A lot of people who have discovered our hobby of collecting miles and points finally get to take their first vacation as a reward for participating in all of the promos, signing up for credit cards for the signup bonuses, and directing their spending to maximize the most points and miles on those cards. While…
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My favorite travel blogs of 2012
As the year comes to a close and we all survived the end of the world – lots of “best of” lists are coming out. I thought I would share what I feel like were the five best travel blogs of 2012. The criteria of my list was blogs that made me want to come…
Why I cancelled the American Express Starwood card
I’ve had the Starwood Card for five years. I’ve paid the annual fee each year. I even kept the card when the annual fee went from $45 to $65 due to promotions like Small Business Saturday where with all of our cards we got $125 in goodies for free each year. There are also promotions…
Replacing $1 bills with $1 coins
The Wall Street Journal had an article this morning about replacing $1 bills with $1 coins. The Government Accountability Office (ironic name) is recommending that the $1 bill be phased out in favor of longer lasting $1 coins. A quote from the article: Last year, the U.S. Treasury curtailed production of dollar coins after finding…
American Airlines agent was on no fly list
The headline is as bizarre as the headlines from the newspaper Weekly World News that used to be there as you check out of the grocery store. “60 year smoker dies choking on nicotine gum” or “Cannibal wins baby back rib contest by using real baby back ribs” Luis Montano, who worked as a gate…
Vladimir Putin – master of the impossible
I’ve always been amused by the President of Russia, Vladimir Putin’s public relations antics. I wonder if everyday Russians actually believe some of these publicity stunts. In the past couple of weeks, he drove a plane to try and help some cranes migrate. In honor of his awesome publicity stunts, here is a ranking of…
Small Business Saturday registration
UPDATE 1: Registration start tonight at 12 am MST / 2 am EST. The American Express Small Business Saturday promotion has announced that registration will be on Sunday, November 18th. This is a great opportunity to get a $25 statement credit for each and every American Express card you have. Make sure that you have…
My meeting with Rick Ingersoll, The Frugal Travel Guy
This week I was able to have lunch with Rick Ingersoll, The Frugal Travel Guy thanks to reader Ivan who set it up for all three of us to meet in Park City, Utah. I have always been a fan of Rick’s blog. He has always written in a down to earth tone as he…
Thief is caught because of loyalty program
Michael Pollara and his mother Margaret Pollara have spent the last ten years traveling around the United States shoplifting. The crooks would then use the money after selling the items to travel the world. The enterprising crooks would go to Toys R Us, find a cheap toy in a big box, empty the contents, and…
11 year old flies to Rome without a passport or ticket
There is an incredible story out of England about an 11 year old that ran away from his mom at the mall. He decided to head to the local airport and somehow was able to get past security without a passport or a ticket. He was then able to board the flight and it was…
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