We laugh with a brilliant “13 Stages of a Mistake Fare” post, get the updated Top 25 Credit Cards, learn of some minor new Hyatt Diamond Benefits, give the new United.com a spin, we learn how AMEX keeps losing ground, we cry together of another imminent Southwest devaluation, Singapore Maids and more.
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13 Stages of a Mistake Fare by Hans Golden – Will Run For Miles This is a classic! Must read. #mindblown #megaLOLtime
The Top 25 Credit Cards – Mile Nerd Before you get a credit card check here, these are the best offers.
Hyatt Gold Passport Introduces Two New Diamond Benefits – Loyalty Lobby All you need to know.
PSA Newbie Alert: If you see a blogger go on and on about Hyatt benefits and does NOT let you know how you can stay there for free with the Hyatt Visa, it is because that blogger treats you like a sucker and likes to keep you in the dark as the Hyatt Visa offer is direct and does NOT pay them. This is the #1 sign the blogger you admired is indeed an asshole and you may be better served staying the hell away from him or her. We’ll steer you in the right direction here, just ask.
A first look at the new United.com for award travel – the good and bad – Milecards Pretty good review here.
Expedia is Buying Orbitz Big. Less. Options. Not. Good.
AMEX is Losing Its Millionaires – Bloomberg Hey Amex, come on! Chase is eating your lunch, wake up!
On the Amex track, they even lost the contract with Costco, what the hell is going on here you guys!
Southwest gets ready to devalue again barely about a year since last devaluation. Everyone: this is the Delta effect. We are on the path of full blown revenue base-ization (just made that up!) in BOTH sides, nothing can stop it. Get on your bucket list trips, the sooner the better. You are welcome. #theendisnearer
The storefront maids of Singapore – Roads and Kingdoms Maids. Great piece!
19 stunning pictures from the World Press photo contest Wow, stunning indeed!
Typical net worth by age: Where do you stand? – USA Today Yeah, where do you stand?
Greece has spent 90 of the past 192 years in financial crisis Embarrassing, but true. This new government is full of Commies!
The blog posts below are lame excuses of posts to pump credit cards or just lame crap…PSA Newbie Alert: AVOID them, we can direct you to better blogs that know this stuff much better and don’t treat you like a moron pumping you 24/7 with the same credit card offers which primarily pay THEM first!
I was going to make some derogatory comments but I ain’t got dime for dat! But, come on, The Points Guy writing about how to file a DOT complaint…WTF!!!!
TBB being called names and his priceless reaction hehe…
Thank you for reading and supporting my blog by clicking the crap out of my $$ links! I have stopped complaining here but when the stupid Media.net ads bring in more than the plastic links and the Amazon link combined you know, it SUCKS! Does not even cover the sales tax for my Panera coffee in the morning you guys! Ok, I feel better now. Sometimes I wonder why am I still here, TBB is like my crack, not that I have ever done crack hehe.
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Hey, second after a long time 🙂
Watch out for McCarthyism! “This new government is full of Commies!”
In this case, I don’t see that as a negative. These guys will finally force EMU to make decisions about Greek’s financial destiny. Either EMU dramatically cuts reduces the debt or the umbilical cord. I believe the troika will surrender to the commies.The EU project has always been the top priority (no matter the cost).
Greece is a very special case…I am getting tired of this drama again and again. Yeah, it may cost less to just throw them a few more bones…until when, they keep coming back for more!!!
Anyone take a peek at today’s MileNerd post about an award booking service? That guy charge $250 per ticket(!) for that.
I read the long-winded story, hoping to get some great insight on what the value is that this guy adds and couldn’t find it. Basically, he says that if you are willing to book a year out, pay for some flights, and make a quick booking decision, you will be successful.
Okay, big deal. Try to find me 4 tickets to Europe this summer and then I will be impressed.
Otherwise, yawn. Oh, and $50 discount off a $250 fee? Double yawn.
I was pissing around with Delta’s search engine last night. No matter the departure city, it forced me to go via 4 cities. If I started with LAX, it would take me to NYC via SFO. If I started in SFO, it would go via LAX. And then I couldn’t find some of the individual segments. I’ld charge more than $250 to mess with DL’s search engine.
Many have been fortunate to find 4 tickets to EU this summer. Previous summers have been much harder. Mine’s DL! (Virgin Atlantic) to EU (+OW for intra EU flights) and United back.
You say you found 4 tickets to Europe this summer? But that you would’ve paid more than $1000 for someone else to do that?
Sorry. I find it hard to believe that anyone in our hobby would actually pay that.
“Try to find me 4 tickets to Europe this summer and then I will be impressed.”
This year I would not be impressed.
I agree prices are ridiculous. It takes a special phenotype and wealth to pay that.
I would like to reiterate I do it for $45.
why not reach out to mile nerd? same service for lower price. he’ll probably send you the business instead.
I vote for Scott but would not click on his affiliate links 🙂
I don’t have the time to get flooded with requests. I like the 1-2 per month I get now just from people stumbling on it in my site.
Yes we should all file DOT complaints over the United mistake fare. That is a good way to make the DOT complaint process useless for future mistake fares and clog up the system to slow down legitimate complaints. Step right forward Ma and Pa Kettle file your DOT complaint here! sign on the dotted line!
yeah, absolutely dreadful…TPG doing a blog post on how to do it, is this guy out of touch or what? Great, our tax dollars keeping these guys busy “researching” the Danish issue…I always thought the term Danish to refer to a specific country’s people was kind of hilarious!
Otter for the win!
#winning!
TBB Whine O Meter reading at 7.
Calling others in the hobby “assholes”. This used to be a friendly hobby
Whining about lack of click income when his readers suggested they were tired of it
Pretending to offer better card offers without offering any original content? TBB = copy and paste
Thank God very few read this blog. 99.9% are grateful for the hobby.
But will still have the TBB whiners at .1% Envy and Anger run this blogs show
And the tweets? Whine O Meter of 8+
It stopped being a hobby when assholes started putting their mother-in-law or dog for sale for more credit card clicks… 🙂
Sorry, I meant integrity, not mother-in-law or dog…
Roses are red
violets are blue
trolls will keep trolling
until they turn blue
Whining about whining
Roses are red
violets are blue
Looking for 1099s
that are overdue
yawn
Rhyming a word with the same word? How Kid Rock of you. Must be a Michigan thing.
I flew with Kid Rock once on a Northwest Detroit to LA flight. 1A and 1B. Super nice guy.
Regarding blue: I assure you it was very appropriate 😉
I flew with Kid Rock once too! Our plane was hit by an RPG and we almost died!
One person was so so upset he missed out on a UA mistake fare once that he alleged age discrimination as he was too slow to take advantage of it.
Let’s play Jeopardy…who was that guy?
Anyone, anyone?
Night night, see you Sunday…I hope. I know my Alexa rankings only one person checks will greatly suffer #sosad
George, I just love keeping you real. How’s this one:
Roses are red
Violets are blue
Rene’s making bank
While George makes doo doo
I’d rather make my money with my day job than be a slimy credit card salesmen. Stay classy.
You what cracks me up? It only the four or five of u left here that whine about credit card links. And is George a slimy credit card salesman too? Or are just the ones he tells you not to like the slimy ones?
Baa baa
Rene may be making bank, but as you likely know, there is a sucker born every minute. I loved his piece celebrating the historic launch of scheduled F service on DL between SBN and DTW. Of course he claims that the existing up-gauges for Notre Dame games isn’t “scheduled service” but then again he doesn’t seem to understand that “scheduled” means flights that appear in a schedule and are bookable by the public. He also references the old Northwest Airlink service and implies that NW had no F service in SBN either, so I suspose he is unaware of the prior DC9 or Avrojet service (with F cabins) that served SBN.
Anyhow, hopefully he will enjoy his “historic flight” and readers will realize that it isn’t actually historic and won’t follow him to celebrate!
Hey Rick I, you were the one who missed out on the 4 mile singapore suites mistake fare and you alleged age discrimination. Stay classy indeed. What a troll…trolling here on Valentines’ day, feel sorry for you.
I should have stayed in Singapore, this snow storm stuff is testing my limits again! Will catch up with the the best offers TBB…time to shovel the white stuff again!
Are you kidding me? I get to spend a minute a day watching you guys whine while the rest in the hobby are flying all around the world and a lucky few are making it hand over fist. This place is as good as it gets for watching the ungrateful.
Yup I was too old and too slow to think about flying day one of the 4 mile fare. The ones that made it were the smart ones. But I’ve missed other deals as well and live to laugh about it.
I’m a troll and you are here reading it on valentines day as well. What’s that make you? I’m here to laugh. You are here to whine.
Mommy’s driving her Benz
With her readers clicking away
George is still whining
With tuition to pay
Stay angry my friend
@ Brian Williams: You know, that “RPG” in your comment….you know what was the first thought of the plastic salesmen like Rick? They would have turn in into an Amex PRG affiliate link lol. Hey, personal responsibility woohoo…
@ BOP: May hit minus 30 here tonight with the wind chill factor, it is INSANE! Spending Valentines at home with Mrs. TBB, making the kids do chores and also on #taxbeastmode. Need to make some progress on the tax front, hope I get back on track by Monday.
Not much going on anyway…Just caught up with Drew’s rant about the mistake fares. I liked this part: “What I don’t understand is if the hobby attracts entitled pricks, or if it creates them.” – Hey Drew, some dude trolling here did that with the SQ 4 mile mistake fare, hellooooo? When you rant name names or you are just being as nice as them lol. Also, it was hilarious to see super entitled blogger at VFTW link to it and say that he agrees lol.
As far as shoveling, I quit it. I went Titan mode and got me a service for unlimited snow plowing. In heavy snow years like last year and this year is is AWESOME!
@ Scott: I am not quitting my day job either! I actually have stopped accepting new clients, they take away from my blogging here woohoo. My last two financial blog posts went all the way to numero 2 in hits and got congratulatory notes with “huge hits” written on them. I am just saying that to make the troll even more envious than he has been for the past 2.5 years after insisting this will fold after every three months. Oooopsie.
Enjoy your weekend everyone, get away from a computer and spend it with quality people.
And don’t be so entitled!
roses are red, violets are blue, Happy Valentines, from TBB to you
George, typical out in left field response from you. Why in the world would anybody be envious of some guy that has spent 2 1/2 years with a blog, watched its readership go to hell, and have no impact on the hobby or significantly contribute to his bottom line?
I don’t think you get it. I love watching you whine, demean others, copy and paste and beg for clicks while spending hours trying to “click” with the hobbyists. You are my poster boy of whining entitlement and you are getting just what you deserve. I’m actually kind of amazed at your tenacity though. And still watching for the day you change your tune and head off on a track that actually makes sense.
As Leslie Neilson said: “keep up the good work. We are all counting on you”
Can’t wait for tomorrow’s chapter
Actually, I think he has made a difference. There are some very good blogs that provide real content and don’t do credit cards. A handful have even credited George with making that decision.
I will of course leave unsaid the irony of the situation.
>>>>>I will of course leave unsaid the irony of the situation.
Just got to Panera in a super freezing Sunday morning (minus 9 with no wind chill factor, OMG!!!) and almost choked from laughing at this sentence. Thanks man!
Rick go count your money and leave the people who have something to say alone. Better yet why not respond to the 2 comments you have on your blog.
I think he is banned from commenting in his blog 🙂
>>>>>>>I get to spend a minute a day watching you guys whine
Let me see….If you read the post, then read every comment (obviously) and then also find the time to make repeated comments….and you do ALL that in a minute….Folks, we are talking about a man with special powers here. WOW!
I wish I could zip out a 1040 from start to finish in five minutes even.
Amazing. And all that whining on Valentine’s day.
And then the clincher: “I don’t think you get it.”
LOL. Please never leave….This blog is about entertainment and you sure contribute to its mission.
Entertainment. For Free. TBB
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Hmm it looks like your website ate my first comment (it was extremely long) so I guess
I’ll just sum it up what I had written and say, I’m thoroughly enjoying your blog.
I too am an aspiring blog writer but I’m still new to everything.
Do you have any tips and hints for rookie blog writers?
I’d definitely appreciate it.