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New Music:  August 2018 Playlist
1 Aug. 2018
New Music: August 2018 Playlist
The Jam I have many thousands of types of songs and music saved in various media forms.  Spotify has been a pretty good interactive platform to work with and share music with others thusfar, so I plan to keep using it.  Each month I try and upload 10-15 songs that I enjoy, hopefully you will
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Visa Gift Card Deal at Office Max/Depot starting today
29 Jul. 2018
Visa Gift Card Deal at Office Max/Depot starting today
Kind of a Big Deal A reminder there’s free points at Office Max/Depot today with a possible negative cost Visa gift card (VGC) promotion. The promotion is pretty standard:  get $10 off (instantly at checkout) $300 (or more) worth of Visa Everywhere branded (debit) gift cards purchased.  It’s not as good as the previous $15
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Why I Didn’t Do The Iberia Deal
9 Jul. 2018
Why I Didn’t Do The Iberia Deal
Don’t Believe the Hype? A great, then good, then in limbo deal surfaced in the past few weeks with Iberia Airlines.  Iberia is an airline carrier based in Madrid, Spain.  It’s award program uses Avios points that have the possibility of being transferred to and from British Airways.  Iberia is part of the One World
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Booking My First Round The World Trip with Points
7 Jul. 2018
Booking My First Round The World Trip with Points
Situation Overview Two years ago I had some Citi Thank You points and a bonus offer from Etihad came up.  If I remember correctly the transfer bonus was 30%, so I jumped on it.  At that time, the logic I used for that decision was: 1) I figured that that I could always make use
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New Music:  July 2018 Playlist
3 Jul. 2018
New Music: July 2018 Playlist
Music is a bit late this month but I’ve been busy booking a round the world trip with miles and earning points for my next trips.  This month, music from Africa, Sweden, England, USA, France, and Jamaica.  I love new music, but it’s not always easy to find it, especially living in the U.S.  Besides
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Saving Myself From a Chase Shutdown
2 Jul. 2018
Saving Myself From a Chase Shutdown
Temptress This past week Chase introduced the World of Hyatt credit card.  It’s a revised card to the previously released Chase Hyatt Visa that has a vastly different set of benefits and rewards possibilities.  The main draws for me with this new card is the ability to spend your way to top tier (Globalist) status
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Identity Theft at Walmart Money Center?
20 Jun. 2018
Identity Theft at Walmart Money Center?
MOTR During a liquidation run to a local Walmart a few days, I filled out the Money Order Transaction Form (MOTR).  Walmart is required to capture customer information when and if $3,000 or more in money orders are purchased.  For stores that allow multiple debit/gift card swipes for money orders, some stores don’t utilize the
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The Increasing Importance of Business Rewards Cards
17 Jun. 2018
The Increasing Importance of Business Rewards Cards
Glass Half Full I returned a couple of weeks ago from a 2.5 week trip in Eastern Europe with a buddy of mine.  My friend is very new to international travel, but saw the power of points during our trip.  We had lounge access in every airport that we visited, stayed in elite hotels, and
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