My strategy to credit card management has changed substantially over the past year, here’s a few things that I do differently. I don’t call for retention offersCards are keepers, or they are not. I have a foundation of fee free or permanently waived cards (grandfathered in Citi via the old Citigold program). These I keep. If […]
[Targeted] Free night at Encore for #Travelcon
Check your inboxes! You’ll find nothing that wasn’t there already.Am I the only person here who finds these [Targeted] posts completely pointless? Can we stop with this now? I’m pretty sure if I got a deal awesome enough for you to write a blog post about it then I’ve not forgotten to look at it.And […]
The Golden Rule of Points and Miles
If there is one thing I could share with anyone interested in points and miles, from novice to ‘expert’ it is this: valuation is subjective.The moment you buy into other people’s BS about value you lose all sense of reality, and this will snowball into making more and more bad decisions where points and miles are […]
Can a Travel Policy Statement keep you on track?
In finance, there is a behavioral tool known as the Investment Policy Statement. A good advisor will create one with you, and keep you to it. The purpose is to keep your emotions from ruining your plan, and to help keep you on track.Ironically, many people in the travel game may have such a strategy […]
I’m in debt from all these credit cards
It’s crazy. I’ve got so many points, but my imagination has been running wild, and I’ve managed to ‘half book’ enough trips to put some real pressure onto my points strategy. I’ve not got enough in the bank to really meet my obligations… the situation is so dire I’m thinking about going on a budget!It’s […]
Flipping your sh!t
Have you ever wondered why other people are so dumb and you’re such a genius? Happens to me all the time. I remember looking at some guys out there that were ‘paying’ for flights and doing mileage runs to gain status, when I could fly for free…. But when you talk to these guys, it […]
Upping my technology game
I’m not going to lie, I’m losing my mind these days. Part of the reason I object to chasing after small time gigs is that I already have so much information stuffing my pea sized brain that I simply cannot take it anymore. Time to up the game.In the past I’ve been cheap when it […]
Attending a conference, then and now.
I was reflecting on TravelCon recently, having secured my flights and hotels, and it opened up all sorts of ‘then and now’ thoughts. Reading how Noah picked Excalibur based on price made me chuckle, and perhaps share a few thoughts. Back in the day…When I first started going to Vegas I was a hustler. Not […]
Working that Virgin America award chart
I almost paid cash for a ticket. Holy moly! By cash I mean AA eGift cards. Luckily I managed to find some interesting things in the award charts, and wanted to share my adventures in the hope it may help.I was looking for flights from New York to Las Vegas for TravelCon and was really drawing […]
Food is Free!
I’m pretty sure that most of you guys have read the blog travelisfree.com if you haven’t, stop living under a rock and snap to it. The executive summary: Drew and Carrie are part of a crack commando unit that was sent to prison by a military court for a crime they didn’t commit. These two promptly escaped […]