Correction: Article originally stated two more airport lounges would becoming, but it’s actually three for a total of 9 lounges according to the slide on Chase’s investor deck (Skift article states 8). Hat tip to C... Read More →
Category - Misc
Expedia Plans To Merge Loyalty Programs Between Brands (One Key) (Hotels.com, Expedia and Orbitz)
Update 5/6/22: Program will be called One Key and will launch in 2023. Update: Expedia has now announced changes to its loyalty program from February 2022 onwards. It’s unclear if this is part of the changes to Expedia... Read More →
Frontier & Spirit Airlines To Merge
Frontier & Spirit airlines have announced that they intend merge with Frontier equity holders owning roughly 51.5% of the combined company and Spirit owning the remaining 48.5%. It’s unclear if both of the airlines will... Read More →
Experian Launches ‘Experian Go’ Build Your Own Credit Report For Thin Credit Files
Experian has launched something called ‘Experian Go‘. The idea behind Experian Go is to allow consumers with little or no credit history to build their credit report. Once users sign up they have an authenticated credit... Read More →
Credit Karma Tax Now ‘Cash App Taxes’
Credit Karma tax has now rebranded and is called ‘Cash App Taxes‘. There are no fees to use the service, but you do need to log into your cash app account to be eligible to use the service. Intuit had previously purchased... Read More →
Most Popular Posts Of 2021
We are now officially in 2022 and I thought it would be a good idea to have a look at the most popular posts from 2021. This will be broken down into the following two categories: New posts. This is for posts written in 2021 Old posts... Read More →
Capital One Agrees To $190 Million Settlement Over Data Breach
(See updated post here) In 2019 Capital One suffered a data breach affecting 100 million individuals in the United States. At the time Capital One stated that the information that was stolen was not disseminated but Wired later found... Read More →
Stimulus Bill Requires Payment Processors & Businesses To Report Earnings of $600+ on 1099-K Tax Form (e.g. Paypal, Portals, eBay, Uber)
(Seems the final version of the bill DOES have section 9674, so we are on the hook for this after all. Bummer!) Beginning on January 1, 2022, third party payment processors will have to report any income for goods or services exceeding... Read More →
Equifax To Include Buy Now, Pay Later Accounts
Consumer reporting agency (CRA) Equifax will include ‘buy now, pay later’ accounts to credit reports in February 2022 according to WSJ. These types of payment programs are becoming increasingly popular with Afterpay doing $9... Read More →
CLEAR To Open Popups In Retail Stores (CLEAR Giftcards)
According to WSJ CLEAR (CLEAR makes it easier and quicker to get through airport security lanes at select airports) is opening popups in retail stores. They are selling CLEAR giftcards. I assume this will code as CLEAR purchases and... Read More →
Priority Pass Members Now Get Access To Gameway Lounges (DFW & LAX)
Update 12/14/21: There is now a Gameway lounge at LAX. Hat tip to Travel Codex. Original post: Priority Pass members are now able to access Gameway Lounges. Priority Pass members are entitled to two hours of gaming, two snacks and a... Read More →
[Repost] Stimulus Bill: Congress Adds $300/$600 Tax Deduction For Charitable Contributions In 2021
The new stimulus bill round #2 extends the $300 charitable contribution tax break from 2020 for those who don’t itemize and makes it valid for 2021 as well. You can get up to $300 deduction in 2020 and another deduction of up to... Read More →
Priority Pass Adds ‘Be Relax Spas’ To DFW, DTW & LAX
Priority Pass has added more ‘Be Relax Spas’ to it’s lounge network (San Diego/Detroit were already part of the network). The new lounges are as follows: Dallas Forth Worth Airport (DFW) located near gate B28. Open daily from 7AM... Read More →
Priority Pass Adds SweetWater Mountain Taphouse To Denver International Airport (DEN)
Priority Pass has added a new restaurant option to Denver International Airport (DEN). Priority Pass members and their guests can get a credit of up to $28 at this restaurant. This is located in Concourse B after Gate 79 on Level 2B... Read More →
Capital One Lounge Guest/Access Rules Unveiled
Capital One’s first airport lounge at DFW airport is opening today and they have also announced the launched Capital One Venture X card. IAD & DEN lounges are also coming and we now have the lounge access rules. Venture X... Read More →