Last night I had the audacity to scoff at the people on twitter who were all excited about this ticketmaster deal out there. The deal: $10 rebate when you buy something at Ticketmaster. The angle: $0.50 tickets, the scale, lots of cards. I thought it was a waste of time, but others are out there […]
Archives for July 2015
Big Picture Thoughts
We’re coming to the end of our trip to Cancun, and i’ve been giving some thought to the couple of decisions we made on this trip. The big one was on our outbound flight, from New York to Cancun. We had booked 2 seats (aisle and window) on American Airlines (10K avios per seat) hoping […]
Maximizing Discounts on BMW European Delivery
This is a guest post from Robert Dwyer, a Saverocity reader and points & miles enthusiast.What was the thing that got you into points & miles?For me it was this post about how to get a great deal on a BMW lease through their European Delivery program. European Delivery itself is a great approach, but if […]
My first ever Travel (self) Insurance claim
Unlike many codswallop’s out there, I don’t think you should take out travel insurance. Travel insurance is for your granny, who books her coach trips on Greyhound, via fax machines. I self insure, and if you can do the same, I highly recommend it. People who tell you otherwise are either selling the stuff and […]
How to value an annual fee offer
I wrote yesterday claiming that a 70K no fee might be better than an 80K, the people being paid to promote the 80K offer disagreed with me, as did Ben, who made a fair point. I’d like to help explain the math as simply as I can when it comes to valuations. Points have variable […]
PSA – the Marriott 80,000 offer perhaps isn’t worth it.
I just heard that the Marriott Rewards card has increased its offer to 80,000 points, you will too as it will be slammed over the web by credit card affiliate pumpization machines.Here’s the offer: 80K pts $3000 spend $85 fee What you might want to do instead:Go to see the Doctor of Credit. He has […]
The Haul revisited.. then, and now.
Nick, over at PFDigest recently wrote the seminal piece “are we all doomed?” In which, he quoted the overly positive post by Marathon Man and posited on the state of the game. Is the Golden Era behind us? My first reaction to this was that the game is always changing, and you need to evolve […]
Worldcue Travel Planner Review
I came across the Worldcue Travel Planner today when renewing my DAN (Divers Alert Network) membership. It is an online tool that allows you to plan your upcoming trips with a little more ease. I noticed 3 key areas that are very useful, particularly for more exotic trips: Location Intel Tools/Health Requirements Tools/Entry Exit Requirements I’m […]
Emotions and Manufactured Spend
I find that the study of one’s emotions can create interesting opportunities for enlightenment. This past week I noticed something odd about mine, and have been trying to see what I can take from it to improve my game.Typically I am an opportunistic manufactured spender. I think that the hobby is suck on time and […]