Trevor just gave us a quick state of the union on MS today. Since, we I’m heading off on a cruise next week, I thought to share the ‘At Sea’ version. I really enjoy at Sea MS because it involves walking up to a machine wearing your favorite hawaiian shirt sipping on chilled beverage, typing in […]
When a dollar saved is not a dollar earned
You’ve likely heard the adage, that a dollar saved is a dollar earned, or indeed two dollars earned, but how does this amazing phenomenon occur really, and is it ‘magic’ like compound interest, or something else entirely? My $175 LessonLast year I signed up for the Amex Business Rewards Gold credit card with a 75,000 […]
Why is reselling so attractive to the MS world?
As I keep my finger on the pulse of the game, and MS in particular (by reading TBB) I’ve heard of this thing called ‘Reselling’. Apparently it is the future of MS. So much so that several people I know have quit their jobs to resell full time. There must be a lot of points to […]
Can you handle getting detained?
Depending on which blogs you read, you might be committing crimes, or not, in the pursuit of points. But in either case does that actually matter if you get detained?An important consideration for the masses who are swarming into the land of manufactured spending is that the exact same event can create different outcomes. This […]
Serve/BB Them birds are dead ducks
The birds are dead. Stick a fork in them. Best possible thing I could do at this point is list 5 ways to liquidate those gift cards you bought. It would be popular, I could slip in some credit card links and we could make a killing.But really, while it would be a help to […]
Spending money. The struggle is real.
Yesterday we decided to change plans and cancel our trip to Aruba. I’d booked the trip speculatively and had got as far as 4 nights (2×2) at the Radisson, which is now a Hilton, and booked us flights one way on JetBlue. We were scheduled to go on Feb 4th, and still debating whether to […]
2016 Points and Miles Strategy Ideas
It’s interesting to hear other people talk about their points and miles woes… a discerning eye can learn a lot about the volume earned, and sophistication of the earner from the way in which things trouble people.While some people seek to compartmentalize their points and miles life, I like to incorporate it as much as possible. […]
Blasting out Min Spends in Min Time
Due to a rare medical condition, I am unable to MS more than 1hr per week. Any longer and my left eyelid starts to twitch uncontrollably. This makes post App-O-Rama times interesting in the Saverocity household, where I recently took on a requirement of 25K+10K+10K+5K+6K+6K min spends by year end.. Money = TimeI always talk about how […]
5x what, Bro?
Back in the day, and no longer relevant at all.. there was a gig where you could earn 5x URs via prepaids. It was Vanilla Reloads. The gig was super, you’d buy your cards, pay $3.95 for the privilege, and clear 5x$503.95 in Ultimate Rewards. Good times… or so I hear, as I never actually […]
Got a bunch of points and no time to travel?
What a horrible situation, and what can be done? I heard this complaint last night while chatting on twitter about the 5x gig, sorry for not pumping out a post immediately with an affiliate link in it at the time, but I don’t like to do that. But what can be done when you’ve got […]