Priority Pass has announced that they will add 250 new locations in 2021, an increase of 20% over current locations. This will be broken down as follows: 150 more traditional airport lounges 100 more non airport lounge spaces (e.g... Read More →
Category - Misc
eBay Sellers Now Get Paid Directly To Bank Account (Without Paypal), Fees Change
eBay is now fully transitioning away from PayPal and having their sellers revenues deposited straight to the seller’s bank account, not through Paypal. Direct Link This option is not yet fully rolled out and only some sellers... Read More →
FDA Authorizes Pfizer Vaccine For Those 12+ Years Old
FDA has announced emergency use authorization (EUA) for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine for those aged 12-15 years old. Previously authorization had been provided for those 16 on December 11, 2020. Studies for those under the age... Read More →
Priority Pass Adds ‘Be Relax Spas’ To San Diego & Detroit Airports
Priority Pass has added ‘Be Relax Spas’ to San Diego & Detroit airports. The lounge opening times and locations are as follows: San Diego (Terminal 2, airside near gate 27): 06:00 – 21:00 Sunday – Monday... Read More →
Four Lufthansa USA Lounges To Be Added To Priority Pass
Lufthansa has announced that four USA based lounges will be added to Priority Pass. Unfortunately access will be restricted to certain times. They are as follows: The Lufthansa Business Lounge Detroit (DTW) 6AM until 5PM Mondays and... Read More →
ANA Haneda and Narita Lounges Added To Priority Pass
The ANA lounges at Haneda and Narita have been added to Priority Pass. Details are as follows: Haneda lounge is located in Terminal 3 and open from 5AM until the last scheduled flight Narita lounged is located in Terminal 1, Satellite 5... Read More →
[Rumor] Chase To Replace CPC Arts and Culture Program With Pandemic Friendly Benefit
Yesterday it was announced that Chase was ending the Chase Private Client Arts & Culture program starting June 30th, 2021. According to a source Chase will be replacing this with a ‘pandemic friendly’ benefit, timing is... Read More →
COIN Brokerage To Shut Down
Many readers of this blog will have a COIN Brokerage account due to the fact they offered a $50 bonus when investing $100+ bonus. If you still have funds in that account you’ll want to withdraw them ASAP, as COIN is shutting down... Read More →
[Update] Stimulus Round 3: $1,400 Checks; Increased Benefits for Unemployment, Food Stamps, Child Credits & More
Update 3/25/21: IRS has released guidance indicating that unemployment income (all of it – even above $10,200) does not count toward the $150,000/$75,000 income threshold. This makes a lot more people eligible for the $1,400... Read More →
Expedia: Points Can No Longer Be Used For Flights
Earlier this year Expedia devalued points by removing the double value you got on VIP properties. Expedia have now made another unannounced change and you can no longer used points on flights. Hopefully readers have already used their... Read More →
Biden Administration Considering Lifting Travel Restrictions In Mid May
CNBC is reporting that the Biden administration is considering lifting travel restrictions sometime in mid may. This would affect travel across the borders with Mexico and Canada and also travel from U.K., Europe and Brazil according to... Read More →
Wells Fargo To Discontinue ATM Access Code Feature On 4/1/21
Wells Fargo has announced to deposit account holders that the ATM access code feature will be discontinued on 4/1/21. Wells Fargo first introduced the access code back in 2017. I suspect the removal of this feature is to encourage... Read More →
IRS Delays U.S. Tax Deadline For One Month
The IRS has delayed the U.S. tax deadline for a month due to the pandemic. CNBC reports the new deadline will be on May 15th, a Saturday, while Bloomberg reports that it’s still up in the air whether it’ll be May 15th or May... Read More →
$1,400 Stimulus Deposits Already Showing for Some
Readers report Friday already getting their $1,400 stimulus deposits. That’s record speed given the bill was just signed into law on Thursday. Good news! Now go out and spend it. 😉 Hopefully it’ll show Monday or Tuesday for... Read More →
[Portal Closing Down] Jewel Review – Cashback Shopping Portal For Luxury Brands
Update 2/1/21: The Jewel shopping portal is closing down on March 31. You can cash out if you have $15+. Hat tip to reader RM Original Post: Jewel is a new shopping portal that offers cash back, to differentiate themselves from the... Read More →