Category - Recaps

How to Hack Your Mortgage Into A High Interest Savings Account by Money Metagame. Nice in depth article that I’m sure will be of help to some people. Gift of College gift cards appearing in more stores by Frequent Miler. Having... Read More →

Northwest Bank were bought out by Shore United. They will pay out the 2nd half of the $200 bonus before year one is up, good news for anybody that jumped on that deal. AmEx Built A New Team: Product Change Team by US Credit Card Guide... Read More →

Password manager OneLogin hit by data breach by BBC News. I’ve given up on password managers, they are so convenient but I feel the risk of a data breach is too high for the convenience to be worth it. Military member got $10,800... Read More →

Free Breakfast – The Most Overrated Hotel Loyalty Benefit by Travel Codex. One of the biggest reasons I try to ignore hotel status and status in general is that I know it’s going to lead to me making irrational choices. The... Read More →

Interesting Amex offer – buy 20,000 points for a penny each by Windbag Miles. Interesting offer, but couldn’t really make it work for me (e.g difficult to spend $200 exactly, no portal options and difficult to set up an account =... Read More →

At Least 15 Countries Affected By Southwest Blocking Access & Why This Is a Problem by Running With Miles. Very strange issue, not sure what is going here but extremely annoying for some. U.S. Bank Altitude Reserve Shutdown Letter:... Read More →

Some news from around the web: How to Remove Escrow From Your Mortgage and Save Hundreds Each Year by Moneymetagame. Interesting read for optimizing your mortgage and potentially getting some extra credit card spend out of it. I... Read More →

1Password adds a ‘travel mode’ to keep your passwords safe at the border (HT: MG). Useful for travelers if you are on the 1Password eco-system. I’ve been planning on joing 1Password for quite some time, but transition is always... Read More →

Uber’s New Pricing Model May Charge You More, Make You Wish for a Return “Surge” by Viewfromthewing. Some interesting changes in Uber’s surge pricing model. Want to know what’s in the mail before it arrives? USPS Informed Delivery... Read More →

An Open Letter To My Wife by Pizza In Motion. Beautiful tribute! How I Combated and Won an IP Claim on Amazon by Frugal Hack Me. Seems like a big hassle to deal with, I hate when companies use automated templates when discussing legal... Read More →

Awesome Amex Offers and How to get them by Frequentmiler. It’s useful to have an assortment of Amex card types to get targeted with all the various offers. Personally, I’ve found the SPG business card to get the best offers... Read More →

  Increase credit card spend (and get most of it back). What still works May 2017? I enjoy reading Frequenmiler’s roundup each month with updates on what’s changed in the MS world. The two things that interested me in... Read More →

Profits From Store-Branded Credit Cards Hide Depth of Retailers’ Troubles by New York Times. It’s amazing how much of the profit these cards are generating. I wish consumers would better educate themselves on how appalling these... Read More →

CVS + PayPal My Cash Cards Seem to Have Died Overnight by Rapid Travel Chai. RIP. How I got unbanned from GiftCardMall by Miles Per Day. I know there was an issue surrounding some GCM users were orders weren’t going through but... Read More →