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I have an undeserved reputation in some circles as someone who “kills deals“. To my knowledge, no travel or manufactured spending hack has ever been shut down because of the limited exposure on this blog. I’m aware of hacks that got shut…
There is a tendency in this community to follow the herd. That’s normal in any group . People look towards each other for advice and in this case, that pertains to how we earn and redeem our miles. There’s nothing innately wrong…
It’s been an interesting couple of days since the “Muslim Ban” went into effect. As someone who has gotten used to racism and islamophobia over the last 15 years, I was completely shocked at the reaction around the country. The travel…
Shortly after the executive order regarding the “Muslim Ban” was issued on Friday, thousands of people began flooding to airports across the country to protest. In response to the order, the New York Taxi Workers Alliance announced a 1-hour work stoppage…
In Monday’s post about my month in manufactured spending, I mentioned how around $24,000 of my manufactured spending total came from gift card reselling. Since I became aware of The Plastic Merchant back in October, I decided to incorporate gift…
Some of you are uncomfortable right now. Some of you are thinking “Shut up and stick to writing about gift cards and airline miles”. While those are super important subjects that outrank everything else, bigotry does affect some of us in…
I recently came across a HARO inquiry from a dubiously named publication focused on air travel. It was from a blogger writing about “the struggles of air travel for female travelers” and read as follows: Looking for stories about the struggles…
Last week, I was looking through my phone for a specific photo. I was surprised to find that over the past five years, I’ve amassed over 14,000 photos! Many of these are from life and family events, but for the…
If you’re losing your mind over the Chase Sapphire Reserve, which came out yesterday to an outstanding level of hype, don’t. Contrary to what is being written about it, the Chase Sapphire Reserve is NOT the best credit card ever. It’s not…
By now you’ve read hundreds of headlines about the Chase Sapphire Reserve Card. And you’ve been well-conditioned to hit the “apply” button on your favorite blogger’s links. Undoubtedly, the Sapphire Reserve’s 100,000-point sign-up bonus is huge and a great reason…
