Growing up, I was under the impression that souvenirs are overpriced and aren’t worth the money spent. But is that true or is there a point to buying them?
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Pro Tip: Keeping Your Credit Cards Open With Five Simple Tasks
When you build up a large collection of credit cards, it can be hard to balance putting charges on your cards to show the bank they are still being used. Some banks dislike inactivity and will close your account after a while.
Continue readingHot Take: You Need to Stop Caring About Transfer Bonuses
With potential huge transfer bonuses on the way for some bank programs, it’s important to remember that in general you shouldn’t take advantage. You’re best off only moving them out of the bank when you’re redeeming them.
Continue readingHow to Book Award Travel Like a Pro
We wanted to share a few tips on how we book our award travel and when we start thinking about where we want to go. This certainly isn’t the only way to do it, but the process has worked for us.
Continue readingStop Focusing So Much on 5/24
I feel like there is a bit too much emphasis on staying under 5/24 that it causes people to miss out on what they actually want out of travel.
Continue readingHow to Get Started with Points
There is a lot to take in if you’re just getting started out with the miles and points hobby. I’ll help provide some food for thought as you contemplate the best approach for you.
Continue readingWhy I Always Check a Bag with Delta
Some might say there are only two types of bags: carry-on and lost. But I think it’s also fair to consider a third type: a source of miles.
Continue readingStop Thinking of Points as Free
One pet peeve I’ve heard from others is that travel is free if you use points or miles to pay for your trip. It’s not free at all because of real or opportunity cost.
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