I bring you articles about financial ruin, go inside Pfizer, third stimulus is coming, the now infamous Tax Court rewards case, we travel to Fukushima and to other places remotely, we learn all about bats, the Michigan real estate market is super hot, amazing stats about women and retirement, learn details about Kobe’s legendary first workout with the Lakers, look at amazing owls, the new Amex Delta offers in more detail with plenty of caution how Delta Skymiles suck…and more!
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TRAVEL
If you can not travel right now, you can Travel Remotely. Interesting app, I took a stroll in Bangkok and I love Prague!
I never got to stay in this property which was definitely not anywhere near the top of Fairmont properties: Fairmont Hotel in downtown San Jose files for bankruptcy.
Incredible pictures and stories of two people in Fukushima, one who stayed behind to take care of cats and a farmer who comes to feed cattle in the only farm with animals still there, wow: The man who saves forgotten cats in Fukushima’s nuclear zone.
COVID-19
Fascinating in depth article: Inside Pfizer’s Fast, Fraught, and Lucrative Vaccine Distribution. The company is a hero of the pandemic for its Covid-fighting wonder shot. That doesn’t mean it hasn’t made entire countries angry.
This article will teach you all about Bats and the origins of Outbreaks.
Andy Slavitt: You don’t end mask mandates now for the same reason runners don’t stop running just because they can see the finish line.
PERSONAL FINANCE
Great stats all in one article: 100 Must-Know Statistics About Women and Retirement.
To keep up with the latest on the third stimulus bill about to be signed into law: F.A.Q. on Stimulus, Unemployment and Tax Rebates. This means amended tax returns for some: “Although unemployment benefits are taxable, the new law would make the first $10,200 of benefits tax-free for people with income less than $150,000. This applies to 2020 only.”
And here is something else that is going on all around me in Michigan: With far fewer houses, Michigan’s real estate market is ‘absolutely crazy’. We are living in unique times…
Health is paramount. Less stress dealing with your money is part of it. You are a lot calmer when it comes to the non stop noise from the markets because:
- You have a long term plan
- You realize anything can happen short term
- You do not fall in love with the highest number in your portfolio
- You actually focus on things you can control every day
CURRENT EVENTS/POLITICS
I think we are getting to see the light…the end of the pandemic…And then I look at morons burning masks and huge college parties going on and I shake my head…
I am trying really hard to avoid polarizing politics here…so here is a pic I had been saving about the current state of shooting in the NBA 🙂 I find it shocking actually! And I wish Blake Griffin all the best with the Brooklyn Nets, he was the ultimate pro in his three years with the Detroit Pistons, RESPECT!
Well, that did not last long…The biggest beneficiaries of the latest stimulus are Trump voters who will still blame Socialist Biden LOL!
ODDZ & ENDZ
I had heard about the infamous first workout…and this article just goes way deeper into it, I really enjoyed it! Kobe Bryant, Jerry West and the draft workout that changed NBA history.
Amazing photos of owls! Superb Owl Sunday V.
I saw this some time ago and saved it to inspire you here in my blog one day…
MILES & POINTS
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This section is about my hobby addiction of collecting frequent flyer miles and hotel points since the early 1990’s! Feel free to skip this section and parts of the next one if this is not for you.
Newbies: Travel rewards credit cards from banks earning their own proprietary points (Chase Ultimate Rewards, Amex Membership Rewards, Citi ThankYou points, etc.) are considered much better these days because they can be so much more flexible when compared to pure airline/hotel credit card where you are at the mercy of airlines and hotels. Act accordingly.
Hopefully soon…Best Uses Of Points & Miles To Visit The 7 Wonders Of The World.
I guess we have another credit card coming and…all I care about is: “What is the signup bonus? “Chase & United To Launch New Co-branded Card ‘Chase United Quest Card’.
Here are all the new higher offer Amex Delta cards. Delta Skymiles suck so I guess take that into consideration, do not expect bloggers to tell you this when they sell them! If you decide that these cards may fit you at the present time and decide to go for them, please consider applying with my links, thank you.
Personal offers:
Gold Delta SkyMiles® Credit Card 70,000 miles after $2,000 in spend within the first three months
Platinum Delta SkyMiles® Credit Card 90,000 miles after $3,000 in spend within the first three months
Delta Reserve SkyMiles® Credit Card 80,000 miles & 20,000 MQM after $5,000 in spend within the first three months
Business offers:
Gold Delta SkyMiles® Business Credit Card 70,000 miles and a $50 statement credit after $2,000 in spend within the first three months
Platinum Delta SkyMiles® Business Credit Card 90,000 miles and a $100 statement credit after $3,000 in spend within the first three months
Delta Reserve® Credit Card for Business 80,000 miles & 20,000 MQM and a $200 statement credit after $5,000 in spend within the first three months
BLOG BUZZ
We are now entering BLOG BUZZ, a section for advanced hobbyists and veterans of this fast imploding hobby and also a section where I go on and on about some stuff that happens in my life because it helps me feel better about myself.
Remember the Tax Court case with the guy buying gift cards? Well, he talks with the Wall Street Journal…and this is NOT what this hobby needs right now! He Got $300,000 From Credit-Card Rewards. The IRS Said It Was Taxable Income. There are some comical quotes, like this one: “He’s a very mathematical, brilliant person,” said his lawyer, Mr. Sklarz. “And this was just something he thought was fun.” All the activity in the center of the case occurred in 2013-14…so save all your records for a lot longer than you thought! The article has a very high number of comments and it has been shared by even more at Facebook News. Oh boy…
I may post this week two instead of three times. We will see…
I think this cryotherapy may be the real deal #developing.
This dog LOL.
And I leave you with this…When The Points Guy approaches me to sell him my blog…LOL!
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In the first week of March, my blog has earned $25.04. Which, if it continues, it won’t even cover the costs. By far, THIS is the worst part of blogging. No doubt the successful blogs keep churning out credit card pumping and clickbait posts…
It is just SAD. After almost 8 and a half years blogging here.
Something has to give.
Changes coming. I need to cut down spending time here…
Enjoy your week.
And that’s why my interest in the NBA has decreased. It’s simply boring when the game/shooting is predictable. 2-point jump shooting is dying. Yup, that’s how Jordan ended his career. In contrast, Curry will score 15 3-pointers in his last game. Boring!
Thanks for the great links! Today was especially good.
I can’t wait for the Disney movie where a poor(?) and passionate high school teacher meets a billionaire, marries her and gives away all the money to end up poor again. (I suspect that this version will not contain any dikkpikks). Only in America!
She wont’t be a saint like mother teresa but I give her tremendous amount of credit for just giving away billions without great fanfare (unlike Gates). And she’s not wasting it on rockets.
I don’t know about you but I’m looking forward to the trip report boomlet starting in a month or two once things are opened up. (And once people are traveling again, they’re sure to click on your links for some of that credit card action!)
Live and Let’s Fly – Pilot Breaks Flight Attendant’s Arm In Lavatory Brawl –
One Mile at a Time – Pilot & Flight Attendant Get Into Fight, Leading To Broken Arm & Missing Tooth
View From The Wing – Biden Administration Plans To Ungender The FAA
View From The Wing – 38% Would Give Up Sex For A Year To Be Able To Travel Again, I’m Surprised It’s That Few
And…
I am losing here and also losing that feeling to blog on you guys…
I see amended returns…thanks Biden
Love the owl link.
I look forward to an amended return if it means more money back, regardless of the political source.
Regarding your MI housing article. I remember just 12 years ago in Detroit:
-226 homes for sale at $1,000 or under;
-21 homes for sale at $1,00 or under;
-4 homes for sale at $1.
https://ritholtz.com/2008/12/for-sale-5-br-detroit-manse-8995/
I have lost that blogging feeling…
Yesterday the blog earned 47 cents. Not even a dollar, I mean, seriously?
They say people change when they surpass the threshold of pain. Or something like that. I think I have reached that.
At this point, not even a SPAC can save this “venture”…
I have material to do a post tomorrow but I just can’t bring myself to do it…I got better things to do…
Ramsey: Trump is a LOSER.
I need Ingy to pop in here to motivate me…
Seriously, no post tomorrow…this is how hundreds of bloggers quit…only one moron kept going for 8 plus years, sad lol.
15 open positions! Good grief.
https://careers.redventures.com/the-points-guy.html
Absolutely silly Q, but what do all of these “product managers and front end developers do”? Is it just that someone wants to “build” an empire? Meanwhile OMAAT, FM and VFTW put out relatively greater content with a tiny army.
Yeah, this army of one just can not keep up with them anymore…
Appreciate the $5.04 earned on Amazon yesterday, huge day…smh.
At least Ingy is laughing…
and then I see this by Live and Let’s Fly:
Female Passenger Tied To Her Chair After Streaking On Flight
and I just don’t have that blogging feeling anymore…
I was going to start on a new post…
and then I see a post by a colleague who just discovered the $ in credit cards, without any visible disclosures, pound the shit of them links while recommending The Points Guy for travel hacking advice
and just like that…
Phuck it…
while my site can’t even sell ONE card here for three weeks…
Also, cryothereapy is awesome, wow!