Ben, AKA Lucky from One Mile at a Time has recently posted about taking his dad on a round-the-world first class flight on Emirates Airlines. I might’ve been critical of Ben on more than one occasion. I thought his infamous Kickstarter attempt to raise money for a flight in a new Etihad Residence suite was… Continue Reading
My App-o-Rama [Weird] Results Are In!
This weekend I have completed the app-o-Ramas for me and the wife with weird results. My FICO score before the AOR was 816, and hers was 796. Here are the results. Lazy Traveler: Card Bonus Spend Time Annual Fee Cap 11.15 One APPROVED 50K=$5,000 $4.5K 3/mths None Chase Sapphire Preferred CALL: DENIED 40K+5K UR points (for adding… Continue Reading
I’m Kind of Torn About My Next App-o-Rama
I’m a little bit overwhelmed. Quite honestly, I’m not sure what to do. Our last app-o-Rama (mine and wife’s) were fast and uncomplicated, but now there are more cards in my wish list, than what I can apply for. I mean could apply for. I won’t because my personal comfort limit is 6 at a… Continue Reading
AMEX Business Gold 75,000-Point Bonus Can Be Yours–with a Twist
Per this PointsCentric post, you can turn a standard 25,000-point offer into a 50- or 75,000-point offer with a trick. He recommends to copy the link into your phone or tablet browser, and voila–you’ve got the offer. Here is the link: https://www.americanexpress.com/us/small-business/credit-cards/business-gold-rewards. Note that you would have to spend $10,000 in 3 months, but this is… Continue Reading
Are You Sick and Tired of Credit Card Frauds and Data Breaches?
The White House appears to be sick of it, too. On October 17, President Obama issued an Executive Order designed to combat this menace. The problem has gotten so bad in the recent years that neither the financial industry nor law enforcement can turn the blind eye anymore. Data breach here, data breach there. Dairy Queen and Neiman Markus, Target… Continue Reading
On Location TV and Movie Tour in Central Park: Review!
It’s funny how we often need a long journey while neglecting treasures we might have in our own backyards. Having lived in New York for the last 22 years, I have only visited Central Park a handful of times. We have our own Prospect Park here in Brooklyn, although it is no match to its… Continue Reading
If You Are Paying for Your Travel, You Are Doing Something Wrong
Most people would be dumbfounded by this statement. Most people would roll their eyes (behind my back if they’re nice). Most of those who are not very nice would inquire if I was out of my mind. If you are my reader, however, you are not like most people. You know that traveling for… Continue Reading
My Best Credit Card Lists Are Updated
Things have been a bit slow in the last month, but there have been some new developments. Chase British Airways Card with 50,000 Avios Bonus Waives the Annual Fee Chase has recently introduced a new policy for most of their cards. If you haven’t had the bonus within the last 24 months (and aren’t currently holding the… Continue Reading
Manufactured Spending and Susan, the Milkmaid
I’m breaking my regular programming (which is pigging out on food, booze, sun and ocean waves here on the North Coast of the Dominican Republic) to bring you this. A few days ago, Matt from Saverocity wrote a brilliant post in response to another great post by Shawn from Miles to Memories. Here is a… Continue Reading
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