We show you how to be booking United awards online with Singapore Airlines, freak out about about the body trade, find the market bottom, visit Luang Prabang, wish you Happy Chinese New Year, watch a video about freerunning Santorini, ponder what the hell will happen if a war with North Korea breaks out, talk about the rebranding of Carlson Rezidor, some foodie travel tips, look at some pics from the Winter Olympics Opening ceremonies, an update about the TBB kids and some more stuff straight from my basement!
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I did a blog post on Sunday and it is awesome. Truly inspiring stuff for your eyes only: TBB Sunday Best of Web: White Darkness, Search for Jackie Wallace, Skid Row Marathon, 12 Rules For Life, Relationship Guide.
It appears booking United flights online with Singapore Airlines miles is a go now.
Heads up! Carlson Rezidor will be rebranding to Radisson Hotel Group. Also, they just revealed that they will also be changing the loyalty program Club Carlson name to something else. If they change it to Club Radisson or something that will certainly suck. It is a long article that goes into detail about the convoluted ownership scheme of this outfit. It was purchased recently by Chinese conglomerate HNA Group and recent rumors of cash shortages abound as the company is facing a $29.3 billion short debt position, which is mind boggling actually! There have been layoffs, they state that they are going to reinvest in properties and shed 10% of under performing properties, etc. If you think the Radisson name inspires excitement and confidence (it does NOT!) you would think these guys know what they are doing. No future here folks, burn your Club Carlson points…the program which was amazing when it wanted to be noticed (remember the free award nights wow!) to now slowly going into oblivion…
Nice post about traveling to Luang Prabang in Laos.
Nice post from Landlopers: Traveling Foodie: My 12 Favorite Experiences From the Last 12 Months
Something to ponder about as the North Koreans are increasing their charm offensive to the south… Here’s what war with North Korea would look like. And just so you know what we are dealing with…
This is bone chilling omg, I had no idea! The Body Trade – Cashing in on the donated dead.
Freeruning Santorini. Wow!
This is hilarious lol. 98-Year-Old Dad Reacts to Finding Out How Old He Actually Is.
Your personal finance fix of the day. A hilarious read for you: 35 Steps To a Market Bottom. Bwahahahahahaha! Ok, here it is:
-1% Mock the permabears
-2% Meh
-3% Yawn
-4% Off the highs
-5% Pullback
-6% Healthy correction
-7% Buying opportunity
-8% Stay the course
-9% This too shall pass
-10% Correction territory
-11% I’m a long-term investor
-12% Stocks always come back
-13% Don’t panic
-14% Draw lines on a chart
-15% Look for attractive valuations
-16% I knew this was coming
-17% Blame Cramer
-18% This sucks
-19% I should buy some downside protection
-20% Bear market
-21% I should have listened to my gut
-22% Buy when there’s blood in the streets
-23% I was early
-24% Is this the bottom?
-25% This sucks
-26% Uggggh
-27% I can’t take this much longer
-28% I sold my stocks
-29% I’m never buying stocks again
-30% Good thing I sold
-31% I should buy gold
-32% And silver
-33% I don’t even care anymore
-34% Glad I stopped looking
-35% Bottom
I am not into Winter Olympics but some pictures from the opening ceremonies were great, here is a great collection for you:
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Been attending many Chinese New Year events and watching my daughter dance a lot lately. She even danced in a Detroit Pistons halftime show last week:
Next day it was a performance at the Michigan Theater in Ann Arbor
While my son sent us some awesome pictures from the Sahara Desert somewhere in Morocco…
Not much in miles and points posts, they slow way down over the weekend.
But not the credit card pumping machines, they NEVER stop selling plastic to their readers!
And I leave you with this…
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Happy CNY!
At least the daughter isn’t traveling as much as your son…. yet! College is coming for her soon… ha!
She said something about out of state and all I could think of was the out of state tuition!
Hope she sticks around and go where her brother is going, seems to be working out well…so far anyway.
The graphic with all the pumping posts can make heads spin…Ingy left so many conversions for them, no wonder is so angry and trolls you here like Trump trolls CNN!
Ingy “first with links first to sell” what a legacy!
This is what my eyes see every day for youuuuuuuu!
“First with links, first to sell, with 7 figure payout” Hahahahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!
So, it was probably less than $1.25k then…Just imagine how many more millions others got for holding on for another year or moew…so so sad #losing
Much more than $1.25m but keep guessing and wishing it had been you. Did you know $9m is 7 figures? Oh sorry! You’re an angry basement boy. I forgot
As long as the experience made you happy and you enjoyed it, congrats and good for you. At some point in life, most folks come to the realization that money has very limited added value. You can’t buy happiness but you can buy experiences and money mainly makes life a bit more comfortable.
Next thing you know Ingy will be making fun of us boys with small hands in the basement…
Oh, by the way, my blog clicks this month range from one to 8 digits lol.
You are exactly right. And I got enough to carry us through before the real insanity began. And with family, friends, our health and financial security I sold without any regrets.
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/external-miles-points-resources/1857367-frugal-travel-guy.html Not really related except I got a few laughs out of it…
Did you know that $500,001 rounds up to 7 figures?
People don’t round down when bragging about how much they got paid to see something they spent 5 years on get completely ruined.
Here’s a fact of life for you Brenton: When you sell something it’s no longer in your control what happens to the business. That’s why they pay you for the right to do what they want. I liked the site better when I owned it as well. But the check cleared and I gladly walked away
All I’m saying is that I get why you’re so angry. But the stress is going to kill you if you don’t figure out a way to tame it.
@ Brenton: Thanks for the link, good times.
Brenton, thanks so much for your concern. Blood pressure 124/68, weight coming down, heart, lungs and all systems working just fine.
Seven figures…in SkyMiles.
But hey that’s enough for a one-way flight to Buffalo on DL.
Lol
The market timing guide is terrific!
I would go further and describe it brilliant! 🙂
FTU for only $249. Is there anything useful left to share?
Pretty expensive to just meet fellow Hobbyists.
I agree!
Pretty hard to imagine anything worth that price.
Body trade stuff is creepy as hell. I know medical research and training needs are there but, something about slicing you up and shipping parts to the four corners of the Earth is just weird.
I always had the impression – obviously incorrect – that donated bodies were always used on a non-profit basis by everyone involved – I think many people share that assumption.
Funny how the body gets donated for free and then these companies make money from it. Nothing against that per se, I guess, but seems like the donor’s family ought to get paid something for it, too. The cost increase overall wouldn’t be that significant compared to all the other cost drivers in modern medicine.
I certainly agree!
real insanity = when the REAL money in cc apps got started and Ingy had already sold lol.
Even funnier: George started in the cc link heyday and can’t get his readers to get him 10 apps per month.
Why don’t they support you George?
Now that’s insanity! The big critic that knows right from wrong, appears to be doing it ALL wrong based on his reader support. Makes me laugh every time you whine
I think they all live in the basement and can’t even qualify for the secured cards I am pumping here 24/7, so sad hey?
Do you think it is even sadder than the biggest enemy of this blog comments more than anyone else? Nope.
Thank you for your support!
George you are so angry.
I figured why you can’t get 10 conversion per month. You’ve got fewer readers than attended the Last Supper!
Make no mistake amigo, you make us laugh every time you leave a comment here. Thanks for being part of the entertainment.
Thanks for the reader who got the Hyatt card.
Then we are a perfect combination. You working for next to nothing and me laughing everyday you post. I hope the Mrs. let’s you go back to seven days a week.
BTW. How do you laugh off the lack of your readers support???
“If we couldn’t laugh, we would all go insane”
Jimmy Buffett
Ingy keeps my Alexa rankings from sinking even lower lol.
I finished that “White Darkness” article yesterday. Great read, thanks!
I thought it was one of those epic reads that stay with you…You know, I could have done another post like the “experts” with headlines like “7 Shocking Facts about Secured Cards you Have to Know Now” or something like that but that would be irresponsible tricking readers like morons like these “responsible” blogs do 🙂
TBB,
I am now under 5/24 and will go for a few Chase cards with your links. May go for the Hilton cards too, I have not decided yet, 100k HH pts is just not what it used to be. I am app’ed out with rest of Amex cards, how sad is that!
Remember the apporama days when we used to do close to 10 per aor? Those were the days.
Thanks for the honest advice and unique blog.
Stop getting Ingy to post so he can fade into oblivion, what a sad legacy indeed!
Oh yeah I remember those aor days. You think those may affect conversions but naaaaaah, it is better to look like an ass and just whine non stop at a blog you can’t stand hey? 🙂
Oh yeah, the FTG Wallet days where you were told to apply for all 7 credit cards that paid the site on the same day, even though you were only looking for one cash back card and all seven were the same cards that paid the site the most…in every scenario. And the dude kept collecting a paycheck and preaching responsibility lol.
I hate to break up this back and forth over money 😉 but this is a comment about the post. I get good use for Club Carlson Points every year in London. Between the wife and I we have 4 cards so that is 160k points and add a little spend/MS and I have enough for 3 nights in Bloomsbury area in London which is a neighborhood I love.
now that no one care back to Hunger Games.
I must admit that I also got good use out of them in Traverse City and Sunnyvale, CA over the past two years. But that was not by design. Just pure luck!
Can you believe this guy? He is imitating his idol GL…WTF!
“Poop and Run” by Fake Service Animal at Newark Airport by Live and Let’s Fly
he keeps hitting refresh to see if he linked to him lol.