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By: GeorgeTBB

GeorgeTBB — Fri, 19 Jan 2024 09:00:23 +0000

In reply to Illya.

Today me and wife got emails from IHG that we have been downgraded to Club status. We were Gold for years and we haven’t stayed in an IHG property in years! Which also it means I will need to get some activity to extend the life of the points. Which is only enough for one award night, tops!

Yeah, three years cash buffer is fine. 5 years is reserved for clients while are extremely conservative.

Thanks for the comment!

By: Illya

Illya — Fri, 19 Jan 2024 04:47:46 +0000

Yes, confirm the RMD – and % draw-down in retirement.
Proponent of the 36 month instant access cash(ish) buffer Bear Mkt hedge.

I got Venture X little while ago, planning my Turkish Biz class to Europe.
AS and AA Visa’s are now back of wallet.
Burning up my IHG account finally. No More.
Hyatt / Wyndham beckons.

Kramer, Ramsey, and Suze Orman are trash.
Happy New Year.

I was in Berlin ’86 George, as mentioned on X.

By: GeorgeTBB

GeorgeTBB — Sun, 14 Jan 2024 19:28:38 +0000

In reply to HoKo.

I don’t have anything to replace Award Mapper. Which had deteriorated in recent years but it still did its job for a first pass of what is available in a targeted location.

I do have some sites listed here, trying to cater to pure Travel only for the most part.
https://travelbloggerbuzz.com/blog-reviews/travel/

And thanks for the reminder, I need to take it out 🙂

I have more to add in the Miles&Points Resources Page, I keep adding very slowly.

And Go Detroit Lions, hope I stay awake.

By: HoKo

HoKo — Sun, 14 Jan 2024 18:28:37 +0000

Lots of great reads in this post! Any recommendations for tools that can replace awardmapper?

Might be worth adding a section to your travel resources page that talks about your favorite Travel tools.

By: GeorgeTBB

GeorgeTBB — Fri, 12 Jan 2024 23:51:00 +0000

In reply to Nick @PFD. Back a few years these bonuses were way higher. And I am sure people gamed this. Then again, maybe they got a gambling addiction from it so probably not worth it :-)

By: GeorgeTBB

GeorgeTBB — Fri, 12 Jan 2024 23:48:59 +0000

In reply to TravelBloggerBuzz. I see what happened. The previous blog post was added at the bottom of the email with the current post. Weird. Hope it was a one time glitch.

By: GeorgeTBB

GeorgeTBB — Fri, 12 Jan 2024 23:47:18 +0000

In reply to Nick @PFD. Took son to a water park outside San Antonio years ago and only stayed briefly in the city. I really liked it. I think I blogged here those MAX planes should have been sent to the junkyard before more people died.

By: Nick @PFD

Nick @PFD — Fri, 12 Jan 2024 20:21:57 +0000

It looks like sports gambling is legal in NC now. Has anybody harvested lots of sign-up bonuses from online gambling sites? Is that even a thing?

By: Nick @PFD

Nick @PFD — Fri, 12 Jan 2024 20:20:24 +0000

In reply to DML. I brought the family to San Antonio for a vacation a few years ago so they could get a taste of Texas. It's a fun place to spend a few days.

By: TravelBloggerBuzz

TravelBloggerBuzz — Fri, 12 Jan 2024 16:41:32 +0000

In reply to Carl Pietrantonio.

Carl:

Just found a comment by Fullmoon directed to you caught in my Spam folder and just approved it. From two weeks ago lol. Sorry this site can not afford any staff to keep up with this stuff lol.

https://travelbloggerbuzz.com/2023-stock-market-charts-cycles-hyperloop-scam-best-pink-sand-beaches-easy-hotel-elite-status/#comment-426083