Cautions regarding the “4.05%” BB&T Spectrum Rewards Visa. by Frequent Miler. Bit ridiculous to shut people down before they hit the $50,000 spend requirement. Wells Fargo fires four executives amid probe into account scandal by... Read More →
Category - Recaps
Recap: Blatant Sexism In Uber, Amazon Shut Down & More
Reflecting On One Very, Very Strange Year At Uber by Susan J. Fowler. There are two sides to every story, but this isn’t the first time reports of rampant sexism within Uber have surfaced. I switched most of taxi travel to Uber... Read More →
Recap: Business Class For Two, Disney Fireworks Spend & More
How Much Does Disney World Spend On Fireworks? by Pizza In Motion. Hint: A lot. Business class for two: Cathay Pacific Companion Ticket Awards by Frequent Miler. Potential good find here by FM. The blogger jailed for visiting a... Read More →
Recap: Reviewing Expenses, Fine Print & Change To Wyndham Rewards
Reviewing Our 2016 Expenses by Money Metagame. Whenever one of my friends/family members are having issues with money, my advice is almost always the same. Track what you’re spending money on. I actually find that less automation... Read More →
Recap: New e-Visa For Vietnam, Travelling To Every Country & More
Amazon Seller App Enhancements – 2017 Edition by Tagging Miles. Resellers, are you happy/unhappy with the changes? The Women Who Have Traveled to Every Country in the World (Media Fact-Checking Guide) by Rapid Travel Chai. Great article... Read More →
Recap: Wyndham Fail, Amex Upgrade Offer, North Korea Assassination & UPromise Restaurant Program
A Wyndham Fail that Turned into an IHG Blessing in Disguise by Miles For Family. I think this is a really common mistake, people sometimes fixate on a specific property (and I most commonly see this with people focusing on the highest... Read More →
Recap: CitiBusiness 40k Matched Offer, T-Mobile vs Google Fi & More
CitiBusiness ThankYou 40k Offer Matched by Travel In Miles. If anybody else tries this and is successful, let me know in the comments. Also if your a smaller blogger, this type of content is invaluable. Try different things rather than... Read More →
Recap: AA Giving Away Platinum Status, Virgin Loft At Lax To Close & More
American Giving Away Platinum Status to People Who Have Rarely Flown by View From The Wing. I understand that AA wants to try and get as many frequent fliers onto their program as possible but offers like this also make existing... Read More →
Recap: Uber Affair, Aeroplan & Cathay Pacific, Jailed For Using Phone & More
Cheating Frenchman sues Uber for tipping off wife about affair via The Winglet by BBC. I would have thought that his marriage was failing because he was cheating. Wait hang on… Aeroplan miles can be redeemed on Cathay Pacific??? by... Read More →
Recap: Stacking AmEx Insider Discounts, Flight To Nowhere, Fast Track Status & More
Stacking AmEx Insider Fares with the Biz Plat 50% Rebate by Saverocity. Nice to see these fares finally showing online, I really don’t know why American Express hasn’t been advertising this more? United’s 4-hour flight to... Read More →
Recap: FoundersCard, New Etihad Loyalty Program, AmEx Plat & More
The Eastman Egg Company (Chicago) $10 Free Credit and $5 Referrals by Maximizing Money. Apparently they do egg sandwiches and burgers. Confirmed: Founderscard Gets You Total Rewards Diamond Status Through 2018 by Out & Out. I know... Read More →
Recap: Amtrak 30x Points Per Dollar, Kohl’s Deal, NFCU & More
Amtrak – 30 points per dollar from 1800Flowers.com by Miles Momma. Make sure you stack with the AmEx Offer. Kohl’s Deal Results: What I Learned & How It Turned Out by Out & Out. These deals come around semi regularly, so worth... Read More →
Recap: 2017 Year Of The…, Business Expenses, Back Pedaling & EasyJet Madness
2017 is the year of gift card arbitrage by Miles Per Day. I think 2017 is the year of the bank bonus, gift card arbitrage is so 2016. That being said, if you can get bulk rates with some of the exchanges the ease of profit is very nice... Read More →
Recap: Anthony Bourdain, Hawaiian Miles, Lyft Free Rental & More
What are HawaiianMiles worth? by Freequent Flyer Book. Good look at HawaiianMiles. Duterte Wants the Death Penalty Back by The New York Times. Death penalty for the possession of drugs seems to be excessive, but that was one of... Read More →
Recap: Samsung Pay Mini Launch, Bhutan, Internet Security & More
Royal Jordanian doubles down on anti-Trump advertising by Wandering Aramean. How Google fought back against a crippling IoT-powered botnet and won by ARS Technica. Interesting read for those interested in online security. BOOKED: I’m... Read More →

