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Yesterday, I wrote about my $82,000 manufactured spending challenge and how I ventured away from my original plan by cashing out American Express gift cards via Google Wallet. I’ve gotten some emails from folks with questions about this and since…
It’s been a little over a month since I started my quest to meet $82,000 in spending requirements within 3 months and I’m happy to report I’ve made quite a bit of progress, following the plan almost exactly as I outlined it.…
I stayed at the Hyatt Regency San Francisco back in 2013, which was a pleasant experience. At the time, I remarked that the hotel could benefit from a renovation. That sentiment was reaffirmed during my most recent stay, when the…
No matter how many miles you’re generating in manufactured spending each month, parting with them is never easy. One way to combat this is by making sure you are getting good value out of your point redemptions. That’s how I…
That title is beyond nauseatingly cheesy, but there’s really no other way to put it. Discovering travel hacking has had a huge impact on where I am right now. Three years ago, I was working in the research department of…
A reader, Jill, sent me a question that I thought was worth devoting a post to. It is especially relevant to those who travel quite a bit for work. When your travel expenses are paid for by your employer, this…
Unlike other hotel chains I’ve covered in this series (Club Carlson, IHG Rewards Club, Best Hyatt hotels), the number of low-category Starwood hotels is, well, low. There weren’t hordes of run down airport hotels to sift through or random hotels in the…
The Hyatt Carmel Highlands has been on my wish list for a while. When my family and I headed to Big Sur for a road trip a few weeks ago, I took the opportunity to try to arrange a stay…
There’s a joke out there about points and miles bloggers doing this to “help friends and family” as opposed to getting a piece of the credit card affiliate pie. I’m sticking to my guns on this because helping friends and…
A Twitter follower sent me a message recently that left me pretty envious. She’s been targeted for the 150,000 point American Express Platinum Business card offer. The current public offer for the card is 40,000 points after $5,000 spent within…
