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21 Jan. 2018

Travel Bag Review: Wandrd Hexad Access Duffel

New Rooster in the Hen House? I geeked out a little on travel bags this year. Some small start ups, usually advertising through Kickstarter and other crowdfunding sources, seemed to have some innovative bags that grabbed my attention. I was drawn in enough to order a few of these seemingly “best bags” with hopes of

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19 Jan. 2018

20 Things to Avoid in South Africa

Pass on That South Africa is incredible. It’s probably the prettiest country that I’ve ever visited, and that’s a pretty big statement. Unfortunately there are some pretty big downsides to the country, many of which revolve around safety, especially in the larger cities. For more on that, see my post “Is South Africa Safe...

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18 Jan. 2018

Changes to My Credit Card Application Strategy

The Haunting I’m officially spooked. The recent news of shutdown from Chase has me more than worried. At one point I was a little bunny nibbling on the grass in an open patch of lush green grass. Then word of some large birds high above the area surfaced and some of my friends went missing.

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17 Jan. 2018

New Podcast: Randy Petersen Interview

Elite Status In the world of award travel, Randy Petersen is Elite, and it’s not too much of a stretch to call Randy Petersen the Godfather of the points and miles hobby. He’s the pioneer behind many of the travel resources that millions of people all over the world use like FlyerTalk, BoardingArea, The Frequent Flyer

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13 Jan. 2018

Why I Don’t Resell Gift Cards

No More? I used to do some reselling on The Plastic Merchant (TPM) in the last couple of years, but have stopped doing so. If I remember correctly, my reselling amounts weren’t heavy by any means, somewhere in the $5,000 to $10,000 per month range. Even though I’m in semi-retirement from gift card reselling, it’s

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12 Jan. 2018

Why Travel Rewards Beat Cash Back

Show Me the Money? One of my main goals for the blog is to get people to be rewarded for their spend. Paying with cash and debits cards doesn’t do that, but using a rewards card of some kind does. It’s gotten to the point where I have a near physical reaction when I see

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11 Jan. 2018

Edina Public Schools Overtaken By Leftism

Another One Bites The Dust Before I start, it’s important to point out that I’m distinguishing between the Left and liberals in this country. There is a vast different between the two, with liberals having much more in common with conservatives than with the Left. For more clarity on the different between the Left and

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1 Jan. 2018

How to Find Cheap Flights on MillionMileGuy

High Tech & High Hopes Our nearly instant access to information and technology is pretty amazing. Sure there’s plenty of downside to instant access and overwhelming amounts of information, but as an example, the fact that we can save time and money by using websites to find cheap airfare is pretty fantastic. As I’ve said

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