, 2017, ability to book Virgin America flights
4 Travel Hacking Bad Habits I’m Ditching This Year (And What I’m Doing Instead)
It’s New Year’s: the traditional time to ditch bad habits and improve yourself. I’m sure you’ve seen all the FitBit and organization store ads. I’ve even told you about the
FT4RL 6: MCO Redux! Will You Join Our Triumphant Return to Orlando?
I’m happy to announce that Family Travel for Real Life (FT4RL) is returning to Orlando. We had so much fun in and around Disney that going back was a no-brainer.
The world is full of nice people trying to give you advice
I’m lucky enough to have the opportunity to periodically get together with travel hackers around the country, whether it’s at organized DO’s, subscribers-only meetups, or spontan..
5 Tips Before You Use Your British Airways Avios
Avios are likely the easiest frequent flyer miles to earn for free via credit cards, but BA doesn’t make it easy to understand their program.
They have 3 award charts, inconsiste..
British Airways: I am not a Robot!
For anyone who uses the British Airways Search Tool to search for award travel on OneWorld Alliance Airlines, you may be familiar with this sight:Now, if you use the British
Using Citi Prestige 4th Night Free at Disney Hotels
View from Bay Lake Tower 12th Floor
This is a guest post from Robert Dwyer, a Saverocity reader and points & miles enthusiast.For a while there the Citi Prestige credit card
The Southwest Saga 2017, 2017 Predictions, 2016 Navel Gazing
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
Housekeeping – making sure your miles and points are in order
I know there are a lot of hyper organized people who play this game. I happen to not be one of them, much to my wife’s chagrin. I am organized
Amazon Long Term Storage Fees Hit 15 February – Caveats!
Amazon Long Term Storage Fees are something I try to avoid whenever possible. That said, the past few times, they have come with a rather interesting caveat that has made