Earlier this week I decided it would be fun to start up a thread in the Forum asking people how they would go about dropping the price of an appliance. The starting price was $1999, but it was already showing up as $1699 on sale. I wanted to see how people addressed the problem, and […]
A beginners guide to Real Spend
All this talk of Manufactured Spend but what about spending on stuff you actually need? I personally find this a fascinating topic because the two subjects really do go hand in hand, and perhaps by understanding one more, we might learn about the other.Let’s look at Vanilla Reloads firstA digression into MS for a moment. […]
TSA Precheck with Global Entry
I signed up for Global Entry because it was free with the American Express Platinum. Since then the Amex now offers you a choice of TSA Pre Check ($85) or Global Entry ($100). They will issue a statement credit for the amount of the application. I just used my Global Entry to get free TSA […]
A/B Testing Credit Card Offers
In my running battles with the affiliate company we have lost and gained links on a weekly basis. The present state of affairs is that we had our last bastion of Direct Links (the mighty Barclays) pulled, but in tandem with that now can offer what is called ‘banner’ links that offer cards from Chase, […]
Game Everything, but not Everyone
I like to flip between talking about matters of finance and travel. Life is a bitch, and we have to figure out how to get through it. In the past I have talked about ‘game everything’. The idea is to move beyond the world of ‘points and miles’ to expand the philosophy into all aspects […]
How to apply for a Baby Passport
I recently applied for a Baby Passport. These are needed for Babies that are United States Citizens traveling oversees only. For domestic travel a Birth Certificate is sufficient, and from what I can gather from American Airlines support and a lot of other parents, the certificate is not as a form of ID. The birth […]
Better than free Ultimate Rewards points
An opinion (that I disagree with) is that creating zero cost points (URs in this case) via MS is optimal. The logic behind the statement.. Because free points cannot be beaten? The post from Shawn (who is putting out good stuff) is here:Basic premise: Earn 1035 UR from a $206.95 GC purchase. Deduct 1% for VSE, […]
Witch! I see affiliate links!!
This has been a funny week or so for the ‘Travel Blogger’ world. We had another occurrence of the revenue discussion appear when Drew from Travel is Free mentioned ‘selling out’. Travel Blogger Buzz went on to explore things further on this topic, and conversations got a bit heated in the comments. The problem, again, […]
Saverocity Charity Update – Q4
Saverocity charity update post. We selected Stop Hunger Now as our charity for Q4. We did this by shortlisting and voting over in the Forum. I promised to assign an amount equal to all of my own credit card income from 10/1 to 12/31 to this cause. Additionally, as this charity was our first to […]
The Top 10 Credit Card offers of all time
Here’s my Top 10, it’s a bit flawed since the points back in days of yore (or every two week period if you fly Delta) were worth more. American Express Business Platinum 150K This card frequently seems to come with 100K offers, but the most I have seen has been 150K – while targeted, when […]