The point of travel has become lost on some people. I’ve noticed great travel writers who have stopped writing about the experience and instead focus on “the product” – the planes, the indistinguishable lie-flat seats, the fancy hotels, and of […]
Regardless of whether you pay for travel out of pocket or use points and miles, you will at some point need cash to cover your expenses. Not necessarily physical cash, but numbers on a screen that you can use to
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I’m sitting at home, packing my bag when I realized I should probably write a blog post in preparation for this weekend. I’ll be attending my first frequent traveler event, the Chicago Seminars. This is an event Rick Ingersoll, founder of
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In the two years, I’ve been chasing points, I’ve failed to attend a single frequent flyer event. I’ve read lots of blog posts about these events and the consensus tends to be “If you’re a newbie it will be helpful, otherwise
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Earning points and miles is a balancing act. When we land on a goldmine, the challenge is to keep things in moderation to avoid getting shut down. Don’t get greedy and overzealous. That is what ruins deals – a group
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I joined TripAlertz over a year ago and recently had $25 worth of trip cash expire on me. Though they often have decent hotels in San Francisco, New York, Vegas, I never found a great property worth redeeming my Trip
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I’ve gotten alot of feedback about my previous post on getting free miles at Macy’s, and the gist of it is as follows: 1. Macy’sT&C explicitly state that you cannot credit giftcards to a credit card. I hadn’t seen this before and it’s
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Update: Please see this post for an update on Macys’ official policy and tips to avoid violating it. Since the Office Depot/Vanilla Reload/Bluebird deal has more or less died for many of us, there has been a scramble to find
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There is a SuperCenter in my town, which I’ve tried to avoid like the plague until recently. Walmart’s MoneyCenter has become a goldmine, though, earning me thousands of miles every month. Here are a few ways you can maximize your
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This past weekend I wrote about a way to truly earn free points and travel. There was an unidentified prize for anyone who correctly guessed it. While there were a few good guesses, unfortunately nobody got it right. It wasn’t
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