Humans are funny things. We’ve been taught to learn the rules and obey them, and while it can be a very empowering thing to know the rules, laws, or other things and therefore maximise them, it can also be limiting.Let’s consider something extreme, such as shooting another human. While I hope never to do this, […]
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 […]
Amex Gift Cards Terms Change, what to do?
I was reading in the Forum Level 2 this morning that the terms changed on Amex Gift Cards. We have a rule where we don’t talk about what goes on there, kinda like fight club, but I see no upside in holding back this news, other than if I were malicious and wanted people to […]
Money talks, bullshit walks
I’m going on a mini rant here, based on a comment from Travel Blogger Buzz that I just read, here it is: My blog has not seen a single phucking penny from advertising as many blogs (especially in networks such as Boarding Area and Saverocity) get paid every month for all their page views.Some points […]
5 steps to setting up a second Twitter Account
Clearly, this topic isn’t covered enough since my feed is overwhelmed with people tweeting for free crap via #hashtag promotions. Amex Sync is likely the overall winner in most annoying, but @Clubcarlson does a fine job of giving away points every now and then that encourage people to beg for them at least 5-10 times […]
Swagbucks – review and $200 giveaway!
I’d heard of Swagbucks as a shopping portal, and was recently approached by them regarding their product. Upon further exploration I learned that they a lot more going on than just that, so I decided to dive and review what they have going on. For full disclosure, I was offered the chance to earn a […]
GreenDot Scam Alert
One of my readers approached me via the Forum to tell me that one of their relatives has just been the victim of a scam involving GreenDot cards, since we in this hobby frequently discuss such tools, and perhaps have cards lying around the house it may be that we are normalizing their usage. Please […]
The Cheapskate Challenge Winner!
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 […]
It’s a Big Day at Saverocity!
It’s an exciting time for Saverocity, and I’m glad to have you guys with me on the journey. Welcoming Dia, The Deal MommyFirstly, I’d like you all to welcome Dia, The Deal Mommy to Saverocity. I’ve been a huge fan of Dia for some time now, her focus seems actually realistic: making travel available and […]
Using Twitter to get VIP level Customer Service from major brands
This post is a confluence of recent thoughts and experiences, as such, I hope it makes sense! This week we swapped a phone over from AT&T to Republic Wireless. In doing so the number ported over before we migrated the contacts. As such we received a text (SMS) message asking my wife “how was your […]