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25 Oct. 2019
Chase Ink Business Preferred vs. Capital One Spark Miles for Business: Which card is right for you?
The world of small-business credit cards doesn’t have many premium-card options. Business owners find that even if a card carries enough perks to outweigh its annual fee, they’re going to have a tough time justifying an expense that doesn’t directly grow their bottom line. However, for small businesses looking to rack up valuable ...
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19 Nov. 2019
ANA Shifting Most US Routes From Narita To Haneda
When it comes to Tokyo Airports, Haneda is significantly more convenient than Narita, since it’s closer to the city. Historically a majority of long haul flights have been into Narita due to Haneda being significantly slot restricted, but that has slowly been changing. For example, recently US airlines got access to an additional dozen slots
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8 Oct. 2019
Robinhood Relaunches Cash Account – This Time with 2.05% APY & FDIC Insurance
Robinhood has relaunched their cash account, this time with a current APY rate of 2.05%. They’ve also added FDIC insurance to the account as part of the relaunch. You can join the waitlist here. The account offers FDIC insurance on up to $1.25M, as part of the companies partnership with 6 different banks. The debit
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4 Apr. 2018
Coming Soon: Book Finnair Award Travel via Alaska Airlines Website
Nearly a year ago, Alaska Airlines and Finnair announced a new partnership which allows frequent flyers to earn and redeem miles on each airline. Since the announcement there has been little done to implement reciprocal awards. Finnair quickly implemented award travel options on Alaska Airlines for Finnair Plus members, but Alaska did not. Since th...
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6 Sep. 2019
American Airlines Mechanic Charged With Sabotaging an Aircraft About to Depart
We haven’t reached the point of a strike, and the airline and its mechanics are headed back to the bargaining table with the National Mediation Board next week. However tensions have certainly been high. For instance a video of an American Airlines supervisor yelling at a mechanic went viral in June (though note there’s NSFW
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8 Oct. 2019
T-Mobile Tuesdays: $4 Atom Ticket, Shell 10¢ + Free Taco Bell
The Offer Direct Link to offer Each Tuesday, T-Mobile releases a number of freebies and deals for their customers. This week they are as follows: IHPO: Free 2-stack of Wednesday’s Web-cakes with purchase Aunt Anne’s: Small drink + pretzel for $1 Atom Tickets: $4 movie ticket for Addams Family Shell: 10¢ Off Per Gallon The
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8 Oct. 2019
Amazon: Additional 20% Off Some Products For Discover Cardholders (Plus 5% Cashback)
The Offer Direct link to offer (our affiliate link) Amazon is offering cardholders 20% off some products Our Verdict In addition you also get 5% back at Amazon this quarter. At the moment there aren’t many options for the additional 20% off, but I wonder if they plan to add more products. There is a
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31 May. 2017
Increased Offer! 50,000 Miles With This Airline Card
Via Reddit, the Barclaycard AAdvantage Aviator Red card has an increased sign-up bonus! You’ll earn 50,000 American Airlines miles after your first purchase and payment of the $95 annual fee.  That’s 10,000 miles higher than the previous offer! We don’t earn a commission from this cards, but we’re committed to shar...
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29 Mar. 2018
Review: Hotel Sofitel Dubai Downtown
After landing in Dubai, we disembarked at the B Gates and walked directly to immigration baggage claim. Technically Dubai was not a stopover or our destination (it was a layover under 24 hours) so we were unable to take advantage of Emirates’ complimentary chauffeur service. However, I specifically chose a property that would be convenient
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7 Oct. 2019
UberEats: Promo Codes, Discounts & Other Savings (Free Delivery/50% Off)
Update 9/24/19: Some people are being offered $10 off $30+ off the next 5 orders. Valid until October 13th, 2019. There is no promo coded, but the discount is applied to your account already. Hat tip to DDG Update 9/30/19: EATPANERA can be used for free delivery on Panera Bread orders, seems to be YMMV
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10 May. 2023
Inverted yield curves, rate expectations, and floating-rate certificates
As in my wont, I was browsing through depositaccounts.com to see if anything interesting was happening in the world of consumer-facing interest rates. I was surprised to see a few new borrowers at the top of the interest rate league table, with Merchants Bank of Indiana and Workers Credit Union offering 5.65% APY on 36-month
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17 Mar. 2020
Hampton Inn/Hilton Garden Inn Chase Offer/BankAmeriDeal: Save 10% On $150-$400 Stay (Targeted)
There’s a new – and targeted – Chase Offer that’s offering 10% cashback as a statement credit when paying for a Hampton Inn or Hilton Garden Inn stay. The Deal Earn 10% back on your stay at Hampton by Hilton or Hilton Garden Inn when you spend $150 or more. Key Terms Expires April 14,
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