Category - Misc

Amazon has launched a new program called ‘Product Sampling‘ (our affiliate link). The program is free of charge and the samples you receive will be based on your order and browsing history, Amazon calls it “product... Read More →

Every year I like to make a list of predictions, I just took a look at my predictions for 2018 and the results were ugly so here’s hoping I do a better job this year (or a worse job depending on the prediction and what we actually... Read More →

In a recent market Sprint announced they would be launching a new rewards program called ‘My Sprint Rewards’. Despite it being called a rewards program, it seems like it’s really more of a shopping portal for now... Read More →

Every year I like to make a number of predictions for what I think will happen in the upcoming year, but before I do that I like to have a look at my predictions from the previous year. A number of other sites also made predictions for... Read More →

Disneyland has announced ticket price increases of up to 23%. Less than a year ago prices were also increased by up to 18%. In 2016 they introduced demand pricing further spiking prices during peak periods. It’s likely that these... Read More →

Update 1/6/2019: It’s now 2019 and calling the bank is still a bad idea. This is a friendly reminder why. Keep in mind the first Tennessee deal referenced is long gone. A lot of what we write about on this site is about skirting... Read More →

Marriott has provided an update on the SPG reservation data breach that was first disclosed on November 30th, 2018. Key points from the update: 25.5 million passport numbers were included. Of these, 5.25 million were not encrypted. 8.6... Read More →

Given that we are now officially in 2019 I thought it would be a good time to take a look back at the most popular posts from 2018. I'll be separating this into two categories: Read More →

Sears has announced that starting on February 1st, 2019 that Shop Your Way Rewards (SYWR) points will not count towards the free shipping minimum of $59. Given Sears bankruptcy you should be using your SYWR points as soon as you... Read More →

One thing I didn’t do in 2018 (but did do in 2017 and 2016) was to offer to read the blogs of readers who have just gotten started. One of the hardest things about starting a blog is finding an audience, it can feel incredibly... Read More →

Last Wednesday options traders using Robinhood were unable to access the app and were unable to make any trades. Some traders lost a significant amount of money due to this outage. As a way to try to make up for some of these losses... Read More →

In 2019 the Total Rewards loyalty program will become Caesars Rewards. Loyalty members will be able to pick up their new cards starting February 1st. All current benefits will be remaining the same, but they will be adding the following... Read More →

Shopping portal Affinityy has unfortunately had to stop offering cash back on credit card approvals. Users that have applied for cards before the credit card links were removed will still receive their cash back as promised. This was... Read More →

MoviePass has announced that on January 1st, 2019 they will be moving to a new system where subscribers will be able to choose from three different plans. Plans will be as follows: Select ($10-$15 per month depending on the area you... Read More →

There are two sites that I love that I think readers should follow: Extreme Hotel Deals. They consistently find extremely cheap hotel deals, I always like to keep an eye on the site and sometimes I can book things for trips I already... Read More →