(Note: I’m traveling this week and next so posts may be sparser than normal)IntroductionFlying the Emirates A380 in First Class was one of my bucket list items. A colleague and friend of mine jokes that all I do is chase metal (airplanes), but this Emirates A380 flight was different, for two reasons. The first I…
IntroductionLast November, my wife and I had this crazy idea. We wanted to take my mother in law on a trip to Asia on miles and share with her what we truly enjoyed in this miles and points game. We had previously taken her to Argentina and Uruguay for a long weekend (although that was…
There was a time not too long ago where you had to pay for your credit profile and current credit scores. Then came the rise of free credit monitoring sites Credit Sesame and Credit Karma. Much like Mint.com did for budgeting, these sites gave users a complete view of their credit profile. In addition, users were also…