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31 May. 2017

“My ~$14 Trip to Las Vegas, Including a Private Jet Flight!”

Team member Keith recently got back from a quick trip to Las Vegas. He took advantage of perks with 3 credit cards to spend VERY little out of pocket! I’ll let him tell you how he did it! Keith: Thanks Daraius! I went to Las Vegas for ~24 hours to meet a friend who was visiting

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13 Apr. 2018

Ink Business Preferred: 3x on Plastiq

For the moment at least, payments made via online payment processor Plastiq with Chase Ink Business Preferred Cards are coding under the 3x category bonus. The 3x category bonus on the Ink Business Preferred is supposed to be for travel and shipping purchases, internet, cable and phone services, and on advertising purchases made with social

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8 Oct. 2019

Best Current Credit Card Sign Up Bonuses & Offers For October, 2019

A list of the best current credit card sign up bonuses & offers for October, 2019. We update this page on a daily basis with any new deals and include all bonuses (we don’t use any credit card affiliate links so we can remain unbiased unlike other sites). Given how popular our best bank account

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30 Mar. 2018

Winners and Losers in the New Hilton Honors Program

Starting Monday, Hilton unveils changes to the Hilton Honors loyalty program. Most of the changes rank as evolutionary, rather than revolutionary. However, there are some clear winners and losers that you should consider going forward. The Existing Honors Award Structure Currently, Honors awards 10 “base points” per dollar s...

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20 Nov. 2019

Avatar Airlines: America’s New All-747 Airline (Or Not)

You guys know I love writing about new “airlines” (I put that word in quotes because is it really an airline if they never fly?), and I just realized I’ve never written about Avatar Airlines, which is probably the most promising new airline in the US since Baltia. The concept has been around since 1992,

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29 Mar. 2018

Learn to Travel Like a High Roller at ZorkFest in Las Vegas

You’re probably already familiar with events like Frequent Traveler University and the Chicago Seminars. Even Tahsir and Omar have run their own TravelCon event to teach others about how to earn and redeem miles for better travel. (The TravelCon name has since been taken over by my friend Nomadic Matt for something completely different.) If

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25 Oct. 2019

The Force is strong with this one: United goes to a galaxy far, far away

Does it get any better than airplanes, travel and Star Wars? The correct answer is, no, it absolutely does not. The intersection of those things is pretty much peak levels of awesome. As if Star Wars fans, like myself, weren’t already beyond pumped about the December release of the final film in the story of

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7 Oct. 2019

Rakuten: 15% Off Sitewide With Promo Code SAVE15

Update 10/7/19: Deal is available again, some deals (our affiliate links): Xbox & Spotify gift cards for 15% off Google Pixel 3 for $399 Update 9/30/19: Deal is available again, a few deals that might be of interest (our affiliate links): 1TB Sony PlayStation 4 Pro Console for $305.15 Bose 700 Noise Cancelling Wireless Headphones

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3 Apr. 2018

Daily Getaways Return in 2018 with More Points on Sale

Daily Getaways is an annual promotion from the U.S. Travel Association intended to spur travel to and within the United States. I’ve purchased discounts on hotels and loyalty points several years in a row and was excited when they reached out to share details about this year’s promotions in advance. You may have already seen

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15 Mar. 2020

Q2 2020 Activation Links For Freedom, Discover, Cash+, Dividend & ABOC

As of today, all of the credit cards with rotating quarterly categories have opened registration for Q2 2020. We’ve provided details below of each card’s categories from April 1 to June 30, 2020, along with links to activate your bonuses. Chase Freedom Bonus Categories Grocery Stores (excludes Target & Walmart) Fitness Club & Gy...

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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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6 Sep. 2019

American’s Internal Memo on the Miami Mechanic Who Sabotages a Plane

News that an American Airlines mechanic in Miami sabotaged an aircraft before it prepared to take off with passengers was truly shocking. The man admitted that he wanted to delay or cancel the flight out of frustration with union contract talks, and to force more overtime work to fix the problem he had caused. American

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