Category - Recaps

Hyatt cracks down on second guest approach to sharing status by Frequent Miler. Surely they aren’t cracking down due to people doing things like this? Uber and Lyft drivers’ median hourly wage is just $3.37, report finds by... Read More →

A loyalty scam sold to the uninformed by Wandering Aramean. I think there is a big difference between learning the rules of a program and taking advantage of sweet spots and then outright breaking them like this. It’s not a good... Read More →

AMEX RAT not giving out spending bonuses due to GC purchases by Miles Per Day. RAT at it again. Sometimes I think calling in can just draw attention to your account, but it’s hard to know for sure. Uber & Lyft giving two $10... Read More →

What’s The Most Useful Form of Cash? (Hint: It’s not a $100 Bill) by WSJ. Really interesting read. Coinbase IRS notification. This shouldn’t come as a great surprise, but I suspect it will – especially for those that want... Read More →

Chase ‘Glitch’ Exposed Customer Accounts by Krebs On Security. I really don’t understand the level of ambivalence to this ‘glitch’ that has been shown in our community and the MSM in general. This Krebs post provides a... Read More →

Why Priceline Group Is Changing Its Name to Booking Holdings by Fortune. Didn’t realize that booking.com was quite that big. Didn’t Receive your Wyndham Points? Now you Can! by Deals We Like. Such an absurd system where you have... Read More →

The Latest Amazon Prime Benefit: Free Shipping At Woot by DansDeals. Don’t think I’ve bought anything from Woot for a long time, but might be useful to some people. When Booking Two Cruise Cabins is a Better Deal than... Read More →

PSA: Do NOT Use Zelle or Venmo to Pay People on Craigslist, eBay or Strangers Online by Travel With Grant. I think this should be pretty obvious, but a good reminder regardless. I personally wouldn’t rely on Paypal’s... Read More →

Sam’s Club Pushes A Prime Competitor by PYMNTS. Goodluck with that, Sam’s Club. Coinbase Product Update — February 13, 2018 by Coinbase. Basically no more adding credit cards. I don’t think purchasing crypotcurrency with a... Read More →

Stash Raises $37.5M To Launch New Banking Service by PYMNTS. I’m surprised they are adding 40,000 new users weekly, I could understand it when they had the easy $18 money maker but I don’t think it’s actually that... Read More →

Uber mandates a six-hour rest period for frequent drivers by Washington Post. MoviePass terminated a ‘small percentage’ of its users for violating its terms of service — and people are freaking out by Business Insider... Read More →

Wyndham Timeshare Presentation Survival Guide. Get Your “No” Face On. by Frequent Miler. One of the most thorough run throughs of a time share presentation I’ve seen before. Exclusive: U.S. consumer protection official puts... Read More →

Some tips and links for accessing the old Credit Karma website if you don’t like the ‘new’ layout. Would You Have Spotted This Skimmer? by Krebs On Security. This is why Chip & PIN should be standard. Hopefully... Read More →

The Destination Fee Plague Spreads Again — This Time, To… by The Gate. Shame on you Hyatt, if you want to charge more just do it don’t undermine your brand by charging destination fees to trick users into paying more. Testing... Read More →

Google Flights will now predict airline delays – before the airlines do by TechCrunch. It’s also making it easier to differentiate between basic economy and economy fares and what is/isn’t included. 26% back at 1800Flowers... Read More →