We bring you another exclusive SPG promo, visit Havana the last communist city, there is too much debt, there is so much ignorance, revisit the Garuda award sale debacle, Award Wallet increases prices to pay staff to pump more credit cards, we laugh at another hilarious gif and that’s it!
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We’ll try to keep it very short again as we are all in holiday mode and the links I had in the queue for you are dwindling…
Give a try to see if you were targeted for another “exclusive” Starwood SPG promotion. We got nada!
The Last Communist City. “A visit to the dystopian Havana that tourists never see”. A sobering account of a hell hole…
Are American Consumers Taking Too Much Debt? This is an epic infographic! No doubt many were lured into the sexy appeal of “free luxurious travel” and are in debt up to their eyeballs, thank you Titan plastic pumpers!
The Pot-Belly of Ignorance. This is an awesome take down beating of click-bait media! I am proud to act as the bullshit filter for my readers. Or as reader Peteco said recently: “TBB: the place where BS comes to an abrupt end”.
“…the quality of what enters our head matters…Not only do we need to filter, but we need to be aware of what filters our information has already been through.” [This is what I do here!]
You want to learn from people with a deep, accurate fluency in their area of expertise: The best filter is an intelligent human brain, find someone who has considerately prepared, processed and neatly presented a palatable meal of thought –Michelin over McDonalds. [Stop reading crap all over the blogosphere, just read TBB 🙂 ]
We’d guess that 99.9% of click-bait articles fail both these filters. They’re neither detailed nor lasting in importance. [ Oh yeah, this applies to SO MANY blog posts littering the blogoshpere in the miles and points world!!!]
I feel sorry for anyone who listened to advice from a bank product sales representative to transfer Thank You points to Garuda to take advantage of a 90% off award sale that lasted, well, did not last lol.
Award Wallet is increasing its prices. Just as they have increased their credit card pumping ever since that Howie dude came over from Frugal Credit Travel Pump Guy. Lets hope they don’t take their eye balls away from security to focus on monetizing even more!
RIP George Michael. 2016 sucked so bad…Prince, David Bowie, Leonard Cohen…and more I can’t think of right now!
And I leave you with this…
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Thank You Readers.
Voted #1 once again this year.
We expose it all for you.
RIP George Michael, too young, talented and handsome to pass away this soon.
George what is your favorite George Michael / WHAM song?
My favorite? The song he did with Michael Jackson and Boy George of course. “I’ll BEAT IT FOR YOU” it’s a classic.
Hi Ingy, Watzup
At this rate, if 2017 is the same as 2016, there would be nobody left I grew up with…WTF!
Channeling ScottCastle…
I want his job 🙂
You can have it! I’ve run out of things of interest on the internet. I’ve gone back to…. reading books for leisure activity. I even used your Amazon link for a book or two the other day!
Gracias senor!
Take that Kentucky Blue (WTF!) formerly known as New York Ex Fan (zzzzz) formerly known as Dormant Troll lol.
I know I shouldn’t feed the troll but….
Kentucky Blue is basically the OMAAT of colors. Lots of flash, lots of bling, history of cheating, certainly winning now but at what cost?
TBB is blue, just plain old Blue like the one in Kansas’s Crimson and Blue. An absolute original, a consistent winner, and doing it with unquestionable integrity and credibility…..
Love this, thanks!
I all blue for sure. As Detroit Lions blue. Watching tonight’s football game. Not sure about that “consistent winner” thingie though lol.
Clickbait is now being pushed aside by blatant fake news. Facebook and Co are not doing anything either. Sigh.
Using third party sites like award wallet is super risky, I strongly advise against it. If they are hacked and your data used for redemption you have no recourse.
I agree with you…
Such Bull Shit from the “Bull shit filter” known as TBB. Likes to criticize others while his pimping is daily in the first paragraph of every post, right next to the creditcards.com banner that offers secured credit cards to those that really should not be in the game.
“Those that live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones”
Its no wonder you struggle to get 10 applications a month
Lol.
Entertainment folks!
Hey troll, looks like you learned how to use VPN finally?
Shoot, that reminds me I have not done my monthly pimping post!!! Coming just for you, please come back and help my Alexa rankings, gracias!
To all: “Its no wonder you struggle to get 10 applications a month”
Help prove this guy wrong…Obviously, Santa was not good for him this year!
I guess the BS filter does not apply to the comments section….bwahahahaha
Looks like I’m going to have to send back that Dromant Troll. It woke up and my head hurts.
My Alexa rankings hurt no more 🙂
Haters gonna hate, I guess…
I also got nada for the spg promotion. I had a couple stays there last year, nothing since, but have both cards and put most of my daily spend there. Makes me wonder who they’re targeting.
Yeah, same here…Me a couple of stays, wife no stays, we both got nada!
Hey Buzz & the Regulars. Happy Holidays! That’s the best article I have ever read on Cuba. I went in 2012 and came away with the same impressions. I continued to read blogs by dissidents after the trip. Probably need to start doing that again. It’s good to be reminded that things can change rapidly even in once prosperous countries.
“That’s the best article I have ever read on Cuba”
Take that troll “New York Ex Fan”!
Happy Holidays to the MVT (Most Valuable Traveler) of this blog as well!
When a housekeeping lady at a hotel makes so much more than a doctor…something is…off.
If Havana is “The Last Communist City” what does that make the glorious city of Pyongyang?
Good point Kim…
Now lay off the Doritos please!
TBB = The Basement Boys
Credit scores so low they can’t get their lead pimp 10 apps per month
Or conversely, they reward bloggers that actually provide fresh content, not just links to others work
I just booked me the Prado Suite in the San Diego Fairmont Grand Del Mar. For Freeeeeeeeee!
Welcome back Ingy/Rick!
I’ll reward OMaat for the Garuda cluster fcuk. There’s some fresh content.
Those reading this blog are savvy enough to NEVER click an affiliate link.
Eff all you bloodsucking pimps masquerading as travel experts.
Happy Holidays 🙂
I am glad not all readers here are like you
Happy Holidays 🙂
Happy Holidays to the owner of the one blog I consider to be indispensable reading. And thank you for time & again pointing us to the essential miles/points info out there while throwing in such world-class add-ons as some of the best photos on the planet and descriptions of rarely visited parts of said planet. I have been duly informed and entertained simultaneously, and for this I’m grateful.
What? Not inspired? I need to blog harder then…
Thank you for the kind words, much appreciated. They go a LONG way to keep this baby running. I assure you it is NOT the 13 cents this blog has brought in the past four days lol.
That Cuba article is sad and eye opening. Thanks for sharing.
Yeah, I thought so too…Thanks for reading and taking the time to comment too.
Great article by Matt-
http://saverocity.com/travel/data-driven-travel-hacking/
My thoughts on this are:
Huh?
I had the same reaction to it, as in huh?
You will be stating in Del Mar ? Sounds beautiful and awesome and of course you realize you are a bit of a way from downtown.
Thanks for blogging, great show of support here today !