There are a ton of moving pieces in the miles and points world on any given day, any given week. Earlier this week, news started popping up about a rather large flapping moving piece (aka RedBird) which may no longer being able to be loaded with debit cards (let alone pin enabled Visa Gift Cards).This…
If you’ve been following the mile and point community for a while, you’ve probably seen a few disturbing trends.First we had American Express limit sign on bonuses to once in a lifetime. Then we had Chase’s latest developments, roughly called 5/24 rule.The fact is, churning credit cards is becoming more difficult. Don’t get me wrong, there…
I get great enjoyment out of commercials. On Friday I shared Delta’s new commercial, today I thought, given this is College Football season, this might at least garner a few laughs. Why Discover? Well, because of their Deal of the Year (FrequentMiler’s term) after all.While the commercials below pre-date the Deal of the Year, I still…
I referenced an article from BBC in this weeks Tagging Miles Weekly Roundup, but after reading it further I felt like there was more to the story than just a simple mention.In short, what I found interesting was some of the factors that weighed into how a country was ranked.For starters, the Expat Explorer 2015…
The past few weeks have been pretty busy, not just for me, but also for what I’d call “Big News.” Perhaps the biggest of that, was United Airlines firing Chief Executive Jeff Smisek. The reasoning is that this is related to a federal investigation regarding the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. It…
It’s quiet Sunday, so I figured that I’d share the top 5 things I’m grateful for, as I Manufacture Spending as a Weekend Warrior.Without further ado, perhaps even a little Dave Letterman style, the Top 5 MS things I’m thankful for:5. A working Kate (Kiosk At The Entry) at Walmart4. Chase Ink 5×3. Competent cashiers (though few…
I first thought of this post, reading Rapid Travel Chai’s 10 Signs that He is a Travel Hacker and You are Not, and thought, this would be fun. Outside of our community, you’d be surprised how many people collect miles and points when they travel. They may not go out of their way to do…
I’ve read what feels like a ton of posts, articles, and tweets about Governor Cuomo’s approach to LaGuardia, and I can’t take it anymore!Perhaps the best article (and I’ll call it an article, because it was via Travel and Leisure), was Seth Miller’s on how $4 Billion Later, New York’s LaGuardia Airport is Still Not…
Back in June, Doctor of Credit (and many others), wrote about a great feature of the Discover IT card, at first for any card holder, then later for only new cardholders. That is the Discover Double Cash Back (receiving that second half of cashback 13 months later). This has been absolutely huge in my opinion,…
I have a confession to make: When I started in this game, 5+ years ago, I was a huge fan of Lucky otherwise known as Ben Schlappig. He inspired my first trip award trip to Japan, in Lufthansa First Class with my wife. Because of Ben, my wife and I lounged in the Lufthansa First Class…