Recap: New Book, Kerr Joins TPG & More

My New Book, Ten Years A Nomad, Is Out Today! by Nomadic Matt. Really looking forward to reading this.
Richard Kerr to Join The Points Guy as New Loyalty and Engagement Editor by TPG. TPG is really stacking up talent, my only hope is that Richard is given the freedom to write important articles and isn’t censored.

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Bernie (@guest_785234)

July 19, 2019 01:23

#785234

I’m intrigued by the Kerr move because I know for a fact he was censored on a Marriott piece six months or so ago, and he stopped writing for TPG over it. Obviously, a lot can change in half a year but would be interesting to see how that was handled.

ANON (@guest_784931)

July 18, 2019 14:58

#784931

Kerr will not have freedom to write as is. He explicitly stated he needed health insurance for his family, so he sadly sold out.

I want to remain anonymous, but I sold a project to Red Ventures, i.e, Bankrate and was asked to stay on for a few years as an editor as part of my buyout. This was years ago. Well, the first day, I was given a laundry list long of what I could and couldn’t write. Let’s just say I ran as fast as I could after my time was up. I can bet you 110% it’s the same for Kerr. Just look at that Marriott fiasco. Sad!

Kerr (@guest_784953)

July 18, 2019 15:41

#784953

ANON

That’s not the case at all for me.

Frank (@guest_784822)

July 18, 2019 11:47

#784822

“upwards of 1.1 personal identification numbers” — sound pretty serious…

Parts Unknown (@guest_784819)

July 18, 2019 11:40

#784819

If TPG threw a bunch of money at me I’d shill CC’s and go to their douchey award show. Dude’s got 2 kids & a wife, hope he got a big payday.

Starguy (@guest_784805)

July 18, 2019 11:21

#784805

Please don’t join TPG either. We need you here Doc!

YoniPDX (@guest_784803)

July 18, 2019 11:17

#784803

Use Amex? One of the best Phishing attacks I’ve seen. Even the redirect page looks like an actual American Express login portal webpage other than the webpage address.

“American Express Customers Targeted by Novel Phishing Attack”

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/american-express-customers-targeted-by-novel-phishing-attack/