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Big Amex Hilton Offers and a 24-Month Hilton Credit Card Strategy
This was probably the most helpful post in the numerous posts in the blogosphere trying to sell you the new and highest offer Amex Hilton credit cards. While so many pumping bloggers try to convert you (get you to click on their affiliate credit card links that pay them a juicy sales commission) by not properly advising you, this post not only does that but gives you a pretty good strategy to follow too. So, help these bloggers by clicking on his referral link. Yeah, you can be FIRST here if these cards are a good fit for you and you care to support what I do…
Inside the Hunt for Russia’s Most Notorious Hacker
Holy cow, this blew my mind. One of these stories that when you start reading…you just can’t stop. Especially if you are interested in technology and money. Reading it I could not help but wonder if one day I log into my accounts and see my hard earned money all gone. I see many of my colleagues in the personal finance industry go all nuts about implementing the latest technology. I find this crazy really and always preferred not to be totally out there blazing trails because of hideous mother frackers like the ones portrayed in this article. Scary shit!
I don’t type passwords anymore, I use the FormFill feature of my precious password manager RoboForm (AFFILIATE LINK) I have been using for many years. Before you accuse me of pimping my affiliate links, I want you to know I have made $0 from RoboForm as they have a minimum payment restriction #verysad.
A Eulogy For Alex
A priest lost his 24 year old son in a violent death and he delivered a eulogy to his congregation. It is great, especially if you dealing with grief, what to say and what not to say to those dealing with grief, God’s will, etc. I am not too religious but I can not help but admit that this short read was so gripping it did make me emotional. It has a great message and I think you will find it worthy of your time as well.
Anthony Bourdain Does Not Want to Owe Anybody Even a Single Dollar
I knew this guy was kind of a loser before he got his big break. But I had no details. He goes in length about his life before he made it. In summary, do not be like Anthony Bourdain, wow! There are great personal finance lessons to learn from this post and I am really glad he laid it all out there. The byline of the article is perfect:
Before he was the guy from Parts Unknown, he was 44, never had a savings account, hadn’t filed taxes in 10 years, and was AWOL on his AmEx bill. That turned out to be a great financial education.
What It Takes
This is a short fantastic read on saving money and what it takes to do it.
- There’s the obvious: We need an income
- Low fixed costs
- Self-control
- An aversion to financial stress
- Self-reflection
- A fondness for our future self
I can go on about this but I won’t. Never underestimate the value of a financial planner who changes clients’ behavior and keeps them on a saving program and, most importantly, keeps them accountable and on track. If saving was so easy…everyone could do it.
30 Years Ago: A Look Back at 1987
Amazing to look back at all these events that happened that year. I was in college back then, so young, so dumb. Oh my, how the world has changed since then…
Full disclosure: I couldn’t stand Menudo!
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Nick @ Personal Finance Digest says
First! I guess even the bots need a day off every now and then.
Waylo says
Second ๐ (First in the bots category) delayed by an asleep server.
Peteco says
Morning. That hacker link was great, thanks for sharing
harv says
thank you for posting the William Sloan Coffin message regarding his son’s death. Definitely worth reading.
Yogi Adityanath says
Is it just me or has Frequent Miler gone from a must read daily to just another ‘yesterday’s news’ point-mile credit card sales blog (albeit subtle sales)?
ABC says
Happened a long time ago.
The Redbird and 5BGC trains only lasted so long.
He doesn’t spend much time executing on deals. Stacking, reselling and MSing takes a lot of time and effort. His wallet is better of just selling the theory and ultimately CCs. A combination of having made 7 figures and running out of deals to yap about leaves you with poorer content.
StartSpreadingTheLove says
+1
Yogi Adityanath says
5BGC please explain, thank you sir
ABC says
Five back.
ABC says
I didn’t see this sales approach described in “The Art of the Deal”
“Donald Trump printed out made-up ยฃ300bn Nato invoice and handed it to Angela Merkel”
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/donald-trump-angela-merkel-nato-bill-defence-ignore-usa-germany-spending-a7650636.html
Yogi Adityanath says
Yes he is a very smart man
Yogi Adityanath says
A very good book I am sure, I will put it on my reading list. Thank you sir.
Stefan Krasowski (@rapidtravelchai) says
Thanks for the feature spot. I do want to note for this audience, as I did in the post, that I am not an affiliate of Amex (hence free to write what I want). The referral I included on the Surpass is my refer-a-friend which is open to any cardholder to refer their friends. I don’t have a no annual fee card, so no refer-a-friend link.
I did a follow-up on the upgrades now with no ‘once per lifetime’ language.