Why Earning Miles with a Savings Account Crushes Cash
Ally Bank sent me an email this week that they were once again dropping their savings account interest rate - this time down to 0.80%. See I keep my emergency fund (which is 3-6 months of living expenses) in a savings account for peace of mind. I've kept it with Ally...
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Why I Bought Points for the First Time
Another first for me happen this week - I bought hotel points. And it's probably not at the chain you would have probably guessed. I bought Wyndham points. Wyndham is currently selling points at the lowest price ever after a 40% bonus. This works out to less than a...
Why the American Express Platinum IS ABSOLUTELY Worth the Annual Fee
Ian Snyder of Miles to Memories recently wrote a post 'Why The American Express Platinum is Absolutely Not Worth The Annual Fee' and outlined the reasons why he's never obtained this premium card. Yes it does have a huge $550 annual fee but I still think it's...
My 2019 Year in Review
2019 turned out to be a pretty typical travel year for me. I ended the year with 33 flights and 40,513 miles flown. Of the 33 flights, 25 were domestic and 8 were international. We ended up taking one long international family trip during summer break. My longest...
Wyndham & Fairmont Class Action Settlements
Two surprises came in in the mail yesterday. First a postcard about a class action lawsuit against Wyndham Hotels. Apparently if you paid a resort fee at a Wyndham hotel in the US and booked it using Wynhdam's website you can get a $22 payment or 2200 Wyndham Reward...
PFS Buyers Club – Earn Cash & Points
PFS Buyers Club is an easy way to help you earn extra miles and points on your credit card AND make a few extra dollars. It's also a great way to meet minimum spending requirements on new credit cards. Let me explain. Every so often the US Mint releases new...
A Quick $50/$200 with SoFi
I've been a big fan of the Charles Schwab Investor Checking Account since it has no monthly fee, no foreign transaction fee, and reimburses you for all ATM fees including foreign ATM fees. I've used it the extensively in Thailand, Hong Kong, and all over...
Last Chance – SW Companion Pass
Arguably called the 'best deal in travel', my wife and I each held the CP for 6 years running with each of us designating one of our two children as our companions. That meant both our kids flew FREE when we booked a Southwest flight. But Southwest's Companion...
Breaking Bills for Tips without a Bank
As a travel hacker I use credit cards for just about everything to earn miles and points. But I still carry some cash, mainly a bunch of 20s from the ATM, in my pocket for the unexpected. But before heading out on a trip, I always like to break a bunch of $20s...
The ABSOLUTE Easiest Way to Keep Radisson Rewards from Expiring
I just recently got an email alert from AwardWallet that my Radisson Rewards points were going to expire in a few months. So I quickly did a google search on how to keep the points alive but most of the suggestions revolved around buying more points,...
3 Mistakes I Made with my First Airbnb Booking
We recently returned from our trip to Europe which included stops in Venice, Prague, and Croatia. If you've ever travel with a family to Europe you probably know how difficult it is to find hotel rooms that will fit 3 let alone 4 people. We ended up with two...
The First 5 Credit Cards You Should Apply For
The question I'm asked most from newbies who want to start earning miles and points for travel is: "Which card should I get first/next?" My answer is always a Chase card first. Why? In late 2015, Chase implemented what's known as the ‘5/24’ rule for their best...
Skip This Disney Deluxe Resort
It's been 30 years since I last stayed at Disney's Polynesian so I was excited to knock out one of the last two deluxe resorts (Yacht Club being the other, but how much different is it than Beach Club anyway?) that my family hadn't yet stayed out in the past 10 years....
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A Year of Tracking – Autoslash’s Results
A year ago I shared my favorite travel hack - Autoslash for car rentals. If you aren't familiar with it, it is basically a service that will track a car rental for you and when the price drops, it will either automatically rebook you at the lower rate or notify you...
Stay at Disney Deluxe Resorts for Moderate Prices
Families new to the travel hacking hobby typically have two trips on their mind when first starting out - Hawaii and Disney. I know those two places were high on my travel goal list before finding this hobby realizing I could travel half way across the world to a...
