Same 🙂

Yeah, I find it very strange Chase managed to suck the coupons for the Business CSR so much when compared to the personal CSR. They are not even close.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khlhNcNtGo0

@ David: Come on about “An Old”, didn’t you know age is just a number? 🙂 I bet you can’t wait either for the UFC fight at the White House, I think we are going to get invited smh. When will Trump’s base realize that they are inflicting pain on themselves…then again, maybe, they enjoy sticking it to the libs more. I think I am the one who came up with “G in MAGA stands for Grift” and I am sticking to it.

@ DML: You are right about the latest Ponzi Scheme roundup…But I had to come up with something, like cows lol. Yeah, we had it pretty easy with almost everyone taking the standard deduction. Working on a client update about the new tax law and leading with “start keeping track of your charitable donations and property tax payments going forward because they may matter again”.

@ Christian: Would never book multiple awards and hold up space. I even called AA to cancel our two seats they rebooked us on later that day standing in line to board our Southwest flights to LGA. Still can’t believe how AA totally screwed that up, so much for the great bargain of booking DTW-LGA for 4,500 Alaska miles. Yeah, the Amex Business Platinum value proposition has gone way down, I am going to drop it. Unless the new refresh comes before the next annual fee comes due and shockingly the new benefits/credits bring the value proposition around again. I must admit I have had about enough of the Centurion lounges, we shall see what happens soon.

I’m now torn on the Amex Business Platinum card because there were four benefits that really made it worthwhile: $200 airline credit, 35% flight rebates for business/first class, $400 Dell credits, and Centurion lounge access for me and a guest. Now the 35% rebate is only for one favored airline, the Dell credit is vastly reduced, and lounge access is only for the cardholder. That leaves 1/4 benefits intact. IMO that sucks pretty bad.

The ponzi record this month seemed dull. But it is easy to get jaded.

I bet taxes are going to get hairy with the new SALT limit. All of a sudden the std deduction does not look sensible.

Thanks for the links!

I like your style here, man!

Lots of good reading here today for my holiday weekend! Of course, being retired since I hit 51 (I am now 68) means I am basically on weekend all the time. I stay busy around the house though and thinking about future travel.

Got to say though, I’m not planning as much travel as I wish I could. Not because I don’t have the points or $$, but aging, doctor appointments, plus other things going on. Learned a LOT from my last trip as to what I can still deal with and what I can’t, plus physical and mental abilities.

I dropped my last Amex Plat card a little while back. Just could not justify the cost versus benefits. I have Priority pass through Venture X anyhow and Amex lounges are too damned busy and getting harder to even get into! Might sign up for the Gold one day, but not too sure.

Your plans to go to Thailand sure sound interesting! Looking forward to the trip reports!

@ Josh: Thank you! I think this is the first Aeroplan card sale in my blog. I heard an alarm sounded off at The Points Guy Inc Global HQ to watch out for my comeback lol.

@ NickPFD: Your trip sounds awesome. I wish you good luck because, you know, summer storms and weather complications can arise. That North Korean band, thumbs up for the looks…And all the robotic clapping, especially when the Great Leader is shown…what a bizarro world we are living in…Sometimes I wish we can liberate these people….but…nukes smh. Oh, hiring this band for the TBB meetup, it may be too expensive lol.

@ Vicky: Thanks for the feedback on the Bangkok PH. Thinking about it, I do have the points. Going to hold off booking the last 4/5 nights in BKK until after I book the return flights. Not going to Vietnam or Cambodia we decided, just too much to fit in. Yeah, so many weed shops, first time I encountered them it felt like Amsterdam or something. Many expats went into business opening them and ending up losing their shirts. Good points on retirement, I am feeling like I may go into being non relevant…so I put it off, or something like that. Phased retirement is the next big thing imho. Oh yeah, only US banks behave like this. But lately, maybe they are coming around…the juice is not what is used to be. But things always change, we adapt. Until the pendulum swings all the way to their side and the end is here. Anyway, the end is near…er.

@Chris: Yeah, tried to get back in it years later and the Amazon robots accepted me…for a few hours before they closed my account saying that due to my previous ban I am not allowed to be blessed with their approval. Thank you, you and my sister in law carried this blog for a little while back then.

Happy Fourth everyone.

Have to go to a funeral on Sunday 🙁