When I look at a redemption, I tend to consider things from many angles. The overall feeling is a combination of the following thoughts: How awesome will this trip be? How efficiently am I paying for it, and what is the opportunity I am losing in order to select it? In the past I did […]
Does money care where it came from?
I discussed the behavioral impact of money recently, where I pondered how people perceive ‘free’ money vs ‘earned’ money, in that if it comes from a free source, such as AGC, logic goes out of the window. Check it out here if you were still in prison at the time.I really enjoy this topic, because once you […]
0% Balance Transfers, Saving vs Refinance
We’ve been having some great discussions on The Forum recently. One that came up was ‘What to do with the cash from a 0% Balance Transfer’. I thought it was post worthy as a concept. Firstly we need a quick caveat that the topics in this post contain a lot of inherent risk, and many people […]
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 […]
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 […]
Do you go for the free lapchild seat?
I know, I’m a boring bastard – but you just bookmark this stuff now for when you grow up and have kids m’kay…. I spoke yesterday about how I had shifted my strategy towards frequent flyer programs by adding in Delta, SouthWest and JetBlue. I transferred enough Amex Membership Rewards for 3 JetBlue seats, even […]
I just changed my entire Frequent Flyer strategy
Well, I still don’t pay for flights. But I’ve made a massive change to my frequent flyer miles bank, and joined 3 new programs. Amusingly, I think most, if not all 3 are frequently disparaged by the ‘points experts’, so maybe I’m just going doolally due to lack of sleep around these here parts.The programs […]
2015 Challenge – Live a month without money
An average human can live 3 weeks without food, 3 days without water and 3 seconds without checking their iPhone. But how long can you live without money? I’m not talking crazy here (well I am) about going off to live in the caves of Utah like Daniel Suelo. I’m talking living the life you […]
Retiring on a Cruise Ship
Would you like to spend your retirement, or even a very early retirement, traveling around the world on a cruise ship, while earning money in the meantime? I’m not suggesting becoming an employee, rather a long term, highly valued guest . There seems a spot where you can find arbitrage within renting out your accommodation via […]
Do you think a $1700 Flight is a great deal? Really?
Twitter is going Bananas! I even posted a link to this flight deal in The Forum… gotta keep the readers happy don’t you know? But I also wrote today about the bigger picture… F.I.R.E.!! Financial Independence, I shared some details on how I made money, not to brag, but to open up about the value […]