I consider myself something of a credit card aficionado, but the funny thing with talking about all these cards all the time coupled with being insanely busy is sometimes the reality doesn’t gel with the theory. This is similar somewhat to your investments as portfolio drift occurs, so every now and then its good to […]
Tips for Successful and Efficient Vanilla Reload Shopping in New York City
This is a guest post from The Miles Professor, who also took me (I did think I was the only one…) out and about on a fantastic tour of the city to share her tips and tricks for locating Vanilla Reloads in one of the most competitive environments we know.New York is a competitive city […]
The Chase Disney Card – worth a second look?
As some of you may know, we have just returned from our ‘babymoon’ to Carmel, California and we are expecting our first child in June. Of course, the first thing I can think of is how can we get to Disney for free, and taking a look at the Chase Disney Card proved quite interesting […]
Flight Review, Service beats Product – American Airlines old tart vs young filly
I just returned from a short vacation to Carmel, California which I would highly recommend to anyone who enjoys things that are beautiful and nature in its most powerfully magnificent form. To get there we has two completely different experiences with American Airlines, which prompted some further thoughts on service and product, something that I […]
Let the #milemadness Commence!
Today is the first day of March, and hails the start of #milemadness the Manufactured Spending Tournament. The players are raring to go and have been polishing their credit cards so they all look like Platinum, and honing their skills ready for this month of manufactured spending.Competition will be fierce, and a real pleasure to […]
#milemadness Manufactured Spending Tournament meet the Players
Thursday 2/27 is the final day for new players to join the Manufactured Spending Tournament, I’ll actually be traveling for part of the day, but feel free to shoot me an email to matt@saverocity.com or tweet me @saverocity and I will make sure you make it on the list, for those following along on twitter […]
DYKWIA- Comping Bloggers
I am trying to be impartial about this post, but as one of the top 500 most famous C list bloggers out there, I do find myself leaning towards ‘bloggers should gets lots of free stuff’. However, the general trend I see from readers is that when a blogger is comped a trip, they are […]
Manufactured Spend Tournament FAQ Post and Thread
Based on feedback via emails and comments I have collated the most frequently asked questions about the Tournament. Please see them below, and feel free to use the comments section to add more questions you might have if you are a player, or prospective player. Please start by reading the initial post that outlines the […]
The Manufactured Spending Tournament
Announcing the Manufactured Spending Tournament – who will be crowned the champion?With so many players, and so many games, the realm of manufactured spending has expanded massively over recent years. From simple, well known tactics like Amazon Payments, to complex purchase and resale deals the ways to generate points and profit are plentiful.It is time […]
Bluebird vs Serve Calculations
I actually have one Serve and one Bluebird Card (more accurately, my wife owns the Serve) the rules of these cards dictate that you can only hold one or the other, and one person cannot have both. For some time it seemed that the Serve was inferior to the Bluebird, but with recent changes allowing […]