Restaurant Week NYC is a fantastic time for visitors and locals alike to take advantage of the great dining experiences that this city can offer, a personal favorite of ours has been Butter, however this year it seems that it is being offered only in the new Midtown location, which may be different. We also […]
Archives for February 2014
Untouchable – the Balance Transfer Card you must lock away
Some people have mixed understanding of the rules when it comes to balance transfers, as apparently in the Dodd-Frank regulations they were attempting to deal with a rather sneaky Credit Card rule, but as of today, 2/12/2014 those dastardly credit card companies are still trying to trap balance transfer people with a very sneaky rule.If […]
Knowing when to let go
This week I engaged a realtor to help sell my apartment in Brooklyn. It goes against many of the principles behind Saverocity since their fee is going to take a chunk of my profit, and there are services out there now like For Sale By Owner that would reduce costs drastically. In fact, I could […]
Is the 75K Business Room at Radisson Blu worth it to you?
I have to say, in terms of Hotel credit cards, the Club Carlson card is far and beyond the best card you can get, I love SPG too, but I use that for flights mainly, the Club Carlson card however offers a value like no other, with the final night of each trip ‘comped’ by […]
A note on Affiliate Revenue Policy
I’ve talked about Affiliate revenue in the past, but since Saverocity has grown into a network of blogs I thought it would be valuable to both the readers, and the contributors here, to share some insights to Affiliate revenue, and how the site generates money.Affiliate links are links to products that offer us a commission. […]
Why you can’t earn Points from Paying your Rent With Bluebird Checks
This post will extrapolate on a recent Twitter exchange that seemed to confuse several people, so I thought sharing this perspective might prove useful.The premise is that by using a combination of the Amex Bluebird, Loaded with Vanilla Reloads purchased by a points earning credit card you can then earn points paying your rent by […]
Frequent Flyer Fraud – How they use your points
We at Saverocity view our miles and points as a currency like any other, they offer us incredible value and we go to great means to acquire them as cheaply as possible. Not everyone thinks like us about these. Importantly, the controllers of the programs, and their governing bodies don’t. Even more importantly, criminals both […]
Capital One attempts to shut down Saverocity using RSA Security and Hosting Providers
I hope we will be around for a while to come, but if Capital One had their way Saverocity would have been removed from the internet within 48hrs of today, simply for discussing them in posts ‘without official approval’.It is a sad state of affairs when a site like this is threatened with closure for […]