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Update: Now that REloadit cards are reduced to $500 increments and unloading them has become more difficult, they are no longer a viable manufactured spending option. REloadit cards are the holy grail of manufactured spending tools. If you can find…
IHG Rewards Club Category 2 hotels require 15,000 points per night. The list is pretty vast, again, due to the 4,600+ properties in the company’s portfolio. In this category, you’ll notice more hotels in big cities, many with central locations…
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…
With the success of the Best Club Carlson and Best Hyatt hotels, 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…
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…
In the previous post we covered whether Afghanistan is a safe place to visit. If that hasn’t deterred you from visiting, here are a few tips on how to prepare before your trip, how to get there and where to…
As of April 1, 2015 Vanilla Reload cards are no longer available for purchase Recently I outlined the basics of manufactured spending, including the key reload/prepaid cards involved and methods of unloading them. In this post, I’m going to expand…
I’ve had many hobbies: Travel, reading, writing, drawing (I know, it sounds like the hobbies get more and more boring). All of these things have given me a sense of calm and serenity. Chasing points, on the other hand, gives…
The end of 2013 was flooded with bad news on the loyalty program front. Airline after airline announced some sort of devaluation, and hotel chains soon joined in. In case you’re having trouble keeping track of it all, below is…
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…
