February 2014

Newbie guide to manufactured spending: Paypal My Cash Reload Card

Reload Limit: $500 per day/$4,000 per month Fees: $3.95 fee per card Where to buy: CVS, 711 How to Cash Out: ATM, Bank Transfer, Cash back at grocery store registers, Money order, Square Cash Often a great substitute if your local CVS […]

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#TRLT on Tuesday at 10 AM (PT): Natural wonders on The Road Less Traveled

I hope you’re all enjoying your day off, and that reading this post is a mere distraction from all the fun you’re having rather than a way to kill time. Tomorrow is the weekly #TRLT chat on Twitter. Be sure

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Thai Airways Royal First Class Lounge Bangkok Suvarnabhumi, Thai Airways First Class Lounge

Review: Thai Airways first class lounge & spa Bangkok Airport

I checked in for my Thai Airways flight to Sydney about 4 hours before departure. When I got to the Thai Airways First Class check-in, I was greeted by a rep standing at a metal podium, who was chatting with

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Holiday Inn Shanghai Pudong Kangqiao fancy pool

Best Category 1 IHG hotels

With the success of the Club Carlson and Hyatt Gold Passport Redemptions, I decided to delve into the world of IHG Rewards Club. The chain has over 4,600 hotels worldwide across brands like Intercontinental, Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza, and Candlewood

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#TRLT Today at 10 AM (PT): Culture shock on The Road Less Traveled

It’s Tuesday, which means every travel chat imaginable is happening today. Join me and my to co-founders, Shane and Savannah for #TRLT at 10 AM (PT)/1 PM (ET). The topic will be culture shock on the road less traveled. Below are this week’s questions: Q1: Can

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Vanilla Reload and Reloadit cards at Lucky’s grocery store

A few weeks ago I wrote about finding Vanilla Reloads at a Save Mart grocery store. What I found out when I googled the company is that the company also owns Foodmaxx and Lucky’s (alternatively called Albertson’s, depending on what

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Park Hyatt Sydney Australia

Best Category 7 Hyatt hotels

I started the Best Hyatt Hotel Redemption series back in April 2013, and wrapped things up fairly quickly, since Hyatt had just six categories and very few hotels compared to programs like Club Carlson. On January 7, 2014 Hyatt devalued it’s Gold Passport

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Cash back on American Express Gift Card

Big Crumbs increases cash back on Amex gift cards to 3.5%!

Updated 2/13/14: A reader has reported that the Big Crumbs offer is back down to 2.1%. TopCashBack remains at 3.5% through 2/15/14. Yesterday I wrote about TopCashBack, Big Crumbs, and Barclays RewardsBoost running bonus promotions on Amex Gift Card purchases.

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Cash back on American Express Gift Card

BigCrumbs and TopCashBack offering no fees + up to 3% cash back on Amex gift cards

The only thing better than earning lots of points is earning cash on the side. Both Big Crumbs and TopCashBack are offering $0 fee and up to 3% cash back on American Express gift cards. Big Crumbs is offering 2.1%, while

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#TRLT today at 10 AM (PT): Safety on the Road Less Traveled

I dropped the ball on this yesterday, so it’s a bit late, but the #TRLT (The Road Less Traveled) twitter chat starts today at 10:00 AM (PT)/1:00 PM (ET). This week we’re talking safety on the road less traveled. Below

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