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4 Cheap Ways to Redeem Miles for JAL Sky Suites to Japan
I started a new job recently and my co-workers have been curious about this hobby and how I’ve managed to get incredible value out of points and miles. After an informal Q&A, one person relayed her...
View ArticleDo Flight Attendants Need To Be Young and Pretty?
While promoting the launch of a new Doha – Dublin route, Qatar Airways CEO Al-Baker made a seemingly left-field statement about flight attendants on U.S. carriers: “By the way, the average age of my...
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Ann Arbor Re-DO?
As you all know, I was supposed to speak at the Ann Arbor DO last Saturday. I committed to this many months ago and was really looking forward to the event. Aside from my presentation, I was excited...
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Two More Manufactured Spending Webinars Added!
Over 250 people have signed up for Saturday’s webinar, which is awesome! Not so awesome? Apparently there’s a 100 person limit, and not only does that mean 150 people will be left out in the cold on...
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ClassPass: The Perfect Gym Membership for Frequent Travelers
Have you ever traveled somewhere and found the hotel gym to be lacking? Or perhaps the 7 A.M. yoga class at your resort is just too damn early (we’re on vacation, for crying out loud!). If you have a...
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See You at the Chicago Seminars?
Whether you’ve been in this game for a while or are fairly new, you’ve probably heard of the Chicago Seminars. It’s an annual points and miles conference organized by Rick Ingersoll (founder of Frugal...
View ArticleEverything You Need to Know About Manufactured Spending
During last week’s webinars, I got a lot of similar questions related to manufactured spending. Many of these questions were addressed in ms-related posts over the last four years. But thanks to the...
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Earn Bonus Miles for Hurricane Harvey Relief Donations
The effects of Hurricane Harvey over the last week have been devastating. Luckily, there are lots of great organizations out there, doing their best to alleviate the situation. If you want to donate to...
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6 Ways to Get Around a Lack of Airline Award Space
One of the biggest challenges with collecting airline miles and points is redeeming them. Airlines intentionally make it difficult for people to redeem miles. Never did that become more clear to me...
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8 Ways to Earn Points and Miles Without Credit Cards
One of the biggest barriers (really, the only one) to people getting into this hobby is bad credit. A lot of skeptics are either concerned about ruining their credit through credit card churning or...
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Should You Cancel Your Citi Hilton Credit Cards Before January 2018?
Last week, American Express announced their new Hilton credit card line-up. In addition to introducing two new credit cards (the Aspire and Hilton Honors American Express Business Card), existing Citi...
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Managing Budgets While Manufacturing Spend
One of the biggest challenges when you’re manufacturing large amounts of spend is trying to keep your personal budget on track. Sure, it’s possible to off-set most manufactured spending fees, but when...
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Save on Hotels By Booking Nights Separately
There are lots of tips out there about how to save on hotel bookings. My go-to method is to check a series of tested OTA’s, Amex Fine Hotels & Resorts, and hotel websites to find the best deals....
View ArticleI’m Speaking at FTU Seattle: Save $30 Off Registration + Freebies!
Wanna learn more about points, miles, and manufactured spending? On February 23 – 25, 2018 I’ll be speaking at FTU Seattle, an event dedicated to teaching people all about how to earn, redeem, and...
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Points and Miles Checklist: Things To Do in December 2017
It’s been a while since I’ve written one of these monthly points and miles checklists. Since the year is almost up, I thought I’d focus on tasks that need to be completed before January 2018. I’m also...
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On Circles & Arrows, Helping People and Regretting It
Have you ever helped a newbie with this hobby and then regretted it? That seems like a strange question, considering helping newbies get started is the exact purpose of this blog. I’ve been doing this...
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Life Lessons I’ve Learned From Travel Hacking
It’s been over 5 years since I launched this blog on September 2, 2012. In that time, I’ve quit my job (twice), got hired running one of my favorite points and miles blogs, grew this blog with zero...
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Points & Miles CheckList: Things to Do in 2018
I’m not one for New Year’s resolutions and I’m not about to fake it for a blog post. But I do believe in planning and figuring out how to tackle goals. We all have them, right? Maybe you want to head...
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5 Times When Booking an Airbnb Makes More Sense than Redeeming Hotel Points
After my first Airbnb experience two years ago, I concluded that I would probably stick to hotels in the future. Some people have asked me why anyone would opt to rent through Airbnb in the first...
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New Amex Hilton Cards Arriving Sooner Than Expected
Back in November, I wrote about the new Amex Hilton Credit Cards. In addition to introducing three brand new cards, American Express announced the acquisition of Citi Hilton card accounts. At the time,...
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