Bilt is turning two in June, which means Rent Day is about to get more extravagant than usual. Last Rent Day, Bilt offered a 100% transfer bonus to Flying Blue, while in March, we all got free Hyatt Explorist status. For June 2023, Bilt is offering a host of prizes, […]
Author: Ariana Arghandewal
Is Capital One Price Freeze a scam? Here’s how the service cost me $300
I’ve had a Capital One Venture X card for a year and recently decided to use Price Freeze for the first time. I needed to book three tickets to London this summer. Award space has been nonexistent on the return, so a paid fare was the only option. The Capital […]
Spirit and Frontier are merging into one terrible airline and no one is admitting it
By now, you’ve probably heard more than you can stomach about the Spirit/Frontier merger. You’ve read through the numbers, legalities and the PR bullet points about how great this will be for consumers. You’ve heard that this merger will create the fifth largest airline in the U.S. I’m not going […]
My month in manufactured spending: leveraging buying clubs to earn over 250,000 in welcome bonuses
Warning: This isn’t going to be my typical manufactured spending report. The months when I’d earn over 100,000 points are going to be few and far in between. At least for now. Visa gift card churning isn’t viable in my area anymore and I’m mostly sticking to reselling and buying […]
I’m back – join me for a virtual meet-up/fundraiser!
You know those annoying posts from the early days of blogging where the author would apologize for not blogging for a long time? This kind of feels like that. It’s been a year and a half since I announced my abandonment of this blog to join The Points Guy as […]
A new chapter
It’s been an intense few weeks, both in terms of work and life. As some of you know, I left my full time job back in August and decided to freelance for a bit while deciding my next step. I got to travel a bit (to the Maldives and most […]
Citi Prestige Card: Keep or cancel?
The annual fee on my Citi Prestige Card is due pretty soon and like some of you, I’m wrestling with whether to keep or cancel the card. As you know, Citi increased the annual fee to $495 and removed all of its valuable purchase protections. For a lot of people, […]
My week in manufactured spending: The dreaded shutdown
After a 10-day trip to Turkey, I was happy to be home and getting back into my manufactured spending routine. Before I left, I liquidated most of my $1,000 Simon Mall Visa gift cards and scheduled all of my credit card payments through the first week of February. When I […]
Gilmore Girls Fan Festival Unionville: The ultimate superfan experience
Back in October, I attended the Gilmore Girls Fan Festival in Unionville, Ontario. If you read this blog regularly, you may have picked up on my obsession with Gilmore Girls. I’ve seen every episode countless times and I still can’t watch the last 10 minutes of the revival without crying through it. The […]
What no one tells you about noise canceling headphones
Did you know that noise cancelling headphones can cause severe ear pain, jaw pain, headaches, and disorientation? I’ve considered buying noise cancelling headphones for a while now. I asked for feedback on Twitter and I learned the Bose QuietComfort 35‘s were the best noise cancelling headphones out there. But I wasn’t really […]