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Last week, Marriott and SPG announced a new unified award chart that would go into effect in 2019. I’ve been out of the loop lately, but the general sense on Twitter was that the upcoming changes were worse than the…
A week ago, I shared a possible manufactured spending shut-down on social media. A Twitter follower from Tennessee reported that his local Walmart may have begun hard-coded registers to reject gift cards for money order purchases. It turned out to…
The Andaz 5th Avenue is a popular hotel for travel hackers visiting New York City. It’s located in midtown, between the New York Public Library and Grand Central Station. The rooms are spacious and the hotel has a boutique vibe.…
Unfortunately, this is not a late, pathetic attempt at an April Fool’s joke. Yesterday, Chase announced it would devalue the IHG Rewards Credit Card’s annual free night benefit. Starting May 1, the annual free night can only be redeemed at…
Housing is probably the biggest expense most of us have, so it’s no wonder most people in this hobby try to find a way to earn miles on rent payments. Plastiq is the service I’ve used over the past few…
We’re now a quarter of way through 2018 – why am I just getting to this post? Frankly, because watching Netflix after work is sometimes more fun. But I’ve got some semi-solid travel plans coming up, so I figured now…
I attended FTU Seattle two weekends ago (I know, this post is late) and while I was there as a speaker, I learned a few things that have made me reconsider how I approach manufactured spending. Or, more accurately, how…
UPDATE: It’s been confirmed that Walmart has in fact increased money order fees at most locations to $0.88. Before I dive in, I want to point out that literally no one else on this planet cares about the possibility of…
One of the most common complaints about points and miles conferences is often, “Why can’t they have these in more convenient locations?” Often, these events are held near airports or the suburbs, where event space is much cheaper. The down…
Earlier today, I shared a Plastic Merchant tutorial post that got a lot of negative feedback. Apparently The Plastic Merchant’s payment issues have gotten worse over the past few weeks. People are reportedly receiving checks that end up bouncing. That’s completely…
