I seem to be catching myself making a series of stupid decisions recently, so I thought it might make a good series for the blog: Stupid Stuff I did this week…. Let’s start with TopCashBack.I’m loyal to no loyalty program, I simply sign up for them all, and use whichever is best on that day. […]
Archives for January 2015
In case you weren’t aware. I’m an expert.
Last night I picked up two copies of the Ritz Carlton with 140K bonus, for $395 a pop, and I was pretty excited about it too.Today Josh over at the Forum calls me out via message, asking me what my angle is because as far as he figures it, that wasn’t a smart move. So what […]
500 Million Heartbeats
I’ve pondered this post for a long time. And as I finally sat to write it I quickly ran the math. With an average heartbeat of 60-100 bpm, 500 million heartbeats would be about 12 years old. It’s ironic as that number is very close to the age of the first person who I lost […]
How many people are using your SSN?
I just had an interesting chat with a new bank application specialist. I was in the process of opening up and funding the account with a reasonable, $15K deposit from one of my credit cards, and I hit a few hurdles from security.In fairness, having just moved I expected some identity problems to arise as […]