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2 Jun. 2017
This Weekend: Free Access to Museums, Zoos, Aquariums, & More for Bank of America Cardholders
Good news if you’re looking for something fun and educational to do this weekend! If you have a Bank of America (or Merrill Lynch) debit or credit card, you can get free admission at 175+ participating museums and cultural centers on the first full weekend of each month. Check out the Chicago History Museum This Weekend, Compli...
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8 Sep. 2019
8 Simple Tips to Avoid Travel Scams
A roundup of the most important stories of the day. I keep you up to date on the most interesting writings I find on other sites – the latest news and tips. Continue reading 8 Simple Tips to Avoid Travel Scams…
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20 Nov. 2019
Norwegian Air’s Surprising New CEO Pick
Over the summer it was announced that Norwegian Air’s Founder & CEO, Bjørn Kjos, would be stepping down from his role. He had been in that position for 17 years, and planned on taking on a new role as advisor to the Chairman. The airline has been working on finding a new CEO, and Geir
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7 Oct. 2019
[Targeted] Get 20%-50% off Uber, 10 Rides, $10 Max Discount Per Ride
Update 10/7/19: Deal is back. Hat tip to DDG Update 6/10/19: Deal is back and valid until June 19th, 2019. Update 4/29/19: Deal is back and valid until May 6th, 2019. Hat tip to DDG The Offer Sent out via e-mail. Subject line is ‘[Your Name], enjoy 40% off on us’ Uber is offering some
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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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5 Mar. 2024
Manufacturing transactions is harder than you think
There are countless methods of manufacturing credit card spend, but the basic principles are simple: generate a credit card purchase (usually at some cost), liquidate the purchase back to cash (usually at some cost), and use the cash (plus any costs paid) to pay off the credit card balance. If you generate more in credit
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5 Apr. 2018
Using the Points Transfer Calculator to Plan Your Next Award
A couple years ago I created the “Award Maximizer” to help you search for the cost of an award ticket across several different loyalty program. The database now includes 14 of the most popular airlines so you can be sure you’re getting the lowest price on a given ticket. I’ve also been adding additional guides
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10 Jul. 2019
Citi Cards’ Travel Protection Benefits Drop September 22
I originally wrote this post in 2017, as a part of series summarizing and comparing travel insurance offered by some of the most popular travel rewards cards. In light of big changes coming to Citi cards soon, am updating it. As of September 22, 2019, the Citi Prestige and ThankYou Premier cards will lose all
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8 Dec. 2022
Tagging Miles Portal Updates – 08 December 2022
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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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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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8 Oct. 2019
[Targeted] Plastiq: Pay 1.5% Fee on up to Three Payments
Update 10/8/19: Deal is back and valid until 10/27 for some people. This time it’s 1.5% fee Update 9/26/19: Deal was due to expire at the end of today, but looks like it has been extended until 9/30 Update 9/18/19: More people targeted for the 1% fee offer. Limit 3 payments of up to $15,000
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