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The Capital One News Is A Big Deal
13 Nov. 2018
The Capital One News Is A Big Deal
Numero Uno I haven’t posted in a while because I was in Montreal enjoying some northern exposure last week.  I arrived back in Minneapolis to even worse weather than in Montreal (which is saying something), and also some interesting and massively positive news from Capital One.  I’ll write about my Montreal experience soon, but in
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New Music: November 2018 Playlist
1 Nov. 2018
New Music: November 2018 Playlist
Hearing is Believing A very quickly mixed set of tracks via Spotify for November.  Music from some of my favorite bands and singers like Elza Soares, Pearl Jam, Helio Sequence, Tallest Man on Earth, and many others.  As usual, there’s music from different parts of the world.  I heard the final song on the list
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Discover, Capital One Easing Lending Limits
29 Oct. 2018
Discover, Capital One Easing Lending Limits
No Soup For You With the economy still hot and people piling on debt, some banks like Capital One and Discover are getting jittery about the possibility of big losses in the near future.  A recent Wall Street Journal article points out that both banks are starting to tighten lending standards, as both banks have
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Hopper Websites Not Working Anymore?
20 Oct. 2018
Hopper Websites Not Working Anymore?
Permanent Vacation Like many others in the points “hobby”, I monitor cheap flights on a pretty regular basis.  I don’t book many of them, but I’m always interested in the latest information, resources, websites and apps that can make travel more affordable.  I’m also continuing to work on my book which will have lists ...
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Negative Changes Coming To Walmart Soon?
12 Oct. 2018
Negative Changes Coming To Walmart Soon?
End Times Some more negative changes relating to manufactured spend (MS) have been circulating in the past few days, and may go into effect very soon at your local Walmart.  The current state of MS at Walmart varies considerably.  There’s a corporate money order policy that’s sent to stores across the country, yet each store
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Tap Out: No More Apps Until 5/24?
11 Oct. 2018
Tap Out: No More Apps Until 5/24?
Tapped At various times over the past 6 months, I’ve been contemplating tapping out.  By tapping out, I don’t mean quitting the points and miles “hobby”.  That’s borderline crazy talk at this point.  When I say tapping out, I mean not applying for any more rewards credit cards for the next 24 months.  Even that
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Latest Round of Credit Card Applications Results
10 Oct. 2018
Latest Round of Credit Card Applications Results
So-So, Same-Same My last couple of credit card app-o-rama’s haven’t been overwhelmingly successful and this round was similar.  Here’s a quick breakdown of this past week’s application run: Citi AAdvantage Platinum Select World Elite Mastercard – 60k AA miles sign-up offer.  Approved instantly.  This is my third editio...
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Violence at Walmart
1 Oct. 2018
Violence at Walmart
All Time….Low Like others in the points community, I spend my fair share of time inside the walls of various Walmarts.  Over the years I’ve seen an experienced a lot of things in and outside of the Money Center.  Last night I was in a store getting a couple of money orders and saw a
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