Pass me the special sauce! In case you hadn’t heard.. Chase offers 3x Ultimate Rewards on the First Friday of the month for Restaurant category spending. This seriously is the most exciting thing, my pal over at Big Habitat calculated it was worth about $21 per year in FREE MONEY People!So, you could imagine my excitement […]
#milemadness Charlotte Exposed!
The “Charlotte DO” went really well. A few people have already shared their thoughts and impressions as attendees and I wanted to do the same. Here’s what I think worked, and I what I think didn’t so we can make the next one even better. I am also going to share the behind the scenes […]
Helping a Reader Out – The lessons I learned
I’m feeling really good right now. I worked with a reader who was getting frustrated with my posts and who felt in the dark, and helped them book a trip that is on their bucket list. I won’t share the exchange because I value the privacy of the person, but I wanted to share […]
Finding the Next Big Thing Part 2 – Understanding Rebates and Fees
Rebates are the key to the next big thing. They show their faces in several areas, and it really is a murky world indeed. I will try to shed some light on how the rebate system works, and how we can both generate more income from this, and also avoid the traps that come with […]
#CharlotteDO Schedule
We changed up the itinerary for Charlotte. Initially we were going to have just a few speakers and wrap things up by about 2pm, heading off for an “Amazing Race” for those who wanted to do so. However, we felt that getting everything fitted into that schedule would make things rushed, and with so many […]
The Death knell for Lifemiles?
I recently shared my opinions on how bloggers can kill deals by trading tricks for clicks. There are many arguments out there about why publicizing deals are good and bad things- in one camp are people who don’t want any secrets shared because they fear the loopholes will close, on the other side people want […]
Finding the Next Big thing – Part 1 Duplication Models
I spoke recently about Finding, not Killing , the next big thing. That post was the ‘why killing a deal is wrong’ which is pretty obvious… this post is intended to help people on the path to finding the next big thing, without blowing it up. Though one of the hardest parts is towards the […]
Identifying Risk and Exposure within your Miles and Points Accounts
I’m currently working on a project for my CFP exam where I take a High Net Worth couple with some risk factors, and craft a strategy that keeps their money in their pockets and out of the IRS. The goal of such financial planning is to evaluate asset allocation and titling and to shift things […]
Finding, not Killing, The Next Big Thing
I shared recently a post about how I am not an expert. It’s super empowering to do such a thing, because it relieves me of the need to throw away all respect for the ‘art’ of travel hacking in pursuit of readers. Sadly, Gary from View from the Wing and Ben from One Mile at […]
CharlotteDO #Milemadness Social Post
The CharlotteDO for #milemadness is taking place on Saturday May 10th at the Hyatt House, address below: HYATT house™ Charlotte Center City 435 East Trade Street Charlotte, NC 28202 HYATThouseCharlotteCenterCity.comI keep on including the address because there is another Hyatt a few blocks away and I hope if I repeat it enough times I will actually […]