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18 Mar. 2020

IRS extends payment deadline 90 days (but still have to file by 4/15)

The IRS has extended the payment deadline for 2019 taxes for most Americans by 90 days. You still need to file by 4/15/20. However, payment of 2019 taxes can be deferred until 7/14/20 (up to $1,000,000 in tax payments for individuals or $10,000,000 for businesses) with any penalties/interest that would ordinarily be incurred during that t...

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7 Oct. 2019

[YMMV] Amazon: Use One Chase Ultimate Rewards Points & Get $15 Off $60 (Working Second Time For Some)

Update 10/7/19: Deal is still working for some, valid until 10/30/2019. Update 8/4/19: Deal is working for some people, even if they have done this deal before. Hat tip to MtM Update 8/1/19: Looks like more people are targeted for this offer. The Offer Direct link to offer (affiliate links here and below) Amazon is offering

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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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2 Jul. 2019

Amex Cardholders Get Up to $50 Off Amazon Order

Amazon is offering 20% off purchases sold by Amazon, in addition to various gift cards not sold by Amazon, for those that apply at least 1 Membership Rewards point to their order and pay with the Amex card that earned it. The maximum discount is $50 on a $250 order. Note that while widely available,

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16 Mar. 2020

Jabra Elite 65T True Wireless Earbud deal (refurbished)

In combing through deals today, I came across one that caught my eye as potentially useful for those who suddenly find themselves working from home for the first time: a deal on refurbished Jabra Elite 65t True Wireless Earbuds. As someone who has worked from home for more than a decade, I thought this deal

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3 Apr. 2018

Radisson Announces Radisson Blu Anaheim and New Manhattan Hotel

Radisson has announced two new hotels to be built in the United States. One will be a new Radisson Blu located in Anaheim, California, near the Disneyland resort. The other will be a Radisson Hotel in Manhattan on 8th Avenue between 36th and 37th streets. Both of these help Radisson with their limited U.S. portfolio

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17 Mar. 2020

Chase Ink Business Preferred: 100k Ultimate Rewards On $15k Spend In 3 Months

The standard welcome offer on the Chase Ink Business Preferred card has just been increased from 80,000 to 100,000 Ultimate Rewards, although it’s come with an increased spend requirement as you’ll now have to spend $15,000 in three months in order to receive the bonus. The Offer & Key Card Details Click the name of

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13 Mar. 2020

Chase advertising new United Club Infinite card

Chase is advertising a new United Club Infinite card on their website alongside their other Chase consumer cards. This new card is offering a big welcome bonus and some new bonus categories that we haven’t previously seen on the club card — along with a new $525 annual fee. The Offer Chase is offering a new United Club

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14 Mar. 2020

Marriott shows rates with taxes and ALL fees (price transparency checkbox)

I stumbled upon something really cool last week. Sometime recently (I don’t know when), Marriott added a new price transparency checkbox to their web-based property search. Checking this box changes the display to show prices with taxes and resort fees included. This is an awesome step in the right direction. In an ideal wor...

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1 Sep. 2022

What are the most lucrative things you can do with free transportation?

Become a Patron! A few years back I wrote a goofy post trying to look at car ownership not as a personal consumption expenditure, but as a productive input; as a profit center, not a cost center. For the last few months I’ve been fooling around with our local “micromobility” services, in particular the Bird

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20 Aug. 2019

When Was the Last Transfer Bonus? Part 1: Membership Rewards

American Express Membership Rewards, Citi ThankYou Points, and Capital One miles, three of the four major transferrable point currencies, periodically run transfer bonuses to airline mileage partners. Chase Ultimate Rewards offered their first transfer bonus ever in May of this year to British Airways Avios. To be clear, sometimes the transfer bonu...

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8 Oct. 2019

Recap: Rewards Points Missing, $10 For Galaxy S4 Owners & More

Crazy! 450K Membership Rewards Points Missing by DDG Ever own a Galaxy S4? Congrats, you’re $10 richer as Samsung agrees payout over dodgy speed tests by The Register. Uh Oh: KLM May Have Served Inflight Meals With Listeria by Point Me To The Plane. Lufthansa Concedes Defeat In Hidden City Ticketing Lawsuit by Live

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