My cousin, who is awesome, came over yesterday. I hadn’t seen her in a while, so we started talking about her trip to Jordan. She had traveled there for a friend’s wedding. She’s not involved in this hobby at all, but she sort of pays attention when I talk about it sometimes. That became crystal … Read more
On November 2, 2017 Barclay will debut its new Uber Visa Card and many of you are wondering if it’s worth getting. First off, can I say how disappointed I am with Barclay’s credit card line-up? The only noteworthy cards they have right now are the Arrival and the AAdvantage Aviator Credit Cards. No hotel cards … Read more
About a month ago, when Citi was still offering the 75,000 point bonus for the Prestige card, I decided to finally apply for it. I don’t have any ThankYou points and I knew the card’s 4th-night free benefit would be useful, so I went for it. I’m not a heavy card churner. I earn most … Read more
Last week, I was in Maryland for work and used Uber and Lyft to get to the airport and around town. I normally don’t have an issue with either app. Both are convenient to use and I’ve only had one incident where the driver took a ridiculous detour to increase the fare. It kind of … Read more
This past weekend I was in Elk Grove Village for the annual Chicago Seminars. I met a lot of readers, bloggers, and newbies who asked me about manufactured spending. The questions that came up the most were, “What is the secret to your manufactured spending success? How are you able to MS in such large quantities?” … Read more
The Southwest Companion Pass is legendary. Earn 110,000 Rapid Rewards points and depending on your designated companion flies FREE for up to two years! The Companion Pass is probably the best tool out there for people who want to travel “for free” (plus taxes and fees). Well now there’s a quick and easy way to … Read more
Manufactured spending can be very lucrative if you do it right. Aside from the many ways to off-set manufactured spending fees, there are also ways to make a profit from gift card churning. At one point, I was earning 3.5% cash back in addition to points and miles. Before that particular deal died, I could … Read more
One of the biggest barriers (really, the only one) to people getting into this hobby is bad credit. A lot of skeptics are either concerned about ruining their credit through credit card churning or they simply don’t have the minimum 700 credit score required to get approved for rewards credit cards. Those are legitimate concerns, … Read more